California, the big one

10–24 Jul 2025 · United States

15 days4 stops1 country925 km

One big trip a year, and this was 2025's: two weeks, two children, one rented minivan, the whole state top to bottom.

Day 1 10 Jul
1

San Francisco 🇺🇸

United States · 3 nights

Jet lag, fog, a cable car. The children were thrilled by all three.
Day 4 13 Jul
2

Yosemite Valley 🇺🇸

California, United States · 4 nights

Four days in the valley. The list I wrote afterwards is on my page.
Day 9 18 Jul
3

Monterey 🇺🇸

United States · 1 night

Otters. That's the whole review.
Day 11 20 Jul
4

Los Angeles 🇺🇸

United States · 4 nights

Traffic, then the Pacific, then more traffic.

11 Jul

Pier 39 🇺🇸San Francisco, United States
The sea lions. Franek wants to live here now. I can't argue.
12 Jul

Battery Spencer 🇺🇸Sausalito, United States
The postcard view of the Golden Gate. Completely in fog. The children loved it anyway.
18 Jul

Monterey Bay Aquarium 🇺🇸Monterey, United States
Four hours. Otters, jellies, a kelp forest three floors tall. Franek's new career: otter.
22 Jul

Griffith Observatory 🇺🇸Los Angeles, United States
The Hollywood sign on one side, all of Los Angeles lighting up on the other. Free, which in LA feels like a mistake.
24 Jul

Santa Monica Pier 🇺🇸Santa Monica, United States
End of Route 66, says the sign. End of the big trip, says the budget.

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