Blogs from San Francisco, California, United States, North America - page 201

tues, 6/27: Rode into s.f. on the BART (bay area rapid transit) again. we started off at the library, where there is a gay and lesbian reading room with a magnificant ceiling mural with names from influencial gay and lesbian writers, actors, poets, politicians, etc. from ancient Greek times to the present. next, we hit the s.f. museum of modern art. it is world-reknowned for it's exhibits and it did not disappoint. there were spectacular exhibits in a wide variety of mediums. i especially enjoyed the photography, video, diego rivera, and frida kahlo exhibits. we rode the cable car up powell street to Chinatown and had a delicious lunch. the guide book recommended letting the waiters order for you and we didn't even get a choice! the guy taking our order asked if it was our ... read more

couple more pics...laptop went down on the 2nd day (bad hard drive)...that's why updates are few and far between!... read more

So we are finally leaving the hot, cow smelling town of Davis after 5 years and are ready to figure out what happens next. We both graduated with B.S.s; Patrick's in Civil Engineering and Robin's in Graphic Design. We also will both have minors in Art History and strategically planned it so that we would have to take our last class this summer in France. So far the plan is to spend a week in Paris before heading to the Riviera which is where we will have class for 3 weeks, and then off to Italy to explore for another 3 weeks. Then back to California to find jobs and adjust to real life. Hopefully we will have exciting enough adventures and photos to keep you all entertained and would love to hear what you ... read more

Well, after having spent the day in San Francisco, we decided to go out for the night. I did the incredibly stupid mistake of leaving my camera behind at Alex'(an american colleague of Svein Magnus) appartment, obviously a dumb idea. First we headed out to find something to eat in the North Beach area where Alex lives. I was just in the mood for a quickie, but Alex led us to a place called Calzone's. Anyways I ordered a calzone with pesto-marinated chicken. Carina(PeerMe intern) decided on having some sort of Hawaiian fish, while Svein settled for a pizza. Alex went the whole way and ordered apetizers and wine and an expensive meal. I was kind of frustrated later when he just wanted to split the bill in 4, since he obviously should account for more ... read more

A brief history first. When we were young, my sister Kelsey and I were loaded up into the old GMC Safari along with all the necessary provisions and whisked away for the great family summer vacation somewhere in continental North America. It was an annual tradition, one Kels and I could count on as reliably as the arrival of Christmas or Easter: once exams were over and school was done, it was family vacation time. I hope I’m not sounding ungrateful here, because I’m not. Just as my parents prophesized before we set out for yet another trip to some place I had no interest in, I have come to cherish those vacations now that I’m older. Actually, even back then I think I can say I enjoyed every single vacation we went on—even the Science ... read more