We took a guided coach bus tour which started in San Francisco and ended in Los Angeles, making many stops along the way. Sonoma Wine Country, Yosemite, Monterey, a forest with the big Redwoods, Pebble Beach, Carmel, Santa Barbara, Santa Monica, LA, and Hollywood! We were both surprised at how cool it was (or COLD!) for most of the trip until we got to Santa Barbara. For those of you that know me personally, you know that I absolutely HATE THE COLD! The 50's-60's are not a temperature I would have guessed for California! The breeze off the ocean was very brisk. So, in the pictures below, you will see me all bundled up...I was even able to manage to get on two sweatshirts! LOL! It's shocking that I can survive living in Chicago, huh?! Hope you enjoy the pictures ;-)
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| The famous Lombard Street in San Francisco. It's hard to see the actual street with all the foliage, but check out all those cars going back and forth! |
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| San Francisco neighborhoods. Notice how steep it is! Crazy! |
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| Something I really enjoyed on the trip was visiting Ghiradelli Square where they make such delicious chocolate! See the sign behind us, in the upper right? |
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| San Francisco = FOG! I love this closeup shot. The color is fantastic! |
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| Seeing and driving over the Golden Gate Bridge was one of my favorite moments on our trip! |
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| Yosemite National Park. Amazing! |
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| Cool shot Dave captured with a long exposure. |
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| California Coast |
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| One of my favorite things was getting a tour of the Sony Pictures Studios lot! Among the list was the set of Jeopardy and the sitcom "Rules of Engagement", but pictures weren't allowed there :( |
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| The Kodak Theatre is where one of my favorite shows is filmed!! American Idol!! |
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| And of course, we HAD to get a picture of the famous HOLLYWOOD sign! |
Wow ... absolutely stunning photos ... I've visited all of those locations with my brother who lives in San Jose ... so fun to have them bring back such great memories.
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