Blogs from San Francisco, California, United States, North America - page 184

Hello all! Hope things are still going well down there, only a few more days until we will be back in good ol Aus! Been having a lot of fun over here getting a taste of some different places in this huge country other than Mammoth, we travelled up to Reno (apparently the biggest little city in the world, whatever that means) for a night then had pretty much a full day of travel via bus/train to San Fran. Our experience here has been great, not least to do with the bright sun and comparitively warm weather (we've been wearing shorts and t-shirts although we seem to be the only ones, a few months of zero degree temps will make anything seem warm!) but all the shops and differing displays of culture have kept things interesting. ... read more

jaja,saa va det dags for aa reise da.plutselig har tida komme!! Reisa vaar begynte kl halv 4 natt te tirsdag i hoydalsmo city.da satte me kursen mot oslo, og videre te london. etter et lite stopp i london tok me av fra heathrow,og vendte snuta mot statene. i ei gjennomsnittsfart paa 850 km\h cruisa me 8861 km over atlanteren. flyturen gjekk overrskans fort..me klarte aa se 3 filmer,og i tillegg ta oss et par nibbar. hogdepunktet va nok borat-filmen...fekk oss ein god latter der gitt. kl 17.20 ankom me LA (lokal tid vel aa merke..heime va den nesten halv 3 paa natta)fotogale som me e,maatte me jo selvfolgelig ta bilde a at me va ankommet amerikans jord.va kanskje kje saa lurt aa gjoere det paa flyplassen,for daa kom de bort te oss med ein gong og ... read more

Today was one of thost busy days where you do lots and lots but at the end of the day have done surprisingly little. Disembarking a cruise ship is always time consuming as you have to clear customs and INS, get your baggage inspected, etc. At around 9 o'clock we were off the ship and on a cab to Oakland. Once here we took a nap first thing. Afterwards, we made our way down to the train station to catch a local train back over to San Francisco. All along the way we ate lunch and did some shopping. We finally ended up at The Stinking Rose which is a great Italian place on Columbus Street in San Francisco. Their claim to fame is that they cook with gargantuan amounts of garlic. We're talking garlic levels ... read more

When: Sunday, 11th Feb What: Peak over the Peninsula Where: San Bruno Mountain State & County Park Distance: 4.9 miles Another hike from "101 hikes in Northern CA" Rain in the bay area! Much awaited, but not welcomed this weekend! Rained like hell on Saturday. Sunday's forecast spelled rain, but sky seemed to clear out, at least near home. Late start, nevertheless, we started! We took the scenic I280 to Daly city. Unpredicted weather peaked in & out! No plans of turning back. Directions: Took the Mission Street Exit on 280 N. L on Junipero Serra Blvd R on San Pedro Blvd Continue along Guadalupe Canyon Pkwy & turn L onto the park. Self registration required($5 day use fee) We were doing the Ridge trail. So, we drove all the way to the top of the ... read more

Las Vegas! When you arrive in Las Vegas you ony have to look around the airport to know youre here, casinos everywhere! We decided to do Las Vegas in style and stay on the strip for the 5 days we were here, we chose The Flamingo and The Excalibur, the Excalibur looks like a Disney castle its very beautiful. I cant describe how beautiful the rooms were and we had a bath!!!!!!!!!!! For us Las Vegas was a chance to chill in luxuary for a bit and hit the designer shops for me. We went to four shows, tournament of the the Kings, (was ok) lots of jolsting on horseback and sword fighting, Lance Burton the magician, this was brilliant. Will really loves magic and it was amazing, he was making people disapear left right and ... read more