Sunday at the beach
Day 295 – Seattle, USA Since the weather was again cooperating, I resolved yesterday’s dilemma by going to the other park, the one with the reputed view over the mountains. Indeed, from the bluff and from the beach, on can see the Olympic Range beautifully. (We are supposed to be able to see the Cascades,…
Arboretum of Seattle
Day 294 – Seattle, USA Having checked the weather forecast for the next few days, I had found out that Saturday would be the best day for an outdoor outing. (Inhabitants of Seattle agree, as I have seen many in shorts and T-shirt while I was considering shedding one of my three outside layers.) So after…
Pike Place Market
Day 293 – Seattle, USA As I said in my previous post, I arrived late last night in Seattle. I had quite a few to-and-froes with the front desk renting a towel and asking for an extra sheet (to put between me and the blanket that is not washed between guests). Nothing like unpacking and…
Shopping!
Day 291 – Klamath Falls, USA I may have had in mind to walk today, but the cold quickly convinced me to seek warmer clothing. Yesterday evening I went out long enough to get a sleeveless fleece, but today I wanted pants. I ended up in a farm and ranch equipment store, which had an…
Klamath Falls
Day 290 – Klamath Falls, USA After a night aboard the train -not too bad, I had chosen the Business class with wide seats and plenty of legroom-, I arrived at Klamath Falls not quite rested and bright-eyed. I’ve crossed the state line into Oregon, and I’m slightly inland… hence the snow on the ground,…
Walk in Chinatown
Day 288 – San Francisco, USA I spent a productive morning doing laundry. Not glamorous but necessary! But as the day was half nice after that, I went out again, and decided to walk in Chinatown. I had briefly crossed the neighbourhood in my hop-on, hop-off bus, but this time I wanted to take my…
Music in the park
Day 287 – San Francisco, USA With a day promising to be nice, I went back to the Golden Gate Park for a visit to Shakespeare Garden with a picnic. I wasn’t the only one having the idea to take advantage of the weather, and today being a Saturday, I passed plenty of families on…
Museum day
Day 286 – San Francisco, USA Today was a busy day, but not my favorite, I must say. I started with a visit to the California Academy of Sciences -to which I only went because I had a free ticket included in my City Pass-, and was a bit disappointed. It is geared for children…
Alcatraz and Botanic Garden
Day 285 – San Francisco, USA Famous Alcatraz, the prison island, supposedly the most secure -until the breakout of 1962-, and subject of quite a few movies. It’s mostly for the movies that I went there, and because it’s one of the things to do in San Francisco, because otherwise, visiting a former prison that’s…
Aquarium of the Bay
Day 294 – San Francisco, USA I started the day with a short stop at Alcatraz Cruises to update my ticket to a Citypass, with substantial savings. Including a ticket to the Aquarium of the Bay, which I wanted to visit for its giant octopus. (I want the real-size stuffed toy.) I was a bit…