On another lovely and sunny California day we decided to see a famous institution of learning---University of California-Berkeley. It was a nice drive along the bay---Northern California is absolutely beautiful. Berkeley itself was an interesting place. On the one hand, there is the university---even the campus had the atmosphere of a great and long-standing place of learning. On the other hand, there is the town of Berkeley---when people told me it was the hippy capital of the US, they were not exaggerating. Everything was very earthy, with lots of dreadlocked people walking around, and even some tie-dye stuff spotted around.
Next we drove to an overlook from where you could get an incredible view of the Golden Gate bridge. Driving on it doesn't really do it justice. Looking at it from a nearby cliff really takes your breath away. The sun reflecting off it made it look glowing. It is one of the grander sights that I have ever seen.
After taking about a thousand pictures of the majestic architectural structure, we went over the cliffs down to a beach. While it was too cold to get into the water, we did get our feet wet in the Pacific (cold:). We then had a mini-hike in the nearby hills overlooking the ocean and a scenic drive back, topping the evening off with a delicious Puerto Rican dinner.
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