Chris earned a free stay at a hotel and, after a long debate (Seattle? Portland?) we chose to visit Palm Springs because the nearby Joshua Tree National Park was supposed to be beautiful and we'd never visited. 
We flew into Ontario and drove to Riverside for a tour of the Mission Inn. What an interesting place! The founder created an eclecic art collection from his world travels and housed it in a beautiful building.
The tour was expensive and not enhanced by the loud women who were competing with the guide. Downtown Riverside really gets into the Christmas spirit. We visited a cute store called Mrs. Tigglewiggle's and a huge antiques market.
The weather was gorgeous as we drove to Palm Springs. We stayed at the Parker resort where the valets wear "flamingo" pink jackets and the front desk staff sport bright orange. Very Miami Beach. The whole place was a throwback to the '60s.
We paid an extra $30 "spa fee" although we didn't really take advantage of any of the amenities (bocce ball, tennis, 2 pools, and something they called life-sized chess which looked more like an extended four-square court.)
It looked really cool, though, and the valets handed us water as we set off for a hike in the desert.
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| dragon fish sink in our room |
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