The sweetest corner of San Francisco: Ghirardelli Square with its chocolate factory and giant Christmas tree. Andreas stood in front of it for size comparison.

Evening mood at the Ferry Building, the large terminal for ferries crossing San Francisco Bay

May I introduce: The Painted Ladies! The Victorian style group of houses is very pretty to look at... as are the other houses around Alamo Square

Hello

Had some time before departure and drove spontaneously to the pretty Santana Row shopping street in San Jose. Interesting shops and beautiful Christmas decorations all around. I would have liked to have been here in the evening when all the lights were on. Maybe we'll come back...

Next stop in Cupertino on the Infinite Loop, home of Apple...

We leave San Francisco over the Bay Bridge

Today was the last shopping Saturday before Christmas and there were big discounts in many shops. The rush is correspondingly large, for example here on the semicircular escalators at NORDSTROM on Market Street

Kilauea Eruption - Episode 52

As previously mentioned, Kilauea is currently erupting every 2-3 weeks for about half a day. The volcano is monitored with extensive technology and personnel, and thus there is a...

Week 65 - it's all about wildlife

This week we experienced a lot again, starting on Sunday with a highlight. Under bright sunshine, we ventured out on a boat to cruise for 6 hours in the fjords of Kenai Fjords...

Big Island

Our last stop on the Hawaii island-hopping tour is Big Island. The name says it all: The island is so large that it takes about 2 hours to get from one side to the other. That’s...

Week 64 - Glaciers Up Close!

The weather in Valdez unfortunately wasn't in our favor, and so it rained almost continuously. This left us completely unable to view the surrounding mountains. However, we...