7.19.2013
The non-typical SF
This is not the typical SF. This is the gluttonous Fisherman's Wharf. Sadly what many tourists will see (and think they have to see) when they tour The City.
The typical SF
A genuine San Francisco building on Columbus. Style, color and atmosphere that's typical for The City.
7.14.2013
Saturday in Oakland, CA
Downtown Oakland with the old Hill Castle Apartment Hotel in the center of the photo.
The city of Oakland
Sarah went to a meeting today in Oakland and I tagged along. The Lake Merritt offers quite a few beautiful views of the city.
7.12.2013
Can't get enuff of 'em!
After a rather confused day we ended up in our favorite pizza restaurant in Marin County: Round Table in Mill Valley. I'm very picky when it comes to pizzas, even pickier than Sarah. But this is da shit. I dream of this pizza for days after we've been here. Just look at this beauty!
From iPad
From iPad
Bugs?
Perry is worrying about bugs in our garden. Our nutty neighbor is even more worried and thinks he sees termites. C'mon guys, have you ever heard the expression to have bats in the belfry?From Sarah's iPhone
7.10.2013
7.09.2013
SOMA
Yerba Buena Gardens in the SOMA district. I've been eating my lunch hundreds of times in this park when I worked at Third street.
7.08.2013
Flights
You all know of the tragic crash at SFO. Scary. But we know the authorities did a great job and still do taking care of victims and relatives and many airlines are waiving their change-ticket fees for all travellers who have to return home while the airport still has excessive delays. Oakland's and San José's airports are used to take care of diverted flights, which normally are due to foggy conditions on the peninsula. Speaking of flights, we have our plane tickets ready for Sweden on the 14th of July but it looks like we have to cancel them. Sarah got a new "summer contract" a few weeks ago and it ends in early August and is worth a lot of money. So it looks like our trip to Sweden has to wait until later.Photo: The Chronicle
7.07.2013
Holiday "fun"
Some people do the craziest things on their holiday weekend. These guys are very far out on the Bay. There are great whites lurking in the waters here.
From iPad
From iPad
7.05.2013
Independent lunch
Stopped by the Epic Roasthouse and had a late 4th of July lunch on our way out of town.
From iPad
From iPad
7.04.2013
The Ferry Building
A conversation between a father and a daughter I overheard the other day:- Look, there's the Ferry building!
- Fairy building? Fairies aren't real.
- It's a boat, sweetie.
- Oh...
The only way is up
One Rincon Hill North Tower is on its way up. This second tower was put on hold due to the recession in 2008 but now when "all is well" in Wall Street of the West Coast, it shot root in the fertilized soil and started to grow.
7.03.2013
Today's special
Can you believe it. This picture is taken in one of the best Indian/Pakistani restaurants in the US. It's actually been rated among the 50 top restaurants in the country. It's authentic, it's shabby, dirty and greasy. It's food heaven. We're talking Shalimar on Jones street, folks.
7.01.2013
Strike is here
People around Bay Area are waking up this Monday morning earlier than usual. Much earlier if they rely on the BART. The much feared strike is here. It's gonna take forever to go to work. This is why we have a car AND three different places to stay: Livermore, Sausalito and San Francisco. Yes, I know it sounds awfully crazy but being married to the most pragmatic wife in the world - you got to be omnipresent.From iPad
6.30.2013
Playstation 2
The Four Embarcadero Center always reminds me of Playstation 2. It has something to do with its shape or form.From iPad
6.29.2013
A weekend of baking equality
The Pride week is already here and on Sunday over 1,5 million people are expected to attend the parade. It's gonna be as sticky as the weather. The temps are gonna be scorching this weekend while a heatwave hits California. Triple digits are expected in the Tri-Valley. Sarah needs to go to her apartment in Livermore to get some stuff but she understandably hesitates. When there are heat advisories around the Bay, the Tri-Valley is even worse.
Financial district
A typical architectural mashup of what you can expect to see in San Francisco: old and new, playful and rigid.
6.26.2013
A dog's best friend
Mike is a dog's best friend. He's always surrounded by them whenever he shows up in Huntington Park on Nob Hill. Cute.
6.24.2013
The Wild West
San Francisco with all its surrounding neighborhoods and suburbs is a big city. And its huge renowned Golden Gate Park is so big it hosts 20 wild coyotes roaming its 1.017 acres of green and lushy landscape, according to SF Chronicle.
Wait, that's Waits he's playing!
A guy at Powell street station is playing songs by Tom Waits. It's not bad. Not bad at all.From iPad
Lunch at the Emporium
Lunching with my Ubi-friends at the Food Emporium like in the old days. This is my Philly Cheese "Steak". Yummi!From iPad
6.22.2013
Where do you want to work my friend?
With two cities on the top of the Glassdoor list the Bay Area has once again shown its prominence as the best place to work in. San José and San Francisco are the best cities to work in on a list of 50 major cities in the US. Why am I not surprised?
Iconic #2
The steep California street, Financial district with Bay Bridge and the ever blue California sky. San Francisco is beautiful and breathtaking, folks.
6.20.2013
US Open
Steve Breen in the morning paper always gives me a good laugh with his sharp-eyed cartoon contributions on the politics in this country.From iPad
A boy's gotta do what a boy's gotta do
Quite a few friends have asked me if I still play video games after I left the games industry behind me (for good). It depends. I've been in a "quarantine" for a few months but when I came back to San Francisco and met all my friends who live for this crap I couldn't resist start playing again ;-) At the moment I'm playing the mandatory Bioshock Infinite and the notorius Dark Souls. When I'm not "taking care" of the house in Sausalito (for better or worse) that is. Or when Sarah isn't reaching for the remote.
Southwest view
Southwest view from our rental on Jones. The area with new highrises coming up is the Civic Center district.
6.18.2013
The Monday afternoon mood
"Honey, that leaves us with two options. One, grab some grub right here in Chinatown or two, grab some grub somewhere else." (Dry logic by Perry on a Monday afternoon, when hunger is a demanding force that blurs reason, manner and patience).From Sarah's phone
6.17.2013
Bike the pole
Park your bike up the pole. It's free. And it won't get stolen. Jack London Square, Oakland.
Father's Day lunch
It's Father's Day and we're celebrating old Karl (with the biggest smile on earth) at Fungomare by Jack London Square, Oakland.
6.16.2013
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