Mainstay Suites Hayward

... It was gorgeous. Jesse's favorite moment was noticing Restaurant Movenpick ("hey, I didn't know D-Howard had a restaurant in Heidelberg"). We then tool a furnicular to the top of the mountain for amazing city views (somewhat marred by the pack of wasps surrounding us). Tomorrow we leave for Rothenburg and then Munich the next day. It's been great fun so far an we'll make sure to write again as soon as we find some servicable sausages.

... the mansions of Pacific Heights and back to Fisherman's Wharf. Time for a FAST lunch at the Eagle Cafe at Pier 39. Fast because we did not have a lot of time before our Alcatraz tour. I had a great crab sandwich and side salad but I bolted it down and ran to the pier to pick up our tickets from the "will call" window. Ah, the best laid plans... the computers were down and while I waited in line feeling frantic Al held a place in the lineup for the ...

... viilennysmoodiin.<br><br>Santa Cruz on aurinkoinen rantalomakohde Tyynen valtameren rannalla. Pitkiä hiekkarantoja, kauppoja, kahviloita ja paljon lomailevia ihmisiä. Tuntui kuin olisi tullut jonnekin Kanarian rantalomakohteeseen. Parkkeerasimme auton rantabulevardin varrelle ja upotimme varpaat kuumaan rantahiekkaan. Löysimme rannalta myös huvipuiston, mutta laitteille oli sen verran jonoa, että päätimme jättää huvipuistolaitteet täll ...

... had a spread of bagels, peanut butter, cream cheese, waffles, juice, cereal, fruit and milk. We ate more than our fair share of carbs to prepare for a full day of walking. The hostel also prepared our sack lunches of cheese sandwiches, fruit, cookies and juice for us to take with us. We added our own turkey and ham for those that wanted it. We had to take out the peanut ************ers since we had received a notice of a ...

... it is long but I didn't feel like it dragged. Day 2:  Monday, Feb. 23rdIt's misting in the morning and overcast although surprisingly warm (60's)...I make my way to "Home Plate" a DELICIOUS breakfast place...no matter what you order you are served a yummy warm scone with this amazing jelly.  LOVE IT.   All my efforts of late with the gym are going to go out the window just on breakfast...it is the "Hoboken Gourmet" of the West Coast.  For those of you who ...

... on a recommendation and weren't disappointed, although the spiciness of the food took Frankie somewhat by surprise! Stuffed, we headed back down the hill to the hostel, ready for a long day's exploring. The next morning we began a very long day's walking at 7:30, heading first along Maiden's Lane (past the likes of Prada, YSL, etc) and then up Market Street to the Ferry Building down on the waterfront. Although the waterfront itself was nice, the ...

... us that there were no buses driving at that moment! That remained for the next hour and a half still this way because that was exactly the time we needed to walk the route of the bus to the bus stop for our hotel on Chesnut. When we arrived at that point 3 buses line 30 drove in a line and passed us! At 18.00 we were at our room for a little rest and some freshening up. An hour later we took a taxi to Fishermans Warf to ...

Decided to give a Hostel a go. Did book a private room though ( there are kimits to economising !! ) Was pleasantly surprised. They were very ckean, although basic, but friendly with good facilities, kitchen, laundry internet etc. Prices very reasonable too. The first night I stayed in one in Fort Mason, which is Fishermans Whary, down on the waterfront. Was fairly quiet there, as the weather has been so bad most people seemed to have moved into town, as more to do when the weather is so bad ...

... ueb** SF - nette Mitbewohn**innen - glaube das sind Hexen, an Hand d** Kraeut**-, Tee- und Essenzensammlung in d** Kueche). Ich habe noch ein paar nette Abende mit meinen Freunden Jelins und Julia v**bracht, bevor es nach MEX ging. D** Abschied war mal wied** hart. Ich komme wied** nach SF!... Mexico City - d** Wahnsinn! Chaotisch, hektisch, laut, kulturueb**laden - die **sten Eindruecke. Habe im Hostel Ines kennen gel**nt. Sie kam g**ade aus LA, wollte ...

... here in Hayward, California trying to catch up on work and see some of Tim's best friends in the area. Mal was nice enough to lend us his condo for the 3 nights we are here and we've already managed to take over the place. In just 48 hours we have him set up with wireless Internet and more importantly, he is now the proud owner of a plunger (we had to find out the hard way that he didn't already have one). We had a great time at "camp" up at Mountain Meadow Ranch ...