Category Archives: .Bay_Area

08.16.FRA-SFO: Good Bye, Germany!

Posted on August 16, 2024 by admin

Early morning in Heidelberg… almost sunrise on Neckar… Zeit für Brot… Zimtschnecke… Plum Zimtschnecke… Kardamomknopf… Good Bye Autobahn… it was fun… looks like we finally drove on the first autobahn section from Frankfurt am Main to Darmstadt… Europcar return was … Continue reading →

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[00.Tue]06.25.SFO

Posted on June 25, 2024 by admin

Today is the day… off to great places… with a bit of delay… the Condor flight went smooth after that… we forgot to bring snacks… quiches & croissants are 40$… the flight meal is not a delight… German movies are good… … Continue reading →

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OAKLAND: No Mystery

Posted on February 11, 2024 by admin

Stanley Clarke’s Band… at Yoshi’s… first Yoshi’s show for us since November 2019!

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UC DAVIS: Rising Stars of Opera

Posted on February 4, 2024 by admin

Rising Stars of Opera features several singers from the acclaimed San Francisco Opera Center performing a wide range of great arias with full orchestral accompaniment from our own UC Davis Symphony Orchestra. Barbara K. Jackson Rising Stars of Opera

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SAN FRANCISCO: Hills, Steps, Lights!

Posted on December 28, 2023 by admin

Golden Gate Heights Park… Aerial Steps… Rocky Outcrop Park… Larsen Peak… Grandview… Mosaic Stairway… Hidden Garden Steps… Golden Gate Park… Facing the Future… Entwined Meadow… Happy Holidays!

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DAY TRIP: New Years Creek Trail…

Posted on December 26, 2023 by admin

… on Año Nuevo Point Trail… back from the beach… elephant seals with reservation… bird symphony… rainy mushrooms… beauty!

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SAN FRANCISCO: 49 Mile Scenic Route

Posted on December 24, 2023 by admin

SAN FRANCISCO CHRONICLE… DRAGON’S GATE… CITY LIGHTS… to be continued… A Peck Of Gold…

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DAY TRIP: SF…

Posted on November 24, 2023 by admin

… and night JAZZ… Dorado Schmitt & Sons 🙂

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DAY TRIP: Renaissance England

Posted on September 17, 2023 by admin

The Tudors: Art and Majesty in Renaissance England… history repeats itself… sort of… on the West Coast 🙂

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2023.08.15.LON-SJC

Posted on August 15, 2023 by admin

… via Borough Market… Bread Ahead… Flat Cap Coffee… Greetings from London! Summer finally arrived in London… right in time to say good bye to London… if there’s one thing to remember about air travel… LON to SJC was a … Continue reading →

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