4.13.11 Palm Springs Part 2 @ the Rendevous

Staying at the Rendevouz in Palm Springs was only on a whim, but it was a good whim because they had a day's vacancy and we needed a room. It was so kitschy, in the sense that each room had its own theme. We stayed in the Elvis themed room which lucky for us was one of the best rooms they had there. We just wish for next time to take advantage of the fact they offer free bike cruiser access to all guests. Instead, Eric and I drove around sightseeing all the mid century houses there. Then afterwards, we had a Mexican cafe and then walked along Palm Canyon. There we walked through all the furniture stores and to get a sense of mid century design, and then walked back when everything was starting to close.

Then instead of checking out the Palm Springs nightlife, we picked up some Blueberry beer and snacks and went back to see if we could make it in time to use the pool. We didn't, and not like it was a bad thing, it got cold and windy in the evenings there. The best part of our stay had to be the brownies they offered. They were delicious, and I've had a hankering for them since. The next day they offered breakfast and that was a great way to end that trip. Then we took off for LA. But that'll probably be for another post.

4.6.11 Day Trip: Palm Springs Part 1

Two weeks ago, my boyfriend and I took a day trip to Palm Springs on a whim. It might sound silly to say, but other than the mid century homes located there, I was also really excited to see the wind turbines on the sides of the road. It's like, the main attraction before you enter Palm Springs. Nothing but about hundreds of these gargantuan turbines just spinning away like.. nothing else was new. It was like a museum all on their own.

But other than the turbines, we were also there to relax and take in the sites of the outdoor museum that is Mid Century homes and architecture. Unforturnately, I did not come prepared with a different lens. And a reminder to myself.. and to anyone else who decides to visit Palm Springs and stays at a lovely bed and breakfast, read up on all the amenities you can do while staying there. We stayed at a charming 50's style b&b called Rendevous and didn't look at this binder they had in the room until after we got back. They had beach cruiser bikes for the guest to use. And we didn't take advantage of that. But there is always next time, and we do plan on going again soon. One of the sights I was excited to see was a house Marilyn Monroe lived in for a year around the 60's. Apparently, two blocks away was JFK's brother-in-laws house, and that was speculation there might have been something going on between JFK and Monroe. Crazy huh..

Doesn't her house look so lush with all the foliage in the last two pictures, a 50's style bungalow and my boyfriend and I kept thinking it was so cute and thought it looked like where she would live.