{"id":587,"date":"2009-10-21T10:30:22","date_gmt":"2009-10-21T17:30:22","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.summerhillhomes.com\/?p=587"},"modified":"2024-05-20T16:27:17","modified_gmt":"2024-05-20T23:27:17","slug":"home-sweet-home","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.summerhillhomes.com\/blog\/2009\/10\/21\/home-sweet-home\/","title":{"rendered":"Home Sweet Home"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Just got back from a trip <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wiktionary.org\/wiki\/across_the_pond\">across the pond<\/a> and it is always nice to come home. \u00c2\u00a0Being away enhances all that the <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/San_Francisco_Bay_Area\">Bay Area<\/a> has to offer. \u00c2\u00a0A day trip to <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/San_Francisco\">San Francisco<\/a> can offer all sorts of entertainment in less than an hour drive from many of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.summerhillhomes.com\/home-builder-bay-area.cfm\">our communities<\/a> &#8211; that&#8217;s a whole lot shorter than a 10 hour flight!<\/p>\n<p>Bundle up and <a href=\"https:\/\/store.parksconservancy.org\/store\/productlist.asp?cat=69&amp;sub=69\">enjoy a cup of hot chocolate the Warming Hut<\/a> at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.crissyfield.org\/\">Chrissy Field<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><!--more-->Take a walk thru the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ferrybuildingmarketplace.com\/\">Ferry Building Marketplace<\/a> to enjoy every food\u00c2\u00a0connoisseurs\u00c2\u00a0heaven: fresh fish at Ferry Plaza Seafood, decadent chocolate at Recchiuti, wines from near and far at Ferry Plaza Wine Merchant, tea at Imperial Tea Court, even pretty darn good pain au chocolat at Acme, the local fromagerie (Cow Girl Creamery) offers heavenly cheese plus <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ferrybuildingmarketplace.com\/shops\/\">many other options for dining and\u00c2\u00a0sumptuous\u00c2\u00a0food<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Another great find for a morning treat is <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tartinebakery.com\/\">Tartine Bakery<\/a> in the Mission, also the purveyor of delicious croissants, cafe creme, pain au chocolat and many other decadent treats &#8211; depending on the time of day, you may have to wait a bit.<\/p>\n<p>Or a little further away, enjoy a day trip to <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Napa\">Napa<\/a> or <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Sonoma,_California\">Sonoma<\/a> where there are even more opportunities to get lost for awhile. \u00c2\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.napadowntown.com\/\">Napa&#8217;s downtown<\/a> is undergoing renovation with plenty of cafes to enjoy. \u00c2\u00a0Plus there is the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.oxbowpublicmarket.com\/\">Oxbox Public Market<\/a>, which is much like the Ferry Plaza in San Francisco. \u00c2\u00a0In <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sonomavalley.com\/\">Sonoma<\/a>, the Plaza is the place to be with so many restaurants and brasseries tucked away on side streets plus bed and breakfasts abound to make it a overnight getaway.<\/p>\n<p>So get out the local guidebooks and take a getaway close to home, you&#8217;ll be sure to enjoy great finds.<\/p>\n<p>Any other great tips for a local getaway? \u00c2\u00a0Share, share away.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Just got back from a trip across the pond and it is always nice to come home. \u00c2\u00a0Being away enhances all that the Bay Area has to offer. \u00c2\u00a0A day trip to San Francisco can offer all sorts of entertainment in less than an hour drive from many of our communities &#8211; that&#8217;s a whole [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[452],"tags":[35,47,73,80,112,126,172,280,321,369],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v20.6 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Home Sweet Home - SummerHill Homes Blog<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Home is where the heart is. 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