Dreamscapes Travel & Lifestyle Magazine
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reincarnated yet again by Irving Gill using Spanish architecture. The collection fea- tures periods of art by contemporary artists and works on display during our visit included creations by Warhol, Francis Bacon and Takashi Murakami, a highbrow artist who designed the Louis Vuitton pocketbooks. In 2010, the Athenaeum Music & Arts Library introduced the Murals of La Jolla project, consisting of privately funded tem- porary works by such artists as William Wegman and Fred Tomaselli. The outdoor exhibition is open around the clock and changes regularly. Free walking tours take place on the last Wednesday of every month from January through October and spots must be reserved in advance. Since we were in wine country, we couldn't pass up a chauffeured wine tour with La Jolla Wine Tours, which included stops at three wineries and many five- ounce arm curls at the Cordiano Winery, the Orfila Vineyards and the Bernardo Winery (c. 1889), the oldest operation in Southern California by far. The latter also includes an Old Western-themed village, featuring art galleries, fashions, acces- sories and, of course, a wine shop. Our hotel choice was the 170-room AAA Five Diamond Lodge at Torrey Pines, designed to blend in with the adjacent Torrey Pines State Reserve—a perfect place for an early-morning stroll, jog or cycle. Amenities include two restaurants, a full-service spa, a pool and Southern California's most iconic golf course fea- turing the stunning La Jolla coastline as a backdrop.