last day.

we had lunch at an italian restaurant in San Francisco.

somewhere on columbia avenue i think.

i like this city. it's nice.

i see many things here in california that reminds me of how

much i love europe. palo alto smells a little bit like crete.

but i will miss some things here.

the parts of Los Angeles that i saw and loved.
i am going to miss milkshakes.
the mtn dews.
miss the diners.
miss the palmtrees.
miss the cinemas.
the strange road signs.
all the cars parked on the roads.
not that taxes aren't included in prices though. that is confusing.

i never know how much to pay for stuff. i feel so silly asking.
and not the carpet floors.
or the way the water tastes.. swimming pool anyone?

the weather was absolutely perfect in california while i was here.
apparently people said it was a bit cold for the season.
thanks america. felt like umeå. san diego was an inch hotter though but good.

overall.. i loved it here. it has been a very positive stay.

other san fran posts are here and here

+++ i have HIM's vinyl now. stina got it for me here in america. happyness.

SF...

san francisco, day four.

i went in to the city today and spent some time with Kajsa. we went to a diner, and then we headed to the mission, where she lives. we sat for an hour in a really nice park and had a small picnic with baked bread and olives from an organic little food store close by, eating and chatting while overlooking the skyscrapes. time ran away from us faster than we wanted and i had to catch my train back to palo alto. at the caltrain station i saw cecilia and affe who just returned visiting stina in palo alto. it's the third time we run in to each other. funny. that felt like being in little umeå too! how nice.

we think the mission is quite nice. i seriously loved that park. little tiny place in the world. wish i could have stayed longer, but a week from now, i might have more time. we're going to san diego tomorrow morning. and then driving back up to here via L.A. i'll be back online on saturday or sunday. have a nice week.

those lines look insane and can't possible be safe!!

me in a polaroid taken by kajsa.
i don't have a scanner here,
i will scan it when i get home.

oh. and i can add some more things to the american list:

• BART subway here in san fran has carpet floors in them. WHY?!. i nearly died when i saw that.
  
• don't place the parking permit in the car? why even waste money on getting one then?
• some things are more expensive here, but a lot of things are cheaper.
• 3 pair of converse shoes here for almost the price of a single pair in sweden (yes emily i have them for you!) i hate sweden!.

san francisco, day three.

we left palo alto and went in to "the city" today where we met cecilia and affe who were visiting SF too. we ate at Mels drive in, i finally had a taste of vanilla milkshake and i loved it. we walked around market street, but there wasn't really much to see there, the stores were boring. we didn't have time to go anywhere else today. stina and i had nasty iced latte (don't try it). we finally met kajsa again and we all had dinner at a jazz restaurant which had a live jazz band playing. it was a really nice day with friends here in san francisco. tomorrow i'm going in again to hang out with Kajsa before she leaves for Boston.