Yosemite

We were a bit flexible in our schedule regarding Yosemite Park - two days if the weather was nice, one if it rained and if the forecast was bad as well. (Anything else was impossible because my conference starts tomorrow.) Unfortunately, the later was the case, but the rain kindly waited until 3 pm in the afternoon - before, it was just cloudy - so I got some good photos of the magnificent mountains and trees regardless before we admitted defeat and headed for Monterey, the coast and the sun. Case in point, the most famous of mountains there, El Capitan:

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From Monterey to San Francisco, co-starring sea lions

We arrived in Monterey in the evening, and since Yosemite had been quite exhausting in a good way - Das reckoned we'd done about 16 kilometres worth of hiking - all we were able to do that night was hitting the sheets. But the next morning saw us strolling through the old harbor where the sea lions were sunning themselves, and through Cannery Row, to say nothing of the famous aquarium which made me associate Star Trek for reasons not obvious to the Aged Parents. (Not the last Trek association that day.)

Then we took the so called 17-miles-drive, which on the one side has the most beautiful coast line, and on the other an endless parade of golf places. (I'm not a fan of the sport.)

Lastly, we went to San Francisco, where none of us had been for about fourteen years. Being able to watch the sun set behind Golden Gate Bridge and various ships and boats in the harbor after having walked through Chinatown is something else again! This morning we visited the sea lions - they must be the unofficial coast herald animals! -, and strolled some more, but then it was time for me to part ways with the APs for the next three days and head towards Los Angeles, where the conference will start tomorrow morning. Since I can't devotd myself completely to Lion Feuchtwanger and friends before having shared the aforementioned coastal beauties, I took advantage of the airport wifi again to upload harbors, sea lions, and landmarks alike.

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