The Palace Hotel's Garden Court |
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Saturday-Sunday, January 13-14, 2018 with optional add-ons before & after
Neiman Marcus Rotunda |
- Late morning flight from Long Beach to Oakland
- 3pm - Afternoon tea in Neiman Marcus' legendary rotunda, originally the home of Zara's favorite S.F. store, City of Paris Dry Goods
- Free time
- Dinner at the gorgeous Jeanne d'Arc (Buy Your Own)
- Overnight at either the Cornell Hotel (single occupancy available at a $55 surcharge) or Sir Francis Drake (double occupancy) or feel free to book your hotel of choice. Your tour directrice Joy is staying at the Cornell
SATURDAY - JANUARY 13
- Free time. Joy will be doing a walk-by stop at the Bohemian Club as part of our 'walk-in-the-footsteps' activity
- Late morning tea luncheon at Crown & Crumpet in Union Square (BYO)
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- 11:30am Tour of Golden Gate Park by Segway (BYO)
- 3:30pm - Afternoon tea at the Palace Hotel
- 6pm performance of Beach Blanket Babylon, a favorite haunt of Zara's in her twilight years
- Overnight at either the Cornell Hotel (Queen bed single occupancy available at $55 surcharge) or Sir Francis Drake (double occupancy) or feel free to book your hotel of choice
SUNDAY - JANUARY 14 - OPTIONAL
Penelope's home turned B&B |
- Top o' the mornin' train trip to Monterey
- BYO breakfast on train
- Enjoy rolling along the rails in quietude &/or participate in the next leg of our book series journey
- Quick afternoon visit to Point Pinos lighthouse, the site of Penelope's first date with Hank
- 3pm - Afternoon tea & book launch at Pacific Grove's beloved White Hart, includes signed paperback copy of Objets d'Artifice
- Free time &/or seaside walk to Penelope's Queen Anne Victorian home
- Dinner at La Mia Cucina (BYO)
- Overnight at the historic The Centrella Inn or $Market Price surcharge for The Green Gables - Penelope's former home
MONDAY - JANUARY 15 - OPTIONAL - If leaving later on Monday, consider visiting the Monterey Bay Aquarium
- Late morning train from Monterey to Oakland
- Afternoon tea at The Tearoom in Oakland
- Evening flight from Oakland to Long Beach
Point Pinos lighthouse - the perfect spot for a first date picnic |