The Inn At Jack London Square Oakland

It all came down to Brit Rail. It takes 9 hours to get to Kyle, longer to Oban and 12 from Oban to Durham. Those people want us to rent a car and there aren't any available. So we will spend a Highland day in Inverness and head down to York, the ancient capital of the North. We will actually be able to go to Sunday service at York Minster. But that's not what I wanted to tell you about.<br> Why do we travel? Why pick up from ...

... the garlic fries which I had been reading about on nearly every CA restaurant menu. I'm not sure what all the huff was about, so maybe this wasn't the best place to try them. <br><br>As MarSher luck always goes, right outside the Broken Drum the Thursday night market was occurring. Every Thursday night, 4Th Street is closed and a street party/market occurs. There were 3 bands, lots of food vendors, crafts, etc that stretched for over 3 blocks. It was a lot of ...

... Bede, and we shall respond. But before the shade of Sir Nicholaus Pevsner comes to haunt me, I do know that Durham is Norman not Gothic. Philip will love it!<br>    Our trip will conclude with a full week in one of the best cities of the whole world, London.<br>But more on that later. I must go in search of maps.<br>It's going to be a wonderful ride and I'm so glad you are coming along.<br><br> <br> <br><br> <br> <br> 

... by the National Park Service about the few short years that Alcatraz Isloand housed a maximum security prison. I hadn't realised that for most of the island's past it had been a fort and a military base. The tour of the prison was eery by strangely beautiful. I will never forget the time I spent sitting on a wooden bench in the old library, with the sun streaming in through the barred windows. At that moment I could imagine how prisoners would feel close ...

On the back of the Sea Lions yesterday we thought a trip to the zoo was due today. We worked out that one bus / tram / car / train would get use there - the "L" line, but we weren't exactly sure where it departed from. We wandered towards Market Street and had a quick bit to eat on the way (Omlette and Bacon &amp; Eggs). The tram to Alcatraz departed from the street so we initially though this is ...

... Lilian ate "dirty rice" and Eric had "jerk chicken." Eric really loved the "Sticky Bun" for dessert. I think that he'll be eating more of them on this trip. Michael also took them to his job. Tonight we are going out to eat Indian food. [Posted by Michael]

... the walls. Now that is something because we are not talking small murals on fibro walls. We are talking walls about 50 metres long and approximately 8 metres high on solid concrete! A pity we don't have pictures because of course one is not allowed to take cameras into a prison. A truly spectacular sight. The only education that is available for the inmates is year 10 school. Any inmate who does not have a high school diploma is required to get it. I didn't ...

... more time to do the biking we wanted. I think we will save that for the weekend so check back in with the next entry), because, lo and behold, we had finally found my favorite kind of noodles- cold noodles to be exact! I was ecstatic! We also had jidan bing, or egg bread, which was also some unique food I ate on a regular basis in China! It was so great to relive food delicacies from 10 years ago with my hubby! Then we got back to El Cerrito (walking up the big ...

... of light weight pants 1 pair of black socks (Chris says it is a faux pas to wear white socks in Australia) 1 pair of all purpose comfortable and breathable shoes 1 pair of light weight sandals with a full sole to hike in Underwear No hat or T-shirts. I can pick these up in country for next to nothing Gear: 1 cable lock with combination lock to secure my backpack 1 Eagle Canyon travelers backpack 1 light weight towel 1 self supported mosquito net ...

We headed back to San Francisco for a few more days, this time to stay with a friend i met in Spain, Bruce, and his wife Palma and daughter Naomi. They were perfect hosts, took us out for a couple great dinners, including Gabrielle's first Sushi with Bruces' family - his mum and brother. We were lucky to be there when Palma was having a birthday ...