Courtyard By Marriott Larkspur Landing Sfo Bay Area

... a brief chat with the chap there, we were told that this wasn't the right place and the Union Square hire depot was actually 8 blocks further away. Anyway we headed off uphill for 8 blocks turned the corner, and saw a line of people. Will assumed they must have been waiting to get tickets to Michael Jackson's memorial or for a concert, but actually they were all waiting to pick up hire cars from National.
San Francisco, California, United States willandluce

A visit to the metropolis of San Francisco for a couple of days. We stayed on the outskirts at Larkspur and took the ferry into the city. We spent a few hours exploring the sights of Fisherman's wharf, Haight Ashbury etc. The food was excellelnt and we found a great bar serving British beer.

We found ...

... br>We arrived in the evening and grabbed a quick bite to eat before finding a cheap motel room for the four of us. Staying in motels actually works out cheaper per person than staying in a dorm in a hostel , especially if there are 4 of you.

We met up with Nathalie and her friend, Katrin, at a Mexican restaurant on 3rd Street which served humungous margaritas. We met loads of new people, some Aussies on their way to live in London, some Brits at the end of a couple ...

... the whole hog and get the noodle box size. By this, we mean 'in a bucket' of course. So, what about the game then? Well, the Giants won. It was all very exciting for a minute there. Like, only a minute actually. Not a lot happens in baseball. It goes like this: Batter up. Strike. Ball. Strike. Foul. Ball. Hit. Out on first. Batter up. Ball. Foul (caught in the crowd... wooo!!). Strike. Foul. Hit. Caught out. Batter up. Strike. Ball. Ball. Foul ...

My last morning in L.A. was pretty uneventful, mostly waiting for my shuttle to arrive. And it did - the 12-passenger van showed up around 12:30 p.m. to drive me and eleven strangers to San Francisco. I said goodbye to my new friends, but not forever because they promised to visit me in Montreal. The ride was long and not very exciting, but I did befriend a Dutch guy and we went out for Thai food once we arrive in S.F. (around 8 p.m.). I was ...

2008 11 14 TOURED: Golden Gate Park - Proclaims to be the largest urban park in North America full of walking/biking trails which primarily reminds us what the area used to look like before San Francisco existed. It is very lush. There are ethnic botanical and tea gardens, shrines, temples, windmills, statues, etc paying homage to the descendant's homelands and honoring the historic builders of this area. California Academy of Sciences ...

... mentioned in my guide where I hoped to find food and warmth; on the way I went via the Marine district which was built on drained and reclaimed marshland - definitely felt a Meditteranean seaside influence here, even without the sunshine. I edned up eating at JoVino's where I had a warming curry and dried off, rested and wrote a bit. Then I steeled myself and went back out into the drizzle and treid browsing down the shops ...

Dag 15. Napa valley. Vinsmagning - NUMS. En ca.15 km fra vores hotel begynder vindistriktet, og vi tog ind på 5 forskellige vinerier. Det var hovedsagligt mig der smagte, da Trina havde været så sød at melde sig som chauffør. Det var dejlige vine vi smagte, men da Napa er så populær, så skal man betale 10-15 dollars for en smagning. Det var ok, da man fik pengene tilbage, hvis man købte vin, så det gjore vi, og nu sidder vi her med 8 flasker, og spekulere om vi kan n ...

... it. After checking in and showering we headed straight out to do some sight seeing, slept very badly on the plane so feeling exhausted! Walked around the local area and got some lunch from an Italian restaurant. Our hostel is right where China town meets the Italian quarter so the restaurant choice was quite sensational. This became out first experience of tipping and I find the whole ...

... we met up with the Trek crew including, Ruth from Gold Coast, Oren from Perth, Patrick from Brisbane, Janice from Sherbourne in Dorset, Kristina from Guildford Surrey, Chad from Eberswalde, Brandenburg, East Germany and finally Matt our trek leader from Ryegate Vermont. After a quick tour of Frisco we drive over the Golden Gate Bridge and on to America's first national park, Yosemite which will be home for the next few nights. Will.