I spent all day looking upwards. (And driving. Lots of driving through wonderful landscapes) Oh and donuts. I ate fabulous donuts for breakfast from ‘Judy’s donuts’ in Oakhurst, just outside Yosemite. Totally delicious. Anyway, donuts aside, we drove from Yosemite to Bakersfield (long story) via King’s Canyon National Park and Sequoia National Park. Stunning. Totally …
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 …
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
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, …
Let’s face it, long gone are the days when packing was done the day before, after dinner, footloose and fancy free. Nope, now under the umbrella of ‘packing’ there are a whole other matters that require days of preparation and the execution of a military campaign. Cancel appointments and regular deliveries, sort out dog sitters/house …
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