Back in December after we finished our 3rd (and final) round of IVF harvesting my husband and I went away for a long weekend in Solvang to celebrate the end of that part of the process. It is only about a 3 1/2 hour drive away from where we live so it was the perfect place for a little weekend trip.
We took Friday off of work and drove down to Solvang with the goal of getting there around lunch time. Even though it was before official check in time we were able to get all checked in and settled in our room at the Hadsten House. The room was super spacious with a little sitting area and a comfy king size bed. The hotel was located right at one end of the main street so the location was really convenient and we were able to walk everywhere we wanted to go.
My husband had read good things about a couple of the beers at Solvang Brewing Company so we headed there for lunch. The beer that had all the great reviews actually ended up being our least favorite of the three we tried but it was a nice lunch in their beer garden.
The reason we chose to go this particular weekend (besides the timing with our IVF cycles) was because there were all kind of Christmas festivities going on that weekend. Our first night there was a tree lighting in a park downtown.
After dinner the park was much less crowded so we took some fun pictures with the props on our way back to our hotel.
Saturday morning we slept in, had breakfast at the hotel and then wandered our way downtown in time to watch the Christmas parade. It was a cute hometown parade with horses and tractors and motorcycles. After the parade ended we wandered through a bunch of cute shops and art galleries. Eventually we got hungry and I had a delicious goat cheese salad.
All morning we had been seeing all kinds of tasting rooms so after lunch we decided to stop at one and taste. Hubby was too full from lunch so he just kept me company while I tasted. By the middle of the afternoon we were tired and a little warm so we headed back to the hotel to relax before our dinner reservation.
These bacon wrapped scallops were by far the best thing we ate on our whole trip. They were cooked perfectly and the sauce on top was just a perfect complement to the salty bacon.
Both of our entrees were absolutely delicious. I had a chicken roulade stuffed with goat cheese, sun dried tomato and spinach while my husband had some sort of braised beef with polenta. We had a refrigerator in our room so in the interest of being able to eat dessert I only ate about half my entree and took the rest home to eat on Sunday.
I was very glad I saved room for dessert because their signature dessert was a bacon sundae complete with salted caramel ice cream and candied bacon. We shared the sundae and finished every spoonful even thought we were very full.
After our very large dinner the 10 minute walk back to the room was very needed and once we got back we curled up in bed with the fireplace going and enjoyed our last evening of vacation. I love laying in a dark room just watching the fireplace.
After watching the tree lighting lighting we headed to an Irish pub for dinner. When I did a semester in England in college one of the drinks that everyone drank in the university pub was called a Snakebite so when I saw it on the menu I knew I had to have one for old times sake. It tasted pretty much how I remembered it.
After standing outside in the cold in the park for the tree lighting we were both happy to have big bowls of hearty soup. My husband had an Irish stew and I had the corn chowder. Both were delicious.
After dinner the park was much less crowded so we took some fun pictures with the props on our way back to our hotel.
Saturday morning we slept in, had breakfast at the hotel and then wandered our way downtown in time to watch the Christmas parade. It was a cute hometown parade with horses and tractors and motorcycles. After the parade ended we wandered through a bunch of cute shops and art galleries. Eventually we got hungry and I had a delicious goat cheese salad.
All morning we had been seeing all kinds of tasting rooms so after lunch we decided to stop at one and taste. Hubby was too full from lunch so he just kept me company while I tasted. By the middle of the afternoon we were tired and a little warm so we headed back to the hotel to relax before our dinner reservation.
After our rest we got all dressed up for our date night (yes, I know the whole weekend was basically a date) reservation. Before our dinner reservation we went to The Landsberry for a cocktail. My husband had a Tennessee Mule and I had some sort of spritzer. Both were good but the mule was better!
Our dinner at Succulent Cafe started out with a cheese and charcuterie plate since that is what the restaurant is know for. It was good but of all the things we ate that night it was actually our least favorite. We both agreed that if we went again we would either order a smaller plate or just skip it altogether so we would have more room in our stomachs for the other food.
These bacon wrapped scallops were by far the best thing we ate on our whole trip. They were cooked perfectly and the sauce on top was just a perfect complement to the salty bacon.Both of our entrees were absolutely delicious. I had a chicken roulade stuffed with goat cheese, sun dried tomato and spinach while my husband had some sort of braised beef with polenta. We had a refrigerator in our room so in the interest of being able to eat dessert I only ate about half my entree and took the rest home to eat on Sunday.
I was very glad I saved room for dessert because their signature dessert was a bacon sundae complete with salted caramel ice cream and candied bacon. We shared the sundae and finished every spoonful even thought we were very full.
After our very large dinner the 10 minute walk back to the room was very needed and once we got back we curled up in bed with the fireplace going and enjoyed our last evening of vacation. I love laying in a dark room just watching the fireplace.
Sunday morning we slept in again, had a late breakfast and then packed up the car and headed home. We were home by mid afternoon and ready to face a new week and the next steps of our IVF journey.
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