I spent the last 3 days with Tanya in Manhattan, which could have been my new favorite city now, if it wouldn’t be so freezing cold. But life there is just amazing. We always came back late in the night (or early in the morning) and there were still so many people out on the streets having a great time.
Besides the usual sight seeing and lots of good food, we went to New York for Pavi’s bachelorette party and also to Sophie’s farewell. This crazy, little French girl is going to climb Mount Everest within the next two months.
Gallery: New York City (79 pictures)
This weekend I went on a camping trip to Big Sur with a bunch of friends. Some nice hikes on Saturday, singing, drinking and dancing around the campfire during the night and an awesome beach on Sunday.
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Good food, kite mud boarding and more good food.
The tide in the bay was so low today, that we had to walk through knee-deep mud to get to the water. Unfortunately we needed to go the same way back.
Today we went out to Sonoma [map] in Marin County and had quite some fun at the Jim Russell Racing Drivers School, the oldest driving school in the USA. First we got some lessons from our personal instructors and later on we had a little race against each other. I took some videos on the track, but unfortunately they didn’t turn out as nice as I hoped. So just some random pictures.
Nob Hill is an affluent district, home to many of the city’s old money families. Sometimes it is sarcastically referred to as Snob Hill (in fact, “nob” was a 19th century slang term synonymous with “snob”). The area was settled in the rapid urbanization happening in the city in the late 19th century. Because of the views and its central position, it became an exclusive enclave of the rich and famous on the west coast who built large mansions in the neighborhood … read more on Wikipedia:
Rachel’s 33rd birthday at 111 Minna Gallery (downtown) and again an awesome party at Will’s loft in the Mission.
Actually it’s Tanya’s, but she likes to share. As a trade-off I’ve to cook the delicious food. [map]
One day hiking trip and picnicking at the Alamera Falls [map][yelp] close to Point Reyes in the Marin County, one hour north of San Francisco.
Photographer: Philip Werner
