To ring in the New Year, we traveled up the coast to Solvang, “the Danish Capital of America” near Santa Barbara’s wine country. We saw some of the usual touristy sights – windmills, horse-drawn carriages, the mermaid statue…
We sampled ebelskivers and saw what little we could of the Old Mission Santa Ines…
But what we really went up to Solvang for was motorcycles. Vintage motorcycles. On a tip from a friend we went to the Solvang Vintage Motorcycle Museum. And saw lots of sweet sights of another kind…
1914 Indian Direct Drive
1918 Thor
1920 ABC Sopwith
1923 James
1929 Harley JDH
1929 Norton
1932 Brough Superior
1936 BMW R12
1939 Vincent Series A Rapide 1000cc
And many more. These are all in a private collection that is open to the public.
Solvang Village Square
320 Alisal Road, Solvang, CA
Happy travels! And I hope you had a joyous New Years Eve!
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Oh, I had forgotten this village… I was there about 15 years ago!!! It was fun to see it compare to real Holland!
Hope you had fun!!!!
My hubby would love to visit something like this. He is a motorcycle nut. Lovely horses too, love them!
How wonderful! Looks like you had a great time. I haven't been to Solvang in a few years, thanks for the lovely reminder of how great it is. We used to make abelskivers at the restaurant I worked at in chicago, I miss them. And those motorcycles are amazing!!