The next stop on our itinerary was
visiting long-time friends in Los Altos, CA.
The closest place to stay was a trailer park in San Jose, about a
fifteen minute drive from their house.
Beverly’s and Judy’s Grandmothers were friends in Germany first and then
in Chicago; their Mothers were friends in Germany and then Chicago also. Bev and Judy were friends in Chicago (north
side/south side!) and when Beverly married Harry, Judy was the maid-of-honor at their wedding. Now, many, many years later, Bev and Harry
and Judy and Mike are friends even
though it has to be long distance!
We got a tour of their home and it is beautiful. Beverly exhibited her culinary skills,
preparing brunch and two dinners that we thoroughly enjoyed. We can’t believe the amount of traffic, the
way the driver’s drive, and all the changes in highways we had to make. Glad we live in a small town!!!
We then got a tour of San Francisco,
having things pointed out by the two locals.
There was fog from the ocean hiding a lot of the Golden Gate Bridge. At one point Bev and Judy got out and tried
to take pictures of it which was quite dramatic, of Alcatraz with some fog, and
of the skyline of the city. At 1:30 we had reservations for lunch at one of
their favorite restaurants, Beach Chalet.
A favorite because of the view of the ocean, not the food. We could barely see the ocean because of the
fog and we laughed about it a lot! This
had never happened to them before. The
next day we visited for a while and then took off to see some different areas
that we hadn’t seen before. The amount
of space taken up by Apple Computer is amazing, seeing their signs all
over. Some spaces they own and some they
rent. They are in the midst of building
a-mile-square round building with parking underneath which should be ready in
2016. They will have bikes for employees
to get around and many things that no one knows about now. Afer having dinner out we said our ‘thank
you and good-byes, and then made the trip back to the campground in San
Jose. This has been a great visit with
good friends! Hope they enjoyed it
as much as we did.
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