Wild Goat Bistro

Where we had dinner in the Great Petaluma Mill.

Metro Hotel

If ever a person were looking for a French-themed hotel in Petaluma, this would be it!

Avid Coffee

The coffee house that we stumbled upon on downtown Petaluma's 4th Street, which turned out to be a very good place to sit, read, and pass time until our next hotel was ready for us.

the 4th Street experience

Going a little deeper into the town after lunch, we stumbled upon this beautiful building - an old Carnegie Library turned museum and historical society - and an equally peaceful street - 4th Street - with interesting shops and a very good coffee shop called Avid. The impulsively taken photo above is one of my favorite of the whole trip.

Great Petaluma Mill

The Great Petaluma Mill, where the River Front Cafe was located, turned out to be a significant downtown landmark. The repurposed old grain mill had another decent restaurant we would later visit - Wild Goat Bistro. I liked the big  cobblestone circle, great for turning around the car.

River Front Cafe

I guess you could say this was our third impression of Petaluma. The idea of crêpes by the river appealed to me, and the River Front Cafe delivered exactly that. Mrs. had something more Mediterranean. 

Petaluma second impressions

We next stumbled upon this area, which was already better as it featured multiple businesses on the Petaluma River, a pedestrian bridge, and an old train trestle slated to become a promenade. I thought maybe that this was the "downtown" but in fact we had just barely scratched the surface.