Cali, day 2
A day full of travel and excitement awaited us when we got up early that morning. We just needed JK to take us to the BART station. Jonas, full of pride for his new ride, jumped into his pimp Mazda3, turned the key, and... turned the key some more, and nothing happened. Somehow, the battery has discharged. So, after jump-starting the car, we got on the road, and took the above-ground-subway from the Freemont stop.
Apparently, the Freemont platform served two lines, one of which ended up in San Fran, and another that went to Richmond. Guess which one I decided to take. Yup. So, after touring the terminal station of the wrong line, Susan and I finally made it to the Civic Center Plaza.
From there, we started walking in the general direction of the Golden Gate bridge, navigating only using a crappy map and the position of the sun (I kid you not, that bright thing came in handy!) Later, I googled the distance that we walked - if we took a straight path, it would have been 7.1 miles. However, our path was definitely not direct.
Completely by accident, we eneded up in Japantown, where we had an awesome sushi lunch, and then went off for a stroll through Presidio:
Finally, after walking some more, we made it to the Golden Gate...
Yes, it was windy, and yes, I need a haircut (Susan is all set in that department for now ;)
It was getting late, and we got a magnificent surprise - we got to see the sunset over the Pacific. It was fantastic. Even the cars whizzing by could not spoil the moment.
Afterwards, after an eventful trip through the Bay Area transportation system (bus to BART to Caltrain... ever heard of the T?), we got to Mountain View to see the real reason why we came to California:
Little Dylan was quite a gentleman, and hung out with the crowd that included Kathy J, Adrien, Susan, Jonas, and of course the proud parents - Dave & Jen. Good times! It was worth it to come all the way to the west siide to see all the pancheros.
Apparently, the Freemont platform served two lines, one of which ended up in San Fran, and another that went to Richmond. Guess which one I decided to take. Yup. So, after touring the terminal station of the wrong line, Susan and I finally made it to the Civic Center Plaza.
From there, we started walking in the general direction of the Golden Gate bridge, navigating only using a crappy map and the position of the sun (I kid you not, that bright thing came in handy!) Later, I googled the distance that we walked - if we took a straight path, it would have been 7.1 miles. However, our path was definitely not direct.
Completely by accident, we eneded up in Japantown, where we had an awesome sushi lunch, and then went off for a stroll through Presidio:
Finally, after walking some more, we made it to the Golden Gate...
Yes, it was windy, and yes, I need a haircut (Susan is all set in that department for now ;)
It was getting late, and we got a magnificent surprise - we got to see the sunset over the Pacific. It was fantastic. Even the cars whizzing by could not spoil the moment.
Afterwards, after an eventful trip through the Bay Area transportation system (bus to BART to Caltrain... ever heard of the T?), we got to Mountain View to see the real reason why we came to California:
Little Dylan was quite a gentleman, and hung out with the crowd that included Kathy J, Adrien, Susan, Jonas, and of course the proud parents - Dave & Jen. Good times! It was worth it to come all the way to the west siide to see all the pancheros.
2 Comments:
word up - dylan says what's up and thanks for the handy book... we've used it already and it has a section on how to talk to your son about masturbation. awesome!
haha, sweet! no worries, you still have a few years to prepare for that talk...
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