my journey, destination unknown
The girls (or was it only Camille??) and I visited the Exploratorium decades ago. It was the most amazing place — hands on, interesting, encouraged the kids to explore the world and learn how to make connections. While we did not visit on our latest trip to SF, I have high hopes that its new…
Always a fun place to stop and have a bite to eat or grab a cup of coffee!
Beach. The beach. Any beach. It has been far too long. I wish I lived as close to the beach as my sister does!!
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February break we spent looking at college. April break was no different. On the first day of April break, Rob, Camille, Chloe, and I flew out to Washington State to visit colleges in Washington, Oregon, and California. In our first pass, Camille had identified a cluster of schools near Seattle and Portland as possibilities, most…
Just a short walk from my sister’s place is China Beach. I love walking down there and dipping my feet in the Pacific and marveling that she gets to live in such a beautiful place!
While on our out west, spring break, college tour trip, we spent the night between Portland and San Francisco along the coast in Bandon, Oregon. A sweet little town with a gorgeous beach! I’d love to return some day to spend little more time exploring the area.
Like Seattle, the time we spent in Portland was a bit of a whirlwind. Not enough much time to visit lots of places, but long enough to get a little bit of a feel for the city.
After our visit to Pike Place Market, we headed over the next big Seattle attraction. How could we not go? Poor Camille is not a fan of heights, but she went up with us for the great view.
The time change had us up bright and early, so we ventured out to the Seattle “attraction” that was sure to be open that early…. Pike Place. We were there so early that there wasn’t even a line at the “original Starbucks”, so Chloe’s dream came true. We wandered the halls of the market as…
THough it ended up putting us behind schedule, I love prolonging our stay in Bandon!
As we sat down to plan our family/college tour trip to the Pacific Northwest, I had it in my mind that I really wanted to stay on a houseboat during our time in Seattle. While it took a little searching and was certainly not the cheapest option, we found a very conveniently located houseboat for…
Crazy fun area in the park at the base of the Space Needle!
Last San Francisco Photo Friday, I promise! It’s been almost two months since the trip, so time to finish up and move onto our trip to NYC and our summer camping adventures. I had no clue how to get to the top of Telegraph Hill in order to visit Coit Tower – a place I…
On our trip to San Francisco, we encountered flowers and animals everywhere we went. From the seagull that took a bite of Chloe’s ice cream cone down by the piers to the bison that live in Golden Gate Park to the ducklings on Alcatraz, it was one adventure after another!
Transportation Vacation! Apart from getting to San Francisco via MARTA, plane trane, plane (complete with exciting landing) and SuperShuttle, we managed to find a number of ways to get around San Francisco. Bus, ferry, tram, cable car and BART, too! This is an entry for Delicious Baby’s Photo Friday.
While we were in San Francisco last month for spring break, we hit us the “Music Concourse” at Golden Gate Park. While my parents and Camille went to the de Young Art Museum, Chloe and I went to the California Academy of Sciences across the street. Chloe is a scientist. Chloe is a naturalist. She…
We could spend days exploring this amazing park! From Koret Children’s Quarter playground, to the museums, the deYong and the California Academy of Sciences and thenonto all the hidden gardens, I loved being there. Lunch at the Park Chalet was relaxing and delicious. A stroll by the windmills and the bison ended at Sprekles Lake…
The ONE thing the girls insisted on wanting to do while we were in San Francisco last month? Go to Alcatraz! They’ve both been before, but back when they were far to young to remember going. This trip, they’ll remember. Both enjoyed it for very different reasons. Camille loved the history. Chloe loved the natural…
While in San Francisco, we stayed at my sister’s place for much of the time, and took advantage of her close proximity to the beach! Too cold for swimming, but never too cold to walk near the water and gaze out at the long horizon… I sure do wish I lied closer to the ocean!…