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San Francisco Mandatory Sites

After the breakfast, I visited some of the mandatory sites in the city. After a cable car ride to Fisherman's Wharf I could see the Alcatraz prison and the famous Sea Lions at Pier 39. As you can see, the weather is really sunny (though still cool).

A view from Chirardelli Square, a short walk from the Fisherman's Wharf.

Of course, any San Francisco touristic itinerary should include the Golden Gate. I walked a little bit on the bridge, but didn't cross it to the other side.

Labels: California, English, Round-the-world, San Francisco, Travel

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San Francisco Breakfast

It's a bit chilly here, but the Sun is shining.

And, they have proper cafés here that serve proper Italian coffee in proper cups!

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Los Angeles

Two days is not much to see a big city like LA. On Wednesday, the weather was still warm, so I was walking around Downtown areas.

Yesterday was a bit chilly already. I went to see Old Pasadena and had lunch there. Not really anything spectacular, but it was interesting to note that almost nobody was using a fast and clean public transportation - and LA county alone is supposed to have 8 million inhabitants.

Then my intention was to visit some museums, but when I got out from the metro station, I realised it was clearly not the right one. I then just hopped into the next train and continued all the way to the Universal City.

Today the temperature has gone further down, so I chose some indoors activity instead and took a tour in the Walt Disney Concert hall. This is a view from the roof garden.

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Orange County

Yesterday, I arrived in Orange County to spend a couple of days with my Uncle Ilkka and his wife Pirjo. Some pictures from today:

Mission San Juan Capistrano: