California

We are back home after nearly 2 weeks on the West Coast.

Golden Gate Bridge
Golden Gate Bridge

We flew out of Burlington on the way to Berkeley, California to visit our son, Nabil.

Burlington airport
Burlington airport

The first day we met up with our cousins at the carousel in Tilden Park.

Karl on the carousel.
Karl on the carousel.
Courtney on the carousel.
Courtney on the carousel.
Bill Frantz on the carousel.
Bill Frantz on the carousel.
Peri Frantz going down memory lane.
Peri Frantz going down memory lane.

Peri grew up near the carousel and would ride it often after school.
We finished up at a Tibetan restaurant, one of many ethnic restaurants we ate at on the trip.
Ethan Frantz looks on as Karl amuses himself at the restaurant.
Ethan Frantz looks on as Karl amuses himself at the restaurant.

The next few days Nabil drove us around the area, taking California Rt 1 both north and south of San Francisco.

Rt 1
Rt 1

Beach along Rt 1.
Beach along Rt 1.

Coastal hills
Coastal hills

Deer on Rt 1
Deer on Rt 1

We spent some time at the Berkeley Marina.
Family flying a kite in Berkeley.
Family flying a kite in Berkeley.

Squirrel at the Berkeley Marina
Squirrel at the Berkeley Marina

Purple flowers
Purple flowers

San Francisco Bay
San Francisco Bay

Windsurfing in front of the bay bridge
Windsurfing in front of the bay bridge

On our travels, we crossed the Bay Bridge, Golden Gate Bridge, the Richmond Bridge and the San Mateo-Hayward Bridge as well as the Berkeley Pedestrian Bridge.

Golden Gate Bridge
Golden Gate Bridge

Driving on Golden Gate Bridge
Driving on Golden Gate Bridge
Bay Bridge
Bay Bridge

Bay Bridge
Bay Bridge

Berkeley pedestrian bridge.
Berkeley pedestrian bridge.

We enjoyed the street art.

Street art- San Francisco
Street art- San Francisco

Street art - San Francisco
Street art – San Francisco
Street art - San Francisco
Street art – San Francisco
street art - Santa Cruz
Street art – Santa Cruz
Street art - San Francisco
Street art – San Francisco
Street art - Berkeley
Street art – Berkeley
Street art - Berkeley
Street art – Berkeley