We said we were going to do it… and we did it. Go Squad! (the boys hate it when I say that… which makes it fun, right?) Up ‘before the chickens’ to see the sunrise over the Half Dome at Glacier Point. Worth the grumpiness. We waited patiently with few others (I’d have thought it’d …
I might be just a tad in love with this place. Ok, a lot. It’s so beautiful. Today we drove along the North road, the one that takes you up up up to the Tioga pass (I believe it’s called Tioga road… no really…); a completely different environment and look about the place. That’s …
We got a really early start to beat the crowds and make sure parking wasn’t a problem…and it worked out really well. Oh my this place is so wonderful. We have three days in the park so today we stayed in Yosemite Valley. First up we hiked to the lower falls although calling it a …
On the road. My favourite. Driving holidays are my favourite, especially when you have no clear plans and get to go where you want. When you have kids is a little tricky but even when you have a plan and a destination nothing stops you from taking the occasional detour, right? Case in point A. …
SF Moma… one of the best museum I’ve seen. We arrived as it opened at 10am and already people were queuing outside. The majority were there for the big Edward Munch exhibition which we didn’t have time for so the permanent galleries weren’t too crowded. In the atrium there’s this magnificent sculpture by Richard Serra …
First up Alcatraz. (Karl the fog kept us company… sunny on the mainland, cold and grey on the island) It was a very interesting visit, even the boys were enthralled and fascinated. It seems incredible (and very cruel) to have a prison so close to the mainland (just over a mile) and yet only three …
Day 2. The day began with a tour of the city aboard of a 1972 yellow VW van called Jerry. The company which runs this type of tour is called Vantigo, and it’s the perfect way to get an over view of the city and get to see the main sights. We drove all over …
We’re here. Settled into our hotel (we’re staying at the W, right next door to the SFMoma so nobody can have an excuse for not wanting to go… result!) A quick dinner (delicious burger) and a little stroll… along the streets of San Francisco… (remember the tv programme?) Totes jetlagged. Goodnight. SaveSave
Sometimes I wonder about karma. The karma that found me less then 24 hrs before our taxi collects us for the airport racing through town to find shoes for No 3 whose feet have seemingly overnight grown too long for his walking shoes. I have officially the shortest feet in the household. Weird. The karma …
Games. Essential part of the holiday in my books. And I’m not talking electronic ones either!! When the boys were little it was bags of Lego and little cars, buckets and spades and balls of any kind, in recent year we shifted to card games. And a frisbee. Always a frisbee. Easy to pack to, …
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