Residence Inn By Marriott San Mateo

... ended up being talked into buying some GORGEOUS but quite expensive earrings...but they are only done in San Fran!! And they're very unique!!

Then we went into the Wax Museum cos its free with our Go San Fran card thingies...we'd heard it was poop and it was!!!!!!! lol! Took us about ten mins but was soooooooo funny so it was worth it!!!! Some of them were sooo bad it was ...

... definitely turned into winter.. Note to self, take gloves when leaving house. Oh I should probably note that I'm one of these sad types that gets very excited to see a policeman on a motorbike as it reminds me of CHIPS. There was a lot of motorbike police around and inside I was giggling like a school girl. And so that's the most part of day one. Shameless Heather did call and try to talk us into a pyjama party later that night, but Julie, Bobby and I ...

... of the Bridge, Alcatraz and San Francisco. The view across the bay was magnificent. Photos were also taken. Once settled into the motel we walked up to Union Street/Cow Hollow to check out the quaint little shops (mainly clothing shops) and the restaurants. We finally settled on an Italian restaurant called Luisa's - the meal was delicious!!!! Back to our room for some R&R and internet catchup to finish off the night's activities.

... on makeuping me up.Needless to say i was looking even more glamorous the next morning with my gorgeous blush and a sick head! Ger arrived back in SF and Sharon and Luke (Austrailian couple) arrived the next day and then the house packing began. Poor Ger and Emily, they got there in the end thou. I went to the Gay pride parade on the Sunday and as ever was just crazy....just full of strange characters but none the less it was bloody entertaining!! and next on the agenda was Yosemite!

... rooms and continued to explore this beautiful place, which was once a small fishing village. We almost purchased a beautiful bronze turtle and a genuine redwood waterfall feature which was enormous. We had a thoroughly enjoyable day, and headed to the quay to catch a Ferry to Fishermans Wharf. There were many people on Mountain Bikes catching the Ferry who had cycled over the Golden Gate Bridge. I think we will try that next time. We catch a different Ferry this time to ...

... for me.
Next we boarded a rogue bay cruise boat which was leaving as we walked
past. This was so we could view the city and go under The Golden Gate




Bridge which is 1.2miles long and cost $35 million dollars to
build. The bridge is not actually red as i thought but is called an
international orange colour. There was no fog today. The cruise
commentary was filled with lame jokes by captains John and Jeff and
there were ...

... coast of Lombak, another island, next to Bali. We had to take a 2 hour speedboat to this special place. As we arrived, we got a "Lumbung" style hut. (yes, this is another "you gotta see picture") ~ The Lumbung looks like a hut...it is very simple, but comfortable. The room just has a bed inside....the bathroom is outdoors. It was fun to stay in this place for a couple of nights. The Gili islands (there are 3 of them, we ...

... worked in L.A. for about 18 years and then in June of 2004 I was recruited for a 3 month consulting job with a children's book publisher in the Bay area (hi Klutz peeps!). Only, it ended up being a long 3 months because my contract kept being extended over & over. After 7 months of living in temporary housing it got ridiculous so I ended up packing up the Miata & covertly moving out of Bever-ly over Christmas 2004. I relocated myself into a very ...

... doen. Straks mag ik 13 uur in het vliegtuig zitten en heb een enorme drang om een enorme bus Pringles te kopen voor tijdens de film in het vliegtuig (die bussen zijn echt godvergeten duur hier...).
Ik wil jullie nog wel allemaal even bedanken voor al jullie aandacht, de mailtjes, de comments en de msn-gesprekjes... Zo lief!! Dank jullie wel en sorry dat ik ze niet altijd meteen beantwoord, maar ik lees ze zeker!! Jullie waren mijn Thanx gisteren!

... San José to visit me and we had a great lunch at "Left at Al's", talking over my trip-Em is oh so familiar with Paris and shared many wonderful tips with me:) I later went to the card store in Menlo Park where the cashier felt the need to share his own thoughts on Paris. Some of his best included: "Paris smells something nasty in the summer-poor you-good luck", "no really, but ...