California

  • A mummy story from San Jose

    Did you know that there was an Egyptian Museum in the Capital of Silicon Valley and that it happens to be the largest of its kind on the US West Coast? Did you know that this place is believed to be the only Egyptian Museum in an actual Egyptian-styled...
  • Snapshots from the City of Santa Cruz – California

    A photo feature on Santa Cruz, CA a seaside town on California's Central Coast. ...
  • Spider - Halloween

    Happy Halloween at ‘Happy Hollow’

    In an earlier post about Happy Hollow Park and Zoo I had sworn that the name was appropriate for this place; with all its reds, yellows, oranges and greens, and lots of children, Happy Hollow Park really is a `happy’ place. Last Sunday, the park was a little more...
  • Fiesta plan flops :(

    With Halloween just around the corner, we’d heard of the Half Moon Bay Pumpkin festival. So I looked it up on the internet and all I wanted to do was just go for it. Everything about it was inviting: the activities, the things to see and the mere size...
  • America's Best Rose Garden, San Jose

    Ever Seen America’s Best Rose Garden at its Rosy Best?

    Did you know: America's Best Rose Garden or one of the best ones is in San Jose, California? Here's a sample of it collections of roses. >>...
  • Framed – Half Moon Bay and Francis Beach

    It was only a few weeks ago that we had chosen to drive to Half Moon Bay in San Mateo County. When we got there, we thought it might not be the best day to be out at the beach. The sky was overcast and the air was cold....
  • The Hamilton drive

    We’ve been living in the SF Bay Area for almost three years now, yet I don’t know why we never really thought of going up Mount Hamilton although we had known about it. A few weeks ago that trip did ultimately happen and I am so glad it did....
  • Lick, through my lens

    If you have been in San Jose, CA or around there and have carefully looked at the skyline, you just might have seen a white dome on one of the hills in the distance.  And that just might have been Lick Observatory right on the top of Mt. Hamilton....
  • Crossing borders

    It was a day of crossing borders. Imagine going from California to Nevada, Nevada to California and back before going into California from Nevada one more time, all this in one day. It was a pleasure trip that we were on but crossing borders was not exactly the plan....
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