While in California visiting my cousin and his wife we had cover many places in California and yet he was still coming up with surprises when my wife and myself thought we had already seen many amazing places during our stay in California he comes up with another mind blowing little town call Carmel which is a small beach city on west coast of California. This little beach city is a great getaway for a romantic weekend by the sea.
They say that Clint Eastwood used to be the mayor of Carmel City so the saying goes around in the beach town don't come here if you’re a hooligan..Carmel is a very picturesque little village very pretty and charming with a lots of rich history.
The little town itself has more of a Spanish , Mexican look with the houses , shops and restaurants and small streets and alleyways mainly because it was colonized by the Spanish and the Mexicans in the early 18th century and it has maintained that look which makes the town look very historical and what i also noticed there were no street lights all the light come from shops and restaurants in the area and this makes dining out on the streets very romantic.
We had booked ourselves into the Lamp Lighter Inn this place was super cute and cozy filled with warm character with a lush garden setting and only a few minutes walk from Carmel beach.
Carmel Lamp Lighter Inn just made our stay so comfortable we expected it to be just a simply beach bungalow but it certainly turned out more then that it was set up so romantically in every way it had a fire pit in the courtyard for them cool nights with a gazebos around the lush gardens and get this the hotel was even pet friendly and i was told the whole town is , so you can bring your pets with you for a holiday by the sea also.
The Carmel by the sea village is like about one square mile all walkable with many pretty gardens to admire as you walk around looking into peoples courtyards also the Spanish architecture is amazing to see around the village and the narrow walkways make you feel like you are in Europe.
Carmel beach itself is a very beautiful white sand beach you will see people relaxing on the pure white sand , splashing around in the waves or just walking along the beach front or join in on a volleyball game if your feeling fit.
Even this little Squirrel was enjoying the sunshine 😊
There are many things to enjoy in this beautiful village apart from enjoying the beautiful sunsets you can even join in on a Sunday jazz brunch at the Carmel Mission Ranch and do a bit of wine tasting. The ranch was going to become a condominium complex till Clint Eastwood bought it and turned into a lush green area for tourist and locals to enjoy the live music and dine all day. We were so happy to have spend some time in Carmel village another beautiful part of California was seen.
