Printemps Californien

California is always fun... After my last day of work at the end of February, we spent a couple days with Ryan’s family. It was already the spring in San Jose, I love it.



The apricot tree was blooming.



The dandelion too.



Every time I go, I love the citrus trees in all the gardens: oranges, lemons, mandarins and so on make the branches heavy in the winter, and most people don’t seem to pick them.



Unfortunately after the first day of sunshine it rained for a few days, which was necessary for the dry soil but not so convenient for photos. I really like Californian trees. My favorites are the eucalyptus and the redwood, but here is a sycamore that doesn’t show its real size on the photo:



After a couple days in the south of the Bay area Ryan went home while I stayed with my friend Jess in San Francisco for a few days. And there the weather became super nice and clear.



We took the bikes for a ride.



We went to see the gulls of the exploratorium on the way.



A nice view of the city from up the hill:



We biked across the bridge:



We had a delicious lunch in a little Italian cafe in Sausalito, yum. Then we took a ferry on the way back to the city. Look at these beautiful gull knees:



We saw Alcatraz from up close on the way.



Then we went to see the sea lions by the touristy pier.



We climbed the steepest hill in the city, phew. Walking our bikes of course.



And finally Lombard St from above.



That was such a nice trip! Now we have a week of sorting and cleaning before our big move.