Sunday, March 15, 2009

Day Two: San Jose, Monterey, and Big Sur (kinda)

Today was a fabulous day!!!

A casual breakfast, then driving to Monterey. Monterey is gorgeous and a pretty typical US Tourist Town. We went to the aquarium and did some shopping. The highlight for me was actually eating lunch on the deck at the aquarium :-). J had packed us fabulous sandwiches, fruit and yogurt.

After lunch we went shopping (you don't want to know how much salt water taffy I bought).

Then it was time for driving to Big Sur... but when we got there it was closed. The state park was closed, which was disappointing. So we came home, made dinner and watched "Milk."

I'm too tired/lazy to post photos today, so maybe tomorrow.

Tomorrow's plans include SAN FRANCISCO!!! Chinatown and wandering down to Fisherman's Warf. It will involve public transportation, including something called the Cal train... so no driving in San Fran... We'll see how this goes - but hey, I get to ride it free because I am disabled/on medicaid/a cripple or something like that.

Goodnight!

Saturday, March 14, 2009

Do You Know The Way

I'm now in San Jose, California :-)

This is my first vacation with friends, and so-far, so-excellent! All our traveling went wonderfully!

And today, our first full day in San Jose was spent eating breakfast (blueberry pancakes, scrambled eggs and sausage), planning, driving around and visiting Japantown. Japantown in
San Jose is quite small, but pretty (it was kind of cloudy and cold this morning, but not bad... not like Wisconsin!). I liked the shops and the grocery store.

Here come the day one obligatory photos: (out of order - quiet, you. I'm tired)


Acupuncture chart outside... Should we do chest PT here instead?

Yummmm
I like the plants here - it may be in the high 50s, but the plants are still pretty :-)

J and I in the airport

M&P in the airport.
Japantown! Totoro!!! aaaaand CAT BUS!
P, K, J & M outside a temple in Japantown.
J and a pretty flower.
Tonight we plan on eating veggie pizza and go to Comedy Sports.

And tomorrow, Monterey and Big Sur!!! :-)

Love,
Carla