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Ski trip Tahoe Dec 2022

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  • Trip start
    December 16, 2022
  • Arriving Andaz Napa

    December 17, 2022 in the United States ⋅ 🌙 4 °C

    每年的 winter vacation 終於啟動!
    一路風塵僕僕來到 Napa 入住 Andaz. 畢竟把快到期的免費券用完. 兩天兩個房間.

    Check in 時,櫃台好像沒見過 Hyatt lifetime Globalist 似的,興奮到一直送東西… 先把兩個房間都升等到 junior suites. 然後一直道歉,這是今天可以升到的最好房間… 然後送上兩杯紅酒. 不愧是 Napa, 連送的酒都超好喝..

    先睡吧. 7am 還要起來去酒吧看球賽!
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  • Breakfast at bar for World Cup

    December 17, 2022 in the United States ⋅ 🌙 1 °C

    想想我也真的太偉大了… 寵女兒沒極限…..

    為了搶最好的位子,6am 就在吧檯佔好看球賽最好的位子…. 7am 開打 Croatia vs Morocco…

    喬好在吧檯吃早餐,最棒的是… 就算全部都來一份,還是免費…… compliments for Globalists…

  • Lunch at Angele

    December 18, 2022 in the United States ⋅ ☀️ 10 °C

    This is the third time I came to this restaurant. French. It’s located right by Napa General Store. This is one of my favorite places in Napa. Walking by the Napa River.

  • Timber Lodge Tahoe

    December 18, 2022 in the United States ⋅ 🌙 -4 °C

    從 Napa 開了3.5 hrs 車子,終於來到天堂. Well, South Lake Tahoe 這區真的就叫做 Heavenly….

    用 MVC 的點數換了兩間 two beds room. 這間 timeshare 的 villa, 有很大的客廳跟廚房,兩個房間跟衛浴,非常適合四個人的小家庭. 如果超過,客廳的沙發拉出來也是一張雙人床…

    離 Raley’s supermarket 很近. 隔壁就是上山滑雪的纜車!非常方便的地方!

    一到家,先用帶來的海底撈煮個辣到頭皮出汗的火鍋泡麵!

    沒拍很多照片,因為剛做完 grocery 很亂…..大部分照片是官網的. (交代 source 了)
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  • Heavenly mountain ski

    December 20, 2022 in the United States ⋅ ☀️ -2 °C

    It’s been 4 years since last ski trip! I have to admit I have become rusty…. Went up to the top of South Lake Tahoe Heavenly Mountain today. The view was absolutely stunning! But my ski skill was not…. Fell immediately after I jumped off the chair. After a few rounds, it became much easier.

    I am not a very good skier. But I love skiing. It is our routine winter activity. Why? I enjoy so much on the top. The quietness. The peace. The chill and the sunshine.
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  • Adventure with Irene

    December 22, 2022 in the United States ⋅ ❄️ 1 °C

    今天老大 Celine 說要練 snow board, 我想也好,帶著小的 Irene 去 beginner level 的 Big Easy 想練一下斜坡急煞. 我們兩個傻傻的坐上 lift chair…. 然後應該右彎的變成左彎… 開始了這次最驚奇的歷劫歸來…

    一左彎又錯過一個 beginner 出口,就這樣從 California 滑到 Nevada, 從海拔2800m 快速下降到2000m…. 原來 pass the point of no return 就是這麼樣的感覺啊…. 我跟這個15 歲小孩 兩個勉強算是中級,一路就這樣 blue, hard blue, black 的這樣連滾帶飛的回到地面.. 看到停車場時眼淚都快出來… 山下一個完全不認識位於 Nevada 深山裡的小村莊,心裡嘀咕著該怎麼回去加州的 Heavenly Village…. 管理員說,最簡單的方法是坐三段纜車回去幾乎是山頂的 Dipper 走 Cal trail 回去.. 一聽差點腳軟… 但還是鼓起勇氣,在 15 歲的小女生面前不能示弱….

    這樣折騰後,最終回到 Heavenly Village 根本是歷劫歸來的感覺…. Big Easy is not Easy at all!!
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  • Afternoon walk in the village

    December 23, 2022 in the United States ⋅ ⛅ 6 °C

    So Celine and Irene and I walked down the street of Heavenly Village. Irene went for ice skating. Celine and in looked around. Celine went into a toy store and came out with tragedies collection of William Shakespeare. What a nerd!!

    Bumped into a group singing Christmas songs. Very nice!
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  • Cold stone in the cold

    December 24, 2022 in the United States ⋅ ☀️ 8 °C

    Merry Christmas to all!
    Wish you have great break with your loved ones!

    So, what’s the top few good reasons to have Cold Stone ice cream in the snow at 0 degree Celsius?

    1. It looks cool and it sounds cool. Sorry, typo. I meant cold not cool.

    2. The ice cream won’t melt! This is very important! You can take all the time you need!

    3. It’s festive! It’s Christmas! Everyone walked by stared at your cone/cup and greeted you a Merry Christmas!

    4. When you are shivering with you lovely daughters in the cold together, you feel you are closer! It’s father daughters bonding time!

    5. It’s a story to pass on for many years!
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  • MVC Pulse SF

    December 25, 2022 in the United States ⋅ ⛅ 11 °C

    Merry Christmas.

    #MVC

    今天從 Marriott Timber Lodge South Lake Tahoe 離開,在結束聖誕假期回台灣前,用今年剩餘的 MVC 點數換了兩間 MVC Pulse SF 幾晚. 這是我第一次住 MVC Pulse 覺得很新奇!地點極佳,走路就可以去漁人碼頭. 飯店極新,還可以聞到裝潢的味道. 服務人員態度很好! 我很喜歡!反正是 Marriott timeshare 今年的點數,也算是免費入住.. 只是 Pulse 通常都在大城市市中心位置,不會有客廳跟廚房(話說都住在市中心了,我也不想煮)…. 備品是 AVEDA 倒是出乎意料之外Read more

  • AT&T…. almost lost temper

    December 27, 2022 in the United States ⋅ ☁️ 13 °C

    I have watched this clip so many times… it gets me every time…

    今天在 San Francisco downtown AT&T 處理電話事宜,整個處理的過程一直讓我想起這段影片:Why America is the greatest country in the world? Really?

    我的加州的號碼一直是用 prepaid 沒去換,一直想換成Postpaid, 去了兩間店面,都說要我打 611 客服才能處理. 打客服隨便一等就是幾十分鐘等待. 打通了,他說不能處理,要我去店面才能處理. 還唸了一段話給我: if they say they can’t do it that means they don’t know how to do it! 我已經在發火了… 還是很耐心的解釋到轉到對的客服. 這時已經通話40 分鐘了. 那個客服也很 nice, 一步一步跟我處理,花了2 個小時……. 然後叫我去 San Francisco 的門市領 sim 卡. 過了三個小時我想終於搞定了.. 到了門市,他說他們無法處理.. 因為這裡是加州,我的門號是西雅圖的號碼,他們無法處理. 要我回去西雅圖辦…

    AAARRRGGGGGHHHHHHH!!!

    我就想起了這段影片

    https://youtu.be/bIpKfw17-yY
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