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During my husbands deployment I went to the states to stay with family. I had decided to take them on dates to spend quality time with them. For my sisters, I wanted to take them somewhere that most California citizens don't visit. When I found Solvang it was perfect! I knew my time in Europe was soon coming to an end and I knew they would not be able to come visit me. I wanted my sisters to see and experience a little bit of what I have been blessed to see and experience.
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| A taste of Europe |
Solvang is a Danish village in Southern California. It was founded in 1911 by a small group of Danish teachers. In this small but beautiful city there are dozens of Danish Pastry shops and quaint shops to explore. I do not drink but if you like wine there is plenty of it in this town.
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| Hotel |
Our first stop was the hotel. They let us check in 2 hours early :D. For one night (Beginning of March), 3 people (how many people you have matters at this hotel), and 2 queen beds it was $119 plus tax. I think it came out to $135. For me, Totally worth it! Also, nothing is a far walk from this hotel. Very close to city center.
Here is the link to the hotels website I do believe it is cheaper to book on booking.com
Hadsten House Hotel Booking.com Hadsten House Hotel
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| Hotel Room |
The room had a table and chairs (inside and outside), tv, closet/trunk, and small refrigerator. The sink and counter top is separated from the toilet and bathtub with a sliding door so one of us was able to do our makeup while the other one took a shower. There was also a small chair so we had the option to site down while doing our makeup and hair. The rooms where kept nice and clean!
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| Hot Tub with Fire Place |
After a day of eating and shopping we where able to buy strawberries and sparkling cider and sit in the hot tub while the fire was lit. It was SO relaxing and I think this was probably the best part of our whole trip.
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| Heated Indoor Pool |
The two doors go out to the spa. I would say the pool was about 80F. No one was in the pool area so we had a great time swimming.
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| Hotel's Dinning Room |
Here we had our complimentary breakfast. There wasn't a whole lot to choose from but everything they had was Really Good! Even their eggs where good and I do not like eggs that are not cooked inside my kitchen.
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| Hotel's Dinning Room |
We also chose to eat dinner here that night because I had read good reviews. My sister and I split the GRILLED RIB-EYE STEAK roasted garlic mashed potatoes & seasonal vegetables in a cabernet reduction for $32. And my other sister ordered GRILLED BRINED PORK CHOP Apricot & fig chutney, seasonal vegetables, crispy herbed baby red potatoes for $28. I am not huge on steak so it was just ok to me. Plus my sister ordered it medium rare and I do not like any pink meat. She really like it though. But there was enough for both of us to share. My sisters Pork Chops where really good. We also ordered a soup as an appetizer. All of their soups are delicious!
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| Paula's Pancake House |
After checking in to our hotel our first stop was of course eating! This place was the perfect place to start our vacation! The waitresses had on Denmark dresses and the food was amazing!
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| Pastries |
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| Chocolate :D |
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| Shopping! |
So Delicious and Fun!
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| Pastries and Hot Chocolate :D |
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| Old Mission Santa Ines |
Every European trip has history. Although this was not a European history site we still had to do some type of history. When my siblings and I went to 5th grade we had to pick a mission and build a replica of it. So I though it would be fun to finally visit one. This mission is right next to the main streets in Solvang.
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| Cheers to Solvang Sisters |
If you are ever in the Santa Barbara area I would highly suggest staying a night here!
