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A California Vacation

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Got back from an awesome July 4th weekend in California. Fantastic place and a great time. Nothing can beat that. Silicon Valley is a beauty with almost all big names in technology within a 20-30 mile radius. Google, Oracle, Yahoo, Microsoft, eBay, McAfee, Apple, Stanford University, Abbott, Sun Microsystems, Intel etc and a whole lot more. That place is a haven for technology freaks. No wonder SV is as expensive and in demand as seen on the television. Gas prices are at approximately $4.55 a gallon. Ouch!!

Visited San Jose, Palo Alto, Monterey, Sausolito, Mystery Spot and of course, San Francisco. Couldn't help but enjoy the amazing creation that is the Golden Gate Bridge with the notorious Alcatraz prison and the jaw dropping San Francisco downtown in the backdrop. Lombard Street with its almost 90 degree uphill drive and the crooked downhill crawl is a sight to watch and a thing to believe that such wonders do exist. Driving in SFO is not for the weak hearted. Glad to be on the passenger's seat for the entire ride. Ended the day at Pier 39/Fisherman's Wharf. A jolly good place.

One of the most beautiful places in Northern California is the 17-Mile Drive between the Pacific Grove and Pebble Beach. The most lavish and grand mansions are situated here and the views of the Pacific Ocean is magnificent. Sunset was amazing and the ride enjoyable. I am praising the place too much isn't it. Can't help it but the place is indeed worth every penny spent.

Mystery Spot was a great mystery. There is no explanation as to what happened there a long time ago but defying the laws of physics was something I could cherish a lot. You see I wasn't that great in Physics while in school. Sarcasm indeed.

Wish we could stay there for few more days. But all good things must come to an end and blessedly it was the perfect ending to a great getaway.

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