Blogs from California, United States, North America - page 7

Dernière journée, je me dirige vers mon avion. Le soleil est sorti et c'est une journée parfaite. Je traîne ma valise, donc j'ai relaxé dans le coin du parlement et du musée et de l'opéra. Il y avait le marché dehors, j'ai pris des noix au cappuccino pour le voyage de retour. Pour dîner, j'ai atterri dans un resto végétalien, thaï. Ils faisaient de mon tofu frit! Le plus extraordinaire, c'est qu'il y en avait a la citronnelle! Partout, mon tofu est seulement sel, poivre et piments rouges. Hey ben. C'était bien évidement le meilleur que j'ai mangé de ma vie! J'ai l'impression de radoter et me répéter... ... read more

Adapted from 2009. This is one of my favorite trips each summer. I look forward to my annual summer visit to Ken and Debbie in their southern California home, near Westlake Village and Thousand Oaks. Sherwood Country Club is just a marvelous place. While golf, cards and dining are the focus, we have plenty of time for conversations and table games (Debbie is the queen of table games!). We also plan to see Debbie's partner in crime, Cathy, otherwise known as Bobcat, who is a new grandmother. This land was purchased by David Murdock of Dole fame, in 1984. And Lake Sherwood, originally known as Potrero Lake, is the oldest man-made lake in California. It was built in 1904 and covers about 165 acres. We have motored on the Lake on a previous trip. They said ... read more

Today we’ve signed up for a bus tour out to Muir Woods, which is about twenty kilometres north of San Francisco across the Golden Gate Bridge, and then onto the northern bayside village of Sausalito. Our guide introduces himself as Danilo. He tells us that he’s originally from Honduras, and he’s a mine of information, some of it useful, and some of it maybe slightly less so. He says that a range of diverse things were “invented” here in San Francisco including fortune cookies (I thought they were Chinese), cable cars - OK he can have that one, and Irish coffee - surely now he’s just making stuff up. We stop at the viewing point on the north side of the Golden Gate Bridge, and then continue on through the Robin Williams Tunnel towards the Woods. ... read more

Day 29 - A very lazy day in Prescott, trip to Walmart, yes folks, and it wasn't disappointing. Then off to Watson Lake which we visited in 2016, an amazing lake on the outskirts of Prescott. The rock formations are fascinating as you can see by the pics. A very peaceful area which is popular with hikers and canoeists. A local advised us that it is actually part of the Grand Canyon as the waters from the Colorado River also flow around this area. We had a history lesson on our hotel tonight from the bartender, built in 1927 new owners in the last ten years have spent quite a bit of money on repairs and updating the property. It is immaculate and although the rooms are quite small, it is indicative of the era. We ... read more

Just by chance, I decided to make the drive up the coast from Arroyo Grande to Carmel. The coast of California is one of the most picturesque regions of the United States, and the Pacific Coast Highway is absolutely the best way to see as much of the shoreline as possible. Following the coast, url=https://www.thetravel.com/stops-along-the-california-pacific-coast-highway/?utm_source=syndicationState Route 1 passes through some of the most popular areas from SoCal to NorCal, including Los Angeles, Big Sur, and San Francisco. While all of these locations are well worth the stop, what makes the Pacific Coast Highway exceptional is the feeling of driving right against the ocean. Several stretches of the road are right along the cliff side, allowing ocean and forest views from the comfort of the car. I have done portions of Highway 1 on a bicycle. The ... read more