{"id":1083,"date":"2010-01-02T09:51:56","date_gmt":"2010-01-02T08:51:56","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/barebente.com\/blog\/?p=1083"},"modified":"2014-02-09T00:25:16","modified_gmt":"2014-02-08T23:25:16","slug":"californaey-south-out-about-around-and-back-up","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/barebente.com\/blog\/2010\/01\/californaey-south-out-about-around-and-back-up\/","title":{"rendered":"Californaey &#8211; south, out, about, around and back up"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Renting a car for a few days! Good to have own wheels &#8211;<!--more--><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1084 alignleft\" title=\"google sign\" alt=\"IMG_1206aW\" src=\"http:\/\/barebente.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/01\/IMG_1206aW.jpg\" width=\"600\" height=\"208\" \/><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/barebente.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/01\/IMG_1184aW.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-1086\" title=\"waiting for the train\" alt=\"IMG_1184aW\" src=\"http:\/\/barebente.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/01\/IMG_1184aW.jpg\" width=\"600\" height=\"386\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Got up godawfully early on new years day to go pick up the car. Empty streets in San Francisco; strewn with confetti, rubbish and a distinct air of stale beer and spirits. As it should be, after new years eve. The BART was having minor hiccups, so we had the privilege of hanging around the station for a while.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/barebente.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/01\/IMG_1201aW.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-1087\" title=\"stanford, palm drive\" alt=\"IMG_1201aW\" src=\"http:\/\/barebente.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/01\/IMG_1201aW.jpg\" width=\"600\" height=\"436\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Stanford, Palm drive. Creatively.<\/p>\n<p>We had brunch in Palo Alto. This area and silicon valley is nothing like I imagined.. (too long a story).<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/barebente.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/01\/IMG_1210aW.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-1091\" title=\"google headquarters\" alt=\"IMG_1210aW\" src=\"http:\/\/barebente.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/01\/IMG_1210aW.jpg\" width=\"600\" height=\"461\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>We found Google, it was practically deserted, and had a wee wander about.<\/p>\n<p>This did not sit well with the security, and a friendly, shuffling guy in uniform asked us to please leave. He apologized profusely, but escorted us off the premises.<\/p>\n<p>We snickered for the rest of the day. Trespassers&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/barebente.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/01\/IMG_1226aW.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-1088\" title=\"train graffiti\" alt=\"IMG_1226aW\" src=\"http:\/\/barebente.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/01\/IMG_1226aW.jpg\" width=\"600\" height=\"199\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Abandoned train, towards Salinas.<\/p>\n<p>Spontaneous plan: catch the sunset on the coast, we hastened to the Bixby bridge.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/barebente.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/01\/IMG_1235aW.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-1089\" title=\"bixby bridge sunset\" alt=\"IMG_1235aW\" src=\"http:\/\/barebente.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/01\/IMG_1235aW.jpg\" width=\"600\" height=\"418\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>sun sets on the cliffs<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/barebente.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/01\/IMG_1291aW.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-1090\" title=\"bixby bridge sunset\" alt=\"IMG_1291aW\" src=\"http:\/\/barebente.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/01\/IMG_1291aW.jpg\" width=\"600\" height=\"428\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>aaaawwwwww&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/barebente.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/01\/IMG_1324aW.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-1092\" title=\"neon reflections in the bay\" alt=\"IMG_1324aW\" src=\"http:\/\/barebente.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/01\/IMG_1324aW.jpg\" width=\"600\" height=\"446\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>reflections in water, Monterey bay.<\/p>\n<p>Popped into Monterey on the way back up for a bite (yuuuumm!) and some artyfarty camerawork.<\/p>\n<p>Right now, we&#8217;re lounging on comfy beds in a motel in Alameda, out of Oakland. Tomorrow; redwoods, Berkley and back to Sonoma.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Renting a car for a few days! 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