San Fran

By chance we stayed right on famous route 66 in Arizona and after 9 or so hours of driving we finally arrived into Berkley.

Spent a fun evening with Amy and her roommates who play super smash brothers, are all in the band and take summer classes. So young, just finished their first year,  it was fun to chat with them about cooking and classes and college experience, all while Michelle and Amy went to grab few groceries and beers. Amy was so hospitable, she even insisted on sleeping on the couch while we rested in her own bed.
She made us a map if things to check out in the city but our adventure led us to other places. We checked out pier 39, a popular tourist area, had some beer samples in the afternoon, got a caricature of our beautiful faces and went onto many other little shops. One was a puzzle store where we played with brain teasers and logic puzzles. There was also a cool game where electrodes are attached to the forehead of a person and brain signals and heart beat is recorded. Whoever is most relaxed, moves a ball into opponent's corner. With your brain. Very cool. Seeing how relaxed i usually am and how excited Michelle is, the game should be a no brainer, right? WRONG. she schooled me on the relaxation three times in a row. I didn't have a chance. Goes to show you - never underestimate the lady with her brain.

When in San Fran, ride the bike and oh we did. Whole 5 or 6 miles of wrong turns with crazy winds and heavy bike frames and an insane amount of obstacles.
We did make it to the place to eat only to find out that it was closed for 2 hours. Hungry and tired we got a lyft to Chinatown and devoured some hunan goodness. Things started to look up. Or car was parked sind distance away and we had to rush to avoid the ticket. Another success - no ticket!

Nathan was getting out of work and we spent a lovely evening at his place enjoying stouts, music,  and book conversations. In the evening he even brought us atop of a hill from which you can see the whole city. It was cold and rainy and foggy, but we did anyway. But only after he showed us a ridiculously yummy burrito place, with which our bellies were stuffed. Yum.

One last thing to do in California was top check out the golden gate bridge. We left the activity to the last leg of our adventure.
Turns out, fog is a bitch :) but we did it anyway and even snapped some sweet shots.
Few hours of driving to a winery and a lavender farm concluded this phenomenal trip.

Or was that the conclusion?..