This little town of Carmel should not be missed if you’re doing the California coastal drive! It wasn’t too far from our accommodation in Monterey, so it was our first stop of the day. Driving through I couldn’t help but squeal at every sighting of a cute building or window display (which was most of the time) and to top it all off -it felt like Christmas! The autumn colours really complimented the whole Christmas vibe going on ;D We spent a good 1-1.5 hours wandering in and out of shops and can’t say we saw it all!

Accommodation in Monterey

Seeing how we can afford a mansion here but only an apartment in Sydney for the same price

Loved the Christmas ornaments on sale in the US – did not love the price tag though 🙁

Alfred enjoying his first cup of ‘decent coffee’