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    • Westküste - USA
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      Day 14

      Ideen für Germany

      May 11, 2022 in the United States ⋅ ☀️ 13 °C

      Dinge die wir auch bräuchten, praktisch , platzsparend , oder aber einfach nur WOW

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    • TravelerNorth America 2017
      Day 23

      Alcatraz

      December 6, 2017 in the United States ⋅ 🌙 12 °C

      Today we set off just before 9 am, to head down to Alcatraz Landing near Pier 33 for our trip out to Alcatraz. We spent a couple of hours on Alcatraz. We did the opposite to most of the crowds, and walked around the gardens and parade ground, and made our way up to the cell blocks via stairs - it was much more peaceful and enjoyable, and less crowded.

      By the time we started our self-guided tour, the crowds had lessened considerably. We made our way through the various cell blocks, the library, visiting area, isolation, administration area, exercise yard, and dining room. During the tour we heard accounts of the harshness of “The Rock”, and the attempts to escape (most were unsuccessful). We also got to meet prisoner #1259, William G. Baker, a former inmate at Alcatraz who had written a book and was there to sign them. He ended up on The Rock because he had escaped from other penitentiaries. He is now 80 years old, and “out to pasture”. I asked him if he had another book in him, and he said he has sketched out an outline, but he said he is busy signing books and traveling, so needs to allocate the time. His first book took him 2 years to write.

      We headed back across the Bay, and had lunch at Boudin, and then we did a quick wander through Pier 39, before walking back to our hotel, with a stop at See’s Candies to stock up and sample a couple of things😃

      As Ian is a little under the weather, he had a rest at the hotel while Angus and I went to the movies to see Justice League. We had an early dinner at a local diner, and a quiet and early night. We walked about 23,000 steps today and we are all a bit tuckered out.      Read more

    • TravelerNorth America 2017
      Day 25

      Angus's Birthday Dinner

      December 8, 2017 in the United States ⋅ 🌙 10 °C

      I had given Angus a list of restaurants to select from for his birthday dinner. He decided on E TUTTO QUA, which was on located Columbus Street and across the road from the City Lights Book Store. We arrived just before 8pm, and were warmly greeted by the Maître D - I mentioned we were celebrating Angus’s birthday, but that was it. Our table wasn’t quite ready, so we were asked to take a seat at the bar. The place was so noisy you couldn’t hear yourself think. We ordered drinks, and were ushered upstairs about 10 minutes later. All the staff were very friendly and the food was delicious. When we ordered dessert, the waiter asked me Angus’s name, and when they brought dessert they had a candle in his and sang him happy birthday, with the whole restaurant joining in - I am pretty sure he enjoyed it. Over the evening there were at least three other birthdays celebrated.

      On the way back to the hotel, we walked through Chinatown, which was practically deserted, which made it an easy thing to do as the footpaths are very narrow.

      We have done most of our packing, so not too much to do in the morning. We hope the LA fires don’t cause any issues with flights. Atlanta Airport had to cancel 900 flights today due to snow. It is crazy, southern states like Texas, Louisiana and Mississippi (to name a few) are experiencing snow, and Southern California is experiencing wild fires with humidity at 1-2%, which is so low.      Read more

    • TravelerNorth America 2017
      Day 25

      Angus turns 18

      December 8, 2017 in the United States ⋅ 🌙 14 °C

      This morning we went to Sear’s Fine Food for breakfast. We all had pancakes - Ian had the Swedish Pancakes with crispy bacon, and Angus and I had the buttermilk pancakes, Angus with strawberries and me with bananas. Tonight we will be going to an Italian restaurant to celebrate further.Read more

    • TravelerNorth America 2017
      Day 24

      Downtown and Little Italy

      December 7, 2017 in the United States ⋅ ☀️ 16 °C

      We had planned to revisit Haight Ashbury and the Castro today, but I had a bad night last night and am still not feeling 100%, so we decided to stay downtown and just wander around the streets. We decided to get Angus a Daniel Wellington watch for his birthday, and there is a store downtown, so we visited the store and Angus chose a watch. He really likes watches, and is getting a bit of a collection.

      We then headed up Grant and Kearny, and made our way to the City Lights Bookstore where we bought a couple of books. Afterwards, we walked up Stockton to Tony's Pizza, and decided to have lunch there as it had been recommended to us by Charles our tour guide, and others, as a great place for pizza. It was delicious. They have about six ovens - wood fired, coal fired and convection in a range of sizes. Tony has also won the world championships for his Margherita in Naples, and he only makes 73 of these each day. We were fortunate to be able to order one. The reason he only makes 73 a day is that he uses a special flour, and one box of this flour produces enough dough for 73 pizzas.

      We then headed back to our hotel for some R & R via the Blue Bottle cafe for a coffee - well worth the detour. Tonight we had dinner at Cafe de la Presse, a French restaurant, which was very nice. When we got back to the hotel, we Skyped the grand parents so they could wish Angus happy birthday and I think they were both happy they got to speak with him.      Read more

    • TatpanCA-USA - Westcoast Roadtrip
      Day 7

      Heading south - Das goldene Tor !

      May 13, 2016 in the United States ⋅ ⛅ 12 °C

      ab nach San Francisco , home of the Giants, der Schwulen und der Seal-Kolonie...

      Unsere spontane Zuflucht in Fort Ross, die Oregon-Küste und Nordkalifornien hinter uns gelassen habend, machen wir uns auf zum nächsten Stop, San Francisco.
      Doch bevor wir das das goldene Tor durchfaren machen wir noch in Stinson Beach ein kurzen Halt um unser leicht verspätetes Frühstück einzunehmen. Ein Besuch im Exil-Hippie Örtchen Bolinas wird auch noch eingeschoben - Dieser Ort verwirrt mich - von was leben die Leute hier - ein verlotterter Skater, der ein Buch mit auf dem Rücken verschränkten Händen hält, rollt an uns vorbei. Zwei Altachtundsechziger sitzen mit ihren Kaffeetassen auf einer Bank und reden wahrscheinlich über die alten Tage - eine Bolivianerin verkauft irgendwo im Nirgendwo traditionelle Kleidung und überall wehen süßliche Duftwolken an einem vorbei...ziemlich friedlich, trotz der unmittelbaren Nähe zur Großstadt - ein Paralleluniversum :)
      Weiter geht es zu einer atemberaubenden Aussicht auf den Mt. Tamalpais (Tam). a
      Als hätten wir die letzten Tage nicht schon genug Serpentinen zu bewältigen gehabt, wird der 4W Jeep wieder zu Höchstleistungen getrieben - Gott sei Dank hat das Teil "ohdemeddick".- der Blick vom Gipfel aber ist die gerechte Belohnung auch wenn der Jeep nicht viel davon hat ;)
      Kurzer Stop in Sausalitos - sehr tourimäßig und weiter...kurz anstellen am Parkplatz, dann ein Pflicht-Foto von dem roten Giganten.
      Endlich überqueren wir das Tor in die Zivilisation - für mich aber mit einem weinenden und einem lachenden Auge - die rauhe Natur in Oregeon und die Redwoods können einem zum Nachdenken anregen, wer sind wir ? ein Augenzwinkern in der Erdgeschichte...
      Jetzt heißt es aber erstmal Grostadtdschungel - einmal kurz durch die Lombardstreet - noch mehr Serpentinen :) yay
      Dann ab zum Hotel - Auto ins Parkhaus( 90 bugs für 3 Tage), ein wahres Schnäppchen...aber das ist leider der Nachteil, wenn man in Downtown unterkommt...
      Nach einer kurzen Verschnaufpause machen wir uns dann mal in Richtung Downtown auf, hüpfen auf eine Cable-Car und lassen uns die Hügel hinauftragen - Fishermans Wharf wird nur kurz angekratzt, wobei wir dann, angezogen von einem Geruch - Duftnote nasser Hund mit leicht fischigem Abgang angezogen, bei den seals doch länger verweilten, diese fetten Klopse sind einfach zu witzig an Land :)
      Schnell noch was essen - Burger mal zu Abwechslung ;) und zurück ins Hotel um für morgen fit zu sein.
      Jetzt höre ich mir noch etwas die Geräuschkulisse der Strasse und die Musik aus der benachbarten Karaoke-Bar an und hoffe schnell schlafen zu können - das "Applausooooo" des Moderators wird bestimmt helfen...gute Nacht Nimmerland, everybodies darling der Westküste !      Read more

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    • TravelerUSA Westcoast
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      Day 2

      Angekommen in San Francisco!

      September 3, 2016 in the United States ⋅ ⛅ 17 °C

      2. + 3. September

      22 Stunden nachdem wir in Mainz aufgebrochen sind liegen wir nun endlich im Bett 😴
      Die golden Gate Bridge haben wir trotzdem schon gesehen, wenn auch nur von oben 🙂

      ..und an unserem ersten richtigen Tag sind wir dann auch drüber geradelt 🚲.Read more

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    • TravelerNorth America 2017
      Day 24

      Lunch at Tony's Pizza

      December 7, 2017 in the United States ⋅ 🌙 10 °C

      Since we were wandering around Little Italy and North Beach, we thought we would try to get into Tony’s for lunch. I had tried to go there on previous visits to San Francisco, but the waiting times had been ridiculous - today we walked straight in and got a table. We were not disappointed-, the pizza was excellent, especially the Margherita.Read more

    • TravelerNorth America 2017
      Day 22

      Dinner at Zazie's

      December 5, 2017 in the United States ⋅ 🌙 8 °C

      Tonight we went to a lovely French Restaurant - Zazie’s - for dinner. It was a small restaurant, full to capacity, with great service and fabulous food and wine. We toasted my sister - who celebrated her birthday on 5 December - with lovely bottle of Pinot from the Napa Valley. Angus had the coq au vin, Ian had a pasta dish, and I had the bouef bourgignon. We all had dessert - Angus and I had a chocolate concoction, which was lovely, and Ian had Deux pots - a small creme brûlée and a chocolate pot with cream. We then had coffee - me a macchiato and Ian a huge bowl of coffee. We had only seen coffee served in such big vessels in France for breakfast, but to his credit he did finish most of it. Then an Uber home - we quite like the Uber now that we have taken a few, but it has put a dent in my steps tally with only about 13,000 today.Read more

    • TravelerNorth America 2017
      Day 25

      Alamo Square

      December 8, 2017 in the United States ⋅ 🌙 14 °C

      We caught an Uber to Steiner Street so that we could take photos of the beautiful San Francisco "Painted Ladies" houses from Alamo Park, with the city of San Francisco as a back drop. There were a few people there with the same idea, but it wasn’t too crowded.Read more

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