We visited UC Botanical Garden at Berkeley on July 6. It was much bigger and more beautiful than we anticipated. It's definitely worth another trip. Afterwards, we stopped at Nordic House. Of course, Pappa had a shopping spree there, having even bought the hot chocolate powder he liked when he was little. What do you say about that? Sentimental, isn't it?
We went to Alcatraz on July 12. It was hard to get the tickets - we had to order online ten days ahead. We left home at 10am but there was so much traffic on 101 and in the city and it was so difficult to find parking that we almost missed our boat (departing at 12:25pm). Pappa dropped the rest of us at the gate first and went to look for parking - all the garages nearby were full. After he finally found parking he had to run like a superman, just in time to catch the boat. When we got to the island, it was very windy. Luckily, Mama had reminded everyone to bring enough clothes. The audio guide took us from room to room. We were on the island for more than two hours. Other than the history and facilities, the wild flowers were also impressive. After the trip, we walked to Ferry Building -- it took forever because Waigong and Waipo stopped often to take photos --where Waigong and Waipo (and Luca) had noodles and dim sum, and Mama, Pappa and Maya had Japanese food at Delica. In the last photo you can see that Waigong was having a good conversation with the restaurant owner who's from Zhuhai, a coastal city in Guangdong Province. Waigong makes friends everywhere he goes.
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