Greetings Friends! It's getting close to the weekend now! I hope you have some fun things planned for your Fall weekend. I'm here today with a different kind of post - a photo essay of the beautiful Palladio Shopping Center in Folsom, California. This shopping center is close to my house and it's one of my favorite places to hang out with Mark and with my gal friends. I was invited recently to participate in their guest blogger program and I gladly accepted. Last Friday Mark and I spent the entire day at Palladio - shopping, dining, going to the movies, and generally enjoying the beautiful surroundings. I hope you saw my Instagram stories from our trip! Palladio is conveniently located right off Highway 50 at the Bidwell Street Exit.
Palladio is a gorgeous outdoor destination. It's like walking through a European village. There are lots of benches and cozy places to sit down and chat while you're exploring. In the Summer they have free concerts and we have enjoyed several of them in the past couple of years. The center offers free yoga on the plaza and now coming into Fall, family game nights. There is always something going on here! CLICK HERE to go to the center website!
I was happy that our shopping trip coincided with the change of the seasons. All the stores right now are stocked with wonderful Fall decorations and pretty things to buy for your home. The restaurants are all switching to their Fall menus too. The weather is perfect so now is the time to go! I love looking at all the home stores here - my favorites are Kirklands and Rod Works, but there are so many more! So today I'm doing a photo essay to share with you the shoppping center. I'll share stories as we go along....
This is the beautiful main plaza area - complete with gorgeous metal sculptures and waterfalls and benches. The perfect place to meet up!
It was a beautiful day for our trip! Palm trees everywhere create a great vibe - so pretty.
The shopping center has TWO movie complexes! the Palladio 16 Cinemas and the Palladio Luxe Cinemas. I've been to both and they are fabulous and new and clean! Great place to catch a flick!
One of the views down the shopping area. VERY pretty and inviting!
This is the beautiful fountain in front of the Barnes and Noble store. This Barnes and Noble has a full coffee bar, but also a full service restaurant inside. It's beautiful! It's a great spot to meet a friend. I've even been to some of my photographer meet up groups here. It's a busy hub with books and even vinyl records! Love that. I'm going to take a minute and share a story about one of the main reasons I love to come to Palladio. I consider this a great date destination - either for a day time date or an evening date. You can park your car one time and go to lunch or dinner, to a movie, grab a drink after, do some shopping. I love that!! Parking is free and plentiful and I always feel very safe here. Great place to meet with girl friends for the same reasons.
There are beautiful flowers everywhere you turn!
We started our day off at Barnes and Noble Cafe with tasty treats and lattes, and magazines! It's a delicious way to begin your morning. The almond croissant was DEElicious! They have a big magazine section - and I love to read magazines!
Right around the corner from Barnes and Noble is the awesome Kirkland's Store. ALLLL decked out for Fall! Pumpkins and leaves everywhere! I bought a cute pillow for our family room and some photo props for my upcoming assignments. They have beautiful farmhouse decor and even Rae Dunn items! Kirkland's is one of my favorite stores in the entire center. Be sure to sign up for their emails - they have great sales!
I bought this beautiful wreath for our front door too! It's never too early to start giving thanks.
This pillow is now on our couch!
A fan favorite is always See's Candies! It's right next door to Kirkland's. We popped in and bought some candy treats decorated for Autumn. See's is the best! It's my favorite candy in the world. I love the Almond Buds especially. Mark is a fan of the Peanut Crunch.
Such pretty Fall packaging. Perfect to bring over to a friend's house for Thanksgiving! And, they have awesome Halloween treats too - for all your ghosts and goblins!
The Painted Studio is soooooo cool! Pop in to create a painting and have a cocktail with your friends! What is better than that?? And, you can reserve the studio for your private events. Wouldn't it be fun to have a birthday party here? They are so nice and friendly. You can choose which painting you want to make. Right now they have cool Fall crafting projects too. Totally a place to hang out and have a blast! The space is bright and fun and cheerful.
Another place I frequent at Palladio is the Whole Foods Market. Time for another story! Since the center is close to our house, it's my go-to place for gift shopping. It's so easy to pop in to Whole Foods and buy a gorgeous bouquet of flowers and a bottle of wine - if you're going over to someone's house. They have cards too - in case you're going to a party. Makes it so easy to accomplish your errands. See's is next to Whole Foods too. Palladio is my gift destination! I can always find a special present here at one of the stores.
On our day trip, we definitely had to stop for a yummy lunch! We chose Panera as our lunch spot. They also just switched over to their Fall menu items. This Panera is huge! It has a fireplace and a pretty outdoor patio. Plenty of seating and fast service. Park in the adjoining parking lot and you're right there! I meet my friends and work clients here often.
I had the Vegetarian Squash soup and the awesome Ancient Grain Salad. YUM. Mark had a delicious turkey sandwich. They also now have Mac and Cheese with Bacon! I'm going to get that next time. YUMMMY!
We continued our shopping spree at the beautiful Rod Works Store. This place is another of my favorites... Pretty, on trend, cheerful home decor sure to make you smile. This photo below...sigh... I want everything in this entire display!!! They have cool Halloween decorations out right now too. I bought a cute pumpkin spice coffee mug and a wooden tray for our living room. I could have bought the entire store! I can't wait to come back at Christmas time.
We finished shopping by taking a peek into Chico's. They always have the most unique and special accessories. (Another place I like to buy gifts)... This Chico's is very large and so nicely merchandised. It's a treat to stop in here.
By this time it was around 4pm and we decided it was time to catch a movie in the cool theaters. So we walked over to the Luxe Cinemas and finished out our date day. This post was sponsored by Palladio Shopping Center and I was compensated. All of my opinions and views are my own and my honest take on a place that I love! I hope that you will plan a day or evening trip over to Palladio and explore for yourself. I know you're going to love it here too! Maybe we can meet up? Many thanks to Palladio for this fun opportunity to be the guest blogger for September!
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Great information!!!. These trip will help me to manage the shopping. Thanks a lot for sharing very great views. I absolutely love See’s candies and smiled when you included it.
Posted by: Miranda Whitehall | 10/22/2018 at 09:53 AM
Great pictures. I live in Sacramento area and sometimes go to Folsom Palladio. You made this place look so attractive, that I want to go and hang out there. Thank you.
Posted by: Tanya | 09/14/2018 at 03:43 PM
Gorgeous pictures! Thanks for sharing. Hugs
Posted by: Diane Oliver | 09/14/2018 at 10:33 AM
It’s been ages since I’ve been to Folsom! Always enjoyed the area and shopping in old town with my friends. I stayed at a really nice place close enough to walk to old town but can’t remember the name. I am sure there are lots of changes. Thanks for sharing!
Posted by: Natalie | 09/13/2018 at 09:33 PM
That was a good day! And amazing photography...always! Love you!
Posted by: Mark | 09/13/2018 at 06:55 PM
What an enjoyable post I truly enjoyed the spectacular photography and joined no in your day! However you never said what movie you saw?
Posted by: Shawn Wenrich | 09/13/2018 at 10:13 AM
What a wonderful tour while I have my morning coffee... this mall and your photos are amazing. A beautiful day perfect surroundings. My husbands cousin lives in Vacaville and would always send Mom a box of See's candy for Christmas. I also have a Kirklands store in Grand Rapids and agree with you, adore it!! Opposite sides of the country but some similarities. Great job girlfriend, I'm sure your clients were very pleased and will ask you back. Have a great weekend.
Posted by: Anne Sturgeon | 09/13/2018 at 08:50 AM
What a great way to spend a day — right up my alley! And your beautiful photos really made it come alive. Thanks Wanda.
Posted by: Shelley | 09/13/2018 at 08:19 AM
Wanda, what a beautiful photo journal! You have such a gift. Thanks for sharing!
Posted by: Julie L | 09/13/2018 at 08:18 AM
Yes, Palladio is indeed a gorgeous outdoor destination! I enjoyed the pictures. Thanks for sharing.
Posted by: Martha H. | 09/13/2018 at 07:58 AM
Hi Wanda! I love when you post your photos! I'm a little jealous of this beautiful mall though. I live five minutes from a very nice mall in Massachusetts but nothing like in these pictures! Some of the stores you mentioned we have here but many we don't. Thanks for sharing it with us!
Peggy
Posted by: Peggy Pote | 09/13/2018 at 07:56 AM
Your photos are always right on. Wish we had Rod Works in my area.. Looks like a nice place to spend the day.
Posted by: Nancy Hassan | 09/13/2018 at 07:28 AM
Awesome review of the shopping center. Going to plan a visit & have a bowl of that great soup from Panera.
Posted by: Geneva | 09/13/2018 at 06:39 AM
Well, I think I am jealous! That looks like such a wonderful place that I could spend a week there and never get bored. Living in rural Indiana we just don't have places like that...sometimes I wish we did.
Posted by: Laura Greig | 09/13/2018 at 05:58 AM
Hi Wanda! Love, love, love your pictures! All your colors are so vibrant! I absolutely love See’s candies and smiled when you included it. My favorite is the toffee brittle! I wish there was a Rod Works store here because I would spend a lot of time and money in it!
Posted by: Eva Wierzbinski | 09/13/2018 at 04:24 AM