Friday, August 22, 2014

Road trip to college: Big Sur and Nepenthe

 Have a seat at Nepenthe's and watch the world go by...

Benjamin and Betsy on the patio of Nepenthe in Big Sur
Before the kids came along, (we refer to this time period as "B.C.", "before children"), Steven and I visited the institution known as Nepenthe.  Now sixty years old, this restaurant/coffee shop/funky shop, perches on a hill 3 miles south of Big Sur State Park.  We visited again, this time with our 18 year old son.  The view had not changed, but this time it was our teenager who was parking in the crazy-tight parking lot and walking with us up the stairs to the patio and heart stopping view.  Nepenthe still sells the Ambrosiaburger.  Sixty years ago, the Ambrosiaburger was a mere 60cents, now it's $15. But I have no complaints.  The view and atmosphere is priceless.  

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