Have you heard about the bubble gum covered wall?

Yes, I said bubble gum covered. Completely covered from top to bottom and bottom to top.

It even has a name –  Bubble Gum Alley.      http://www.visitcalifornia.com/

Bubble Gum Alley is  located in the town of San Luis Obispo, Ca.  

Carol, my sister-in-law, told me about this alley.  You know when she explained that it was a wall of gum I could not imagine what this wall would/could look like.  I mean GUM ON A WALL!  Who would do that?

Bubblegum Alley is a local tourist landmark in downtown San Luis Obispo, California, known for its accumulation of used bubble gum on the walls of an alley. You read that right, walls…the wall is about 15-foot  high and 70-foot  long alley lined with chewed gum left by passers-by.

No one in the town is certain as to how this bubble gum alley started.  Some say it began after WWII.  Some say the gum wall  began in the 5o’s but what they all seem to agree on is that  it was started by a few high school kids.

Of course, it had to be  high school kids.  Who else would just take a wade of gum and stick it on a wall.  When I was little we use  to stick gum under the school desk.

The town of San Luis Obispo did try to clean up  the gum off the wall, especially after complaints of how “unsanitary and disgusting” it is.  Only problem was every time they did clean it up the gum began to reappear on the wall.

My sister-in-law, Carol,  expressing what she thought of the gum wall…

I guess the town decided to leave all the gum and make it an attraction of San Luis Obispo…they even tell you where you can buy the gum to put on the wall. Gum ball machines are easily accessible..

Yes, the gum machine is out there specifically for those who want to add more gum to the wall… UGGGGGHHHH…Of course as we began to leave the wall I remembered I was chewing on some gum…guess where I stuck it?

It has been three weeks already since we returned from our visit to Paso Robles, California.  Three weeks and still missing that pleasant California county and  the  wineries Paso Robles had to offer.

Our first winery experience was at Cass Winery.  Cass Winery, located along Paso Robles beautiful back roads countryside.

What a beautiful experience Cass  Winery ended up to be.

 As we entered Cass  Winery I could not help but get the feel of an old Italian country village.

A back yard filled with grape vines that  seemed to greet us with open vines.

               See John, Billy and Carol relaxing and enjoying the wine tasting.

I can still  hear the clinking of our glasses?   We always toasted  with our first glass of wine.  A toast to our health ( heard that drinking wine is healthy).   LOL!

Now Cass Winery was a tad different than other wineries we had gone to.  At Cass Winery’s  food was also offered with their wines. I mean food that was specifically created to compliment the wines that Cass creates.

Carol was the first one to get her lunch. Both John and Carol were certainly impressed with all the goodies on the plate.

Carol ordered the Cheese and Meat Platter.

A ” Taste chef-selected artisinal cheeses and meats, each paired with a wine from the tasting list.”

A meal that’s  “Paired with a wine from the tasting list!”  How cool is that!!

The guys ordered the Pitt Roasted Pulled Tri-Tip Sandwich.

  “Smothered in Jake’s BBQ sauce. Served on a ciabatta roll with melted mozzarella and dijon mustard. Accompanied by a salad of organic baby lettuces topped with nuts and dried fruit.  

Guess who ate my husband’s nuts and dried fruit.   That is correct, ME!

 I feasted on the Samosa Trio.

 A “Three delicate pastry crusts filled with a savory filling of curried potatoes and peas.
Served with roasted red pepper coulis and homemade hummus.  Accompanied by a salad of organic baby lettuces topped with nuts and dried fruit.”

Dining and wining at CASS WINERY was a wine-derful experience.

 I did opt to stay a little while longer.

 Just to enjoy the breeze that flowed through the veranda and look at the grape vines that  hugged all around us.

 It is nice to be hugged by grape vines….so nice!

mb

Cass Winery is a must stop return visit next time we visit Paso.

http://www.casswines.com/