Surfin’ USA

Back from vacation

Yesterday I returned from my almost 5-week long vacation trip to Germany. It was a blast, even though the weather didn’t live up to the summer season.
For the last week or so, I was joined by Teiko, who managed to take some days off at work. Yay! Among other things we made a short trip to Sweden, which we both enjoyed very much. Teiko also got to meet my family and a lot of my friends. Both of us had a wonderful time!

I have some pictures, mostly of the trip to Sweden. As soon as I get my things organized I’ll look into posting some of them here. As usual, stay tuned!

California with my parents

Finally I get around to post a short report and some pics of the trip through California, which my parents and I did before returning to Germany.
We spent the first few days driving north on the famous Pacific Coast Highway, enjoying some spectacular views (and stopping by an outlet mall on the way ). We then visited San Francisco for a day before moving on to Sequoia National Park with its huuuge trees (the largest in the world) — a beautiful place to which I hope to return for some hiking. On the way back home we even managed to squeeze in a brief stop in Hollywood / Los Angeles…
All in all it was quite a trip, given that everything was packed into mere six days, and we had a great time. But see for yourself (as usual, check the picture subtitles for detailed explanations):