Our next trip was Arroyo Grande. We piled into the little Fiat and drove about 20 minutes away from where we were staying. Arroyo Grande is this little town that has specialty shops. Much of the older buildings are preserved for historic purposes. I'm not quite sure its heritage, but I'm curious to learn more and spend more time here on my next visit to the area.
For lunch we found this interesting little place called Klondike. It was a pizza parlor that was to resemble a bar feeling that you would in Alaska. What I loved about it was the laid back atmosphere and the arcade.
Little known fact: Eugene and I are Arcade Children. In our early years together Eugene was heavy into fighting games while I was into Bemani games. As we waited for our order we went crazy with the selection they had. Where they didn't have any Bemai games, there was a good amount of fighting games as well as a Pirates of the Caribbean Pinball Machine.
My mom called me because the cheese bread we order as well as a side salad had come to the table. It was so yummy! I really enjoyed the loads of garlic on it.
As to describe the BBQ Chicken Pizza: AWESOME! It was gooey and irresistible. The cheese was dripping everywhere. I particularly enjoyed the dough they used. From what I read from the menu it was made fresh with each order. It wasn't chewy or too dry; it almost felt like I was eating a freshly made foccacia out of the oven.
When we were finished, Eugene and I made our way to Doc Burnstein's Ice Cream Lab. I'm always on the hunt for Bubble Gum ice cream as it's only sold in one specialty shop a few cities away from me. Thankfully they did not disappoint! We also found some amazing flavors aside from my beloved Bubble Gum so we went and made a Sunday to share. Our sundae consisted of: Bittersweet Chocolate, Lemon Chiffon, Bubble Gum, and the stores signature flavor Merlot Raspberry Truffle. Each one was absolutely decadent, no flavor was better than the other. I felt like each one had a different mood to it.
While you're eating they have a set of toy trains that follow tracks overhead the shop. They're there to represent the railroad that went through the area at some point. I thought it was a nice touch. Something that was definitely a character to the shop alone.
When we were done, we needed a stroll to settle the crazy amounts of food that we ate.So we found the local park in the area with a few cool surprises in it...
Crazy as it is, I was in love with all of the lose chickens and roosters in the area. The locals were laughing at me because I was a little giddy for my own good. So pretty, so friendly. I still would love a pet Silkie Chicken...
They build cat tree houses around the cliffs edge. I thought that was pretty interesting. If you look closely you can see a little kitty sleeping inside and the cute food and water dishes that seem to be filled often. I could dig living in an animal loving town.
My favorite was this awesome bridge! It was an actual rope strung bridge like in the old days! Granted it was rebuilt and made much more secure as it was before, but it still rocked and swayed when you went on it. After sometime it gave Eugene and me a bit of a freight and we had to get off. I think I sorta get the fear in all of those adventure movies about bridges now...
Next to it was the stairs that led to the brook below. If was so beautiful! I loved how lush and green everything was and the way the light filtered through the leaves. I hope to take more walks in places like this back home.
After sometime in it was already hitting late afternoon and Eugene and I had a 4 hr road trip back home. So we piled back into the little Fiat and made our way back to the resort. It was a great little break to be away from the pressures of the city. I loved the fact that I got to savor things more than spending on them.
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