I recently returned from a business trip to Northern California (Livermore actually, which is about 30 miles east of San Francisco). I had a few days off in the area before I had to start work on the project, so Malia took a couple days off from the classroom to come down for a little exploring. The weather was great (pretty warm) and we had busy days taking in many of the sights and sounds of the City by the Bay. There is a photo of the two of us on the ubiquitous and touristy, but also quite fun, cable cars. We also traveled north across the Golden Gate Bridge to Marin County and went to Muir Woods National Monument. This was a beautiful place that contains some of the last surviving stands of redwood trees on the California coast. It is truly amazing that it is only a few miles north of the hustle and bustle of San Francisco. There is also another common shot of part of the San Francisco city skyline, complete with the iconic Victorian houses in the foreground. I also happened to be in The City during part of Fleet Week and was able to see an air show over the bay, including a performance by the always-entertaining Blue Angels (pictured). Livermore has quite a few wineries and I had a little bit of time to explore some of them. It was fall harvest season and one of the pictures reveals a combination of wine grapes and autumn splendor. All in all, it was a great trip and good opportunity to see some places that I had not seen in awhile and some new sites as well.
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