Sixth day, San Francisco: Baker beach
Thanks everybody for the emails and SMS'es to congratulate me on my birthday, that really made my day.
Today was also a lazy day. Bart and I took the bus to Baker Beach, just on the west side of the Golden Gate bridge. After a bit of searching we found the beach at the end of a dead end street in a typical luxurious American neighbourhood. The sun was shining today but the beach was very quiet, probably beacause everybody is working. What a shame; more beach for us to enjoy. Baker biatch (beach) offered a great view on the Bridge and the surrounding cliffs. The closer we came to the bridge, the more our view got spoiled by lots of old naked men. While it is not a nude beach, in the weekends it is supposed to be full of naturists. I guess it is the typical liberated San Francisco spirit.
To answer Sylvia's question: yes, by accident we did stuble upon fortresses. They were built in 1904 to defend the SF harbours. Being 100 years old, they still looked like they were placed no more than a few years ago. At the bunkers, we met a great guy from Texa, he gave us some nice tips for Los ANgeles, on where to go and what to visit. It turns out that there is a 30 year old Industrial Design school in L.A. And General Motors is just around the corner, luring all designers in. But ist is nearly impossible to get into, I guess especially with a &*^%* University of Twente diploma. After gatting burned on every spot with no sun-lotion (No we were not nude, but shirtless!) we took the bus back to the Hostel, had a free Mexican dinner. Bart burned some cd's for Liza, and we went to sleep. I should organize a proper birthday in Ze Nezerlendz when I Get back.
Today was also a lazy day. Bart and I took the bus to Baker Beach, just on the west side of the Golden Gate bridge. After a bit of searching we found the beach at the end of a dead end street in a typical luxurious American neighbourhood. The sun was shining today but the beach was very quiet, probably beacause everybody is working. What a shame; more beach for us to enjoy. Baker biatch (beach) offered a great view on the Bridge and the surrounding cliffs. The closer we came to the bridge, the more our view got spoiled by lots of old naked men. While it is not a nude beach, in the weekends it is supposed to be full of naturists. I guess it is the typical liberated San Francisco spirit.
To answer Sylvia's question: yes, by accident we did stuble upon fortresses. They were built in 1904 to defend the SF harbours. Being 100 years old, they still looked like they were placed no more than a few years ago. At the bunkers, we met a great guy from Texa, he gave us some nice tips for Los ANgeles, on where to go and what to visit. It turns out that there is a 30 year old Industrial Design school in L.A. And General Motors is just around the corner, luring all designers in. But ist is nearly impossible to get into, I guess especially with a &*^%* University of Twente diploma. After gatting burned on every spot with no sun-lotion (No we were not nude, but shirtless!) we took the bus back to the Hostel, had a free Mexican dinner. Bart burned some cd's for Liza, and we went to sleep. I should organize a proper birthday in Ze Nezerlendz when I Get back.
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