Down Truckee River

09 August 2012

River rafting is really FUN and exciting!

We waited for our raft to be ready...

took turns to paddle...

to rest...

and most importantly... we did something together as a family :)

It was indeed an experience for all of us... especially me, who probably wouldn't even give it a try if not to meet the 'at least 2 adults per raft' requirement. Very glad that we made the trip back to Lake Tahoe for this.

Yosemite National Park

08 August 2012

After what seemed like many hours on the road, we finally reached the entrance of Yosemite National Park!

Once inside the park, it felt as though we were led into another world surrounded only by beauty in its most natural form... WoW

Everywhere is so so beautiful...

The highlight of our trip was the drive up to Glacier point, which is an overlook of the Yosemite Valley, Half Dome and Yosemite Falls. The view from up there is simply breathtaking that the photographs does not do justice to it.

Half Dome... the iconic symbol of Yosemite National Park

Coit Tower & Sausalito

06 August 2012

We spent Day 2 of our time in SFO visiting places that we didn't manage to cover the last time when we were here in 2009.

Our breakfast was at a very traditional 烧腊 shop in Chinatown... with cheap and good food at only $14 bucks!

Its then to Coit Tower situated on top of Telegraph Hill...

followed by the famous Sausalito's Historic Wooden Houseboat Tour along the Dock of the Bays...

Such beautiful houses with fantastic views :) If only we have a chance to experience staying in one of those houseboat.

We ended our day with a wonderful dinner at Scoma's... 

this time round with a table for 4 :)  

San Francisco

05 August 2012

We arrived at 1 Jelly Belly Lane as our first stop towards San Francisco.

All of us enjoyed the factory tour even though its not our 1st visit here. Well... its always fun to see how the different varieties of Jelly Beans were being made in a working factory! 

With our hotel being just a few minutes walk to Fishermen's Wharf... how could we resist heading there straight? Haha we chiong there right after checking in!

Nothing seems to have changed much... the usual street art like the "spray can painter" and the "silver-man" were still there. Heehee... and of course, my favourite Boudin's too!

We even had time to explore some parts of Chinatown... its funny how the place that I so so dislike previously has now become a paradise to me! Guess that's the normal for someone who has been staying in ulu Potatoland way tooooo long! *oops*

Its High... its Huge... its Lake Tahoe!

04 August 2012

The 1st stop of our national park escapade was to Lake Tahoe, the second largest lake in the world.

The view from the vantage point was simply magnificent. Even a city girl like me was awed by the sight!

I didn't know how we could get the idea that Lake Tahoe was only a lake when the whole place was bustling full of activities. Boating, rafting, cycling and so many more! Kaeden even tried horseback riding with some help from Daddy :)