Napa and the Napa Valley Wine Train

Last time we were in Napa we did the crazy winery tour, we were actually looking for something different this time.  We were actually there for July 4th, but that turned out to be a bit of a bust.  More of a local thing.  The ironic thing was the beverage vendors on the street were run by the Kiwanis, there fore you needed 'coo-pins' as Ron White would say.  And there in the heart of wine country the Kiwanis served the absolute WORST wine imaginable, completely unpalatable. However, we found this great wine bar/bistro called Carpe Diem and wound up having a great time talking to people and the bartenders.

During the day, we wandered around Napa, they are working on a 9/11 sculpture using some of the I-beams from the Twin Towers, it looks like it will be very nice when it's done.

We took the Napa Valley Wine Train for lunch and that was quite nice.  Before boarding we wandered over to the Oxbow Public Market and thought, wow, I'd kill to have something like that in my town.  It reminded me of the European Style markets with all the food stalls and activity.

However, the wine train.  Excellent service and food (although I'm not usually used to eating that much during the day).

The train at the station, getting ready to board.

Tim at our table.

Underway, going through the vineyards.

One of the refurbished Pullman lounge cars.

Money shot!

The evening train going by our hotel.

This was just a quick not even two full day trip through Napa, so we didn't do much but chill out and get some pool time.