On my first working trip to California, whiuch was my first trip working as
a pilot, I went to the Universal studios.
 The
Universal Studios. Also on the picture are Annemarie, Mike and Merel |
 Do
you remember this building from the box office movie Back to the Future? |
 This
Bridge collapses when you drive over it.. But it quickly rebuilds itself...
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I also visited Disneyland in Anaheim (close to LA)
 Goofy |
 The
Castle in Disneyland |
 Toon
Town |
 And
Mickey.. |
San Francisco
I was once in San Francisco during a roundtrip holiday in California.
 Alcatraz
prison |
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 San
Franciscos Bay bridge and skyline |
 The
horsetrams San Francisco is famous for. They are pulled by a cable. Origanally
these cablecars were pulled by horses. |
 Another
Cable car |
 Pier
39, with its sealions |
During the same roundtrip in California I made some pictures not associated with a major city but just with California.
 A
saloon as you expect it in a western movie. It is still in use and you can
get great drinks inside. |
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Sequoais in Kings Canyon and Sequoia National Parks  |
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General Grant Tree, or The Nations Christmas Tree is a living shrine. Dominating its forest neighbors, the General Grant Tree is considered by many to have the most beautiful "classic" sequoai form. The fossil record indicates that ancient species first appeared in the western U.S. about 50 million years ago. Changing climatic conditions reduced its range to isolated groves along the western slope of the Sierra Nevada. Congress created General Grant National Park in 1890, a 4 square mile area to protect the Big Trees from the lumberman's axe. In 1926 the tree was proclaimed the Nation's Christmas Tree, and annual celebrations are held at its base each December. More recently the Tree was dedicated as America's only living national shrine in memory of those who died defending this country.
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 The
size of a giant Sequoia, compared to the size of a human being. |
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 Death
Valley Desert, one of the hottest places on earth during summer. luckily
we were here in winter. |
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 Yosemite
National Park |
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 Raindeer
in Yosemite National Park. |
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 A
waterfall in Yosemite |
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 Yosemite
Falls |
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 A
Pelican in Santa Barbara |
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 The
pier in Santa Barbara |
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 Sunset
in Santa Barbara |
Alcatraz
prison. The famous high-security prison in the United States. It was vey
hard to escape from the island as the seawater was cold and it was a long
swim to the shore. Alcatraz is now in use as a museum.