My Heart Belongs to Solvang!

We went to Solvang,CA for a night during a recent three day weekend. It was our third visit and Nova's first visit to the Danish capital of the US! Solvang, CA is a very quaint little village located about two hours from Los Angeles, slightly northeast of Santa Barbara. Solvang feels like a little movie set. The town comes complete with windmills, candy stores, toy stores, surrey rides, and jacuzzi cottages (if you are savvy enough to reserve in advance).

Some fun activities to enjoy while in Solvang: wine-tasting (the movie Sideways was filmed in and near Solvang in the Santa Ynez Valley), eat fudge, shop for clogs, sample famous Danish Aebelskivers, or visit the beautiful historic Santa Ynez Mission. It is also a very child friendly destination (unless of course you want the wine-tasting angle). Just outside of Solvang is Buellton, CA which is home of the famous Pea Soup Andersen's restaurant.

Nova tasted chocolate fudge for the first time, I scored a pair of pink suede clogs on sale, and Aaron got to watch cable TV in bed. The scenery was majestic and peaceful, the people were warm and friendly, and the food was decadent. We had a great time and I will always love Solvang!