A palace filled with plants and flowers
I was standing under massive palm trees, looking at how the stained glass windows splattered color all over their deep green leaves. And then it started to rain. I saw […]
Tag Archives: California
Hop on, hop off: A San Francisco treat. Maybe
I can’t decide whether to endorse the hop-on, hop-off buses in San Francisco. I only used one company. And there are two or three others that line up at Union […]
10,000-step tour: Downhill in San Francisco
I didn’t mean to plan a downhill walk in San Francisco. And I was sorry I had when I got to the last leg and was looking up the city’s […]
Movie magic at Warner Brothers Studio
I couldn’t go to Los Angeles without seeing where the magic is made. Walking around the sound stages, prop shop, and sets of Warner Brothers Studio, I felt as if […]
Grammy Museum celebrates the best
If you love music, any kind really, you’ve got to put the Grammy Museum in Los Angeles on your must-see list. And then plan on spending a few hours here […]
10,000-STEP TOUR: Downtown L.A.
I wanted to see the Walt Disney Concert Hall. And the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion. So I rushed up Bunker Hill to get there for the 10:15 tour. Silly me. I […]
POSTCARD from San Francisco’s other bridge. Morning, noon, night
It’s a sunshiny day in San Francisco. The International Orange span of the Golden Gate Bridge is famous the world over, an iconic symbol of San Francisco. But I find […]
Man of words and action — Jack London
There was the fire, snapping and crackling and promising life with every dancing flame. — To Build a Fire How many years ago did I read Jack London’s “To Build a […]
TIPSY TOURIST: Wine and film at Coppola
Fascinated by film, and amazed by Sonoma wines, I had to stop at Francis Ford Coppola’s Sonoma winery on our recent visit to California’s wine country. In fact, reservation at the restaurant […]
A night away in a railway car
I had a chance to sleep in a caboose. And I jumped on it. I saw the photo on the website of that lovely room with the curved ceiling, that […]
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