Trip to California

This past thanksgiving I went on a trip to California. It was a great opportunity to visit my friend Ilyia and to explore the life and scenery of California. All of the pictures from that trip can be found here

I flew in to San Francisco on Wednesday night and chilled with Ilyia in San Fran for a day and a half; While there, we checked out some of the San Fancisco night life and explored a few interesting parts of the city. We then took a road trip down the coastal highway towards LA. That coastal highway goes right on the coast and has some astonishing views.

On the way to LA we stopped in Santa Barbara and took the opportunity to explore the night life there, as well as various parts of this beautiful city. My impression is that the city is very beautiful but in many ways kind of fake.

We then proceeded to LA and met up there with Steve, our friend from University. Steve showed us around the lively Santa Monica and after going bar hopping with Steve and some of his friends, we ended up crashing at his place.

In the morning we went to explore various sites in LA, including UCLA, Beverly Hills, Hollywood and Venice beach. In the evening we drove off back to San Fran, where I hopped an early flight the next morning.

I have to admit that I was very impressed with California and I really liked the weather there and the scenery for the most part. It was an awesome trip and already seems kind of unreal, having returned to a completely different climate in Seattle.

Stay tuned for more selected pictures coming up in the next post ;)