door Rob ten Kroode | Sep 8, 2008 | US West Coast 2008
Finally a day to sleep in a bit. At around noon we started our drive to San Diego. We tried to drive as much as possible next to the coast, but that turned out to be a) difficult and b) a lengthy trip. But we got there in the end. We checked into the best hotel of our...
door Rob ten Kroode | Sep 7, 2008 | US West Coast 2008
This was the weekend of the amusement parks. We did three in total: 2 Disney parks (Disneyland and Disney’s California Adventure) and the Universal Studios (on Sunday).No use telling you what we did. You need to experience it ourself. Let’s summarize: we had a lot of...
door Rob ten Kroode | Sep 5, 2008 | US West Coast 2008
The started foggy. But that changed during the morning. At 9am we were at the Hearst castle visitor center to pick up our tickets and get some breakfast. Then the tour started.It is impossible to describe the castle: this is something you have to see for yourself. It...
door Rob ten Kroode | Sep 4, 2008 | US West Coast 2008
We started the day with breakfast on our own private patio. John and Dawn brought a delicious breakfast, so we ended our stay at the Jabberwock Inn very positively. After giving them souvenirs from Holland (small wooden shoes) we had to say goodbye. Too bad, this is a...
door Rob ten Kroode | Sep 3, 2008 | US West Coast 2008
The 17-mile drive is also one of the very few private toll roads. You drive through an area with incredible houses, or better: mansions. at some point you drive past the world famous Pebble Beach golf course. The drive goes back to Monterey, but we got off at Carmel....
door Rob ten Kroode | Sep 2, 2008 | US West Coast 2008
Later then expected we arrived at our destination for the next 2 nights: Monterey. We check in at the Jabberwock Inn. A bed and breakfast place with 7 rooms. We were welcomed by our hosts John and Dawn. After a short tour we dumped our stuff in the room and met the...