November 1 and 2 is the Day of the Dead – Dia de los Muertos – a holiday celebrated in Mexico, Central America, and Latino communities around the United States. Families remember and honor deceased relatives with flowers, candles, altars, and special foods.
Read more…Highlights National Gallery of Art, Washington DC
Many world-famous artworks are located in the National Gallery of Art in Washington DC. Highlights includes artworks by Vincent van Gogh, Monet, Vermeer, Rembrandt, da Vinci, Raphael, famous American artists. And the museum is free.
Read more…Sonoma County Favorite Pumpkin Patches
In October, head to Sonoma County to enjoy pumpkin patches, and amazing corn maze!
Pick up a wheelbarrow, and load up on different kinds of pumpkins, kids love to play in a seed corn pits, run through hay mazes, go on tractor rides, see farm animals, explore winding paths through a corn maze.
Celebrate Mid-Autumn Moon Festival
It’s time for the Mid-Autumn Moon Festival. This holiday, celebrated in Asia, is fun for families – kids stay up to see the full moon and eat special sweets. Go out and look for Jade Rabbit and Lady Chang in the moon.
Read more…It’s Apple Season in Sebastopol!
This weekend we took a trip to Sonoma County– it’s the beginning of apple season, starting in August with Gravenstein apples. At Luther Burbank Experiment Farm kids can watch apples made into juice, then taste apple juice “fresh off the press.”
Read more…Hidden gem in San Francisco: Angel Island
Take a scenic ferry ride to Angel Island in San Francisco Bay. Bring a picnic lunch to enjoy at Ayala Cove, then hike around the island for panoramic views of the Golden Gate Bridge and San Francisco skyline. Also, read story of a lady lighthouse keeper on the island.
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