My trip to San Francisco / Silicon Valley


hey everyone. wanted take moment , share guys. past weekend able check major bucket list item off list. girlfriend , had great opportunity of being able visit san francisco california , cupertino/silicon valley in matter of 3 days.

started out in san francisco on friday. hotel stayed @ within walking distance of union square, apple store. of course that’s first place went. arrived enough witness beginnings of iphone 8 launch day. , nuts! people everywhere , press coverage too.

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after touring store , union square location did typical tourist stuff in san francisco. took in great food, walked through chinatown, went out fisherman‘s wharf, , rode cable car. fun stuff!

next morning (saturday) grabbed breakfast local french bakery. instead of eating there decided drive north see golden gate bridge. view while eating our french pastries.

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after time make our way palo alto. wanted go apple store there. being 1 of stores frequented steve jobs , other apple executives jony ive. had plan. see, instead of pre-ordering new iphone 8+, decided wanted buy new phone store steve jobs had spent time at.

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after getting phone , walking around downtown palo alto couple of hours. time make our way steve’s house. first picture took new iphone.

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it’s hard describe felt being near home , standing within few feet of lived , died. calming, exciting, breathtaking , overwhelming. standing in same place had read had me in awe.

after leaving there decided trip wouldn’t complete without visiting garage began. off los altos went.

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after seeing garage time make way 1 infinite loop. , spectacular place!

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of course had buy merchandise @ newly renovated apple store on site. :)

, last not least, trip wouldn’t have been complete without getting in close proximity apple park.

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next morning (sunday) girlfriend , took couple of wine tours in mountains above silicon valley. views of valley , mountains breath taking while sipped awesome wine. @ how huge apple park is!

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trip i’ll never forget!
reading , checking out.
 

amazing city, great photos!
 


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