Carmel isn’t the type of place that I could ever live in because it’s so small, but it’s a place I wouldn’t mind visiting every now and then, especially since it’s so close to San Francisco. Here’s a few things I like about Carmel: 1) White sands. Carmel Beach has soft, powdery white sand. If [...]
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I remember wanting to eat at Patisserie Boisserie Restaurant & Patisserie the last time I was at Carmel but I was too full. This time, I didn’t care – I had to go. I went in at full force, even though I had just finished eating at Carmel Belle. I was so stuffed after eating [...]
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My most favorite lunch spot in all of Carmel is Carmel Belle. I always have get the same thing – their slow-cooked Berkshire pork on ciabatta bread with red onion-currant chutney. The pork is very tender and juicy, the bread is crunchy and soft, and the chutney adds the right amount of sweetness to the [...]
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Such a nice beach. The sand is so soft that when I first stepped onto it, I sank. Dogs are able to roam around unleashed. Too bad it was cold, otherwise I would have dipped my feet into the water. Mom got a little too close and her pants got wet. Ha!
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We had the best pork sandwich ever at Carmel Belle, located inside the Doud Craft Studios. It was a slow-cooked Berkshire pork with red onion-currant chutney on a ciabatta bread. How good was it? My mom didn’t want to eat because she was still full from breakfast and dessert, but I insisted that she take [...]
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This was the second non-food stop of our visit to Carmel. The Carmel Mission Basilica is definitely worth a visit if you’re: 1) into history, 2) into religion, or 3) have a checklist and need to get it out of the way. I fall under 2 and 3. $5 entrance, or $4 if you’re a [...]
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Our first non-food stop during our trip to Monterey Bay was at the Point Lobos State Reserve. The weather was muggy but that didn’t stop us from going. We hiked around for a bit but had to rush since I had an itinerary long enough to last a whole weekend yet crammed into a day.
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