On our journey for 2 weeks across California we went after the start in San Francisco and a stop in Sacramento over the Lincoln Highway to the beautiful Lake Tahoe.
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California became the thirty-first state to join the United States on September 9, 1850, and is now by far the most populous state in the United States with a population of about 40 million. California lies on the Pacific Ocean and has 1,350 kilometres of coastline. California borders the state of Oregon to the north, Nevada and Arizona to the east and Mexico to the south. In terms of area, California is the third largest state in the USA after Alaska and Texas and the capital has been Sacramento since 1854. Here you can find our travel reports and photos.
Sacramento – Tourist Attractions & Things to do in the Old Town (USA)
On the way from San Francisco to Lake Tahoe, halfway through the capital of California is the cityof Sacramento . It takes only 1.5 hours from San Francisco for the approximately 150-kilometer stretch of Interstate 80. Due to the evening traffic and longer traffic jams, it took us about 3 hours the night before. This morning we wanted to use to explore downtown Sacramento.
» Read the full blog postCable Car – Travel Guide for the famous tram in San Francisco (USA)
In the last few days we have already looked at the most important sights of San Francisco and have really got to know this great city at its best and in bright sunshine. What was missing at the end of our last day was a ride on the legendary Cable Car 🙂
» Read the full blog postMuir Woods – A visit of the Coastal Sequoia Trees in California (USA)
Not only the city of San Francisco has a lot to offer, but also a little away from the city you can experience and look at a lot. Our excursion today took us to the Muir WoodsBiosphere Reserve, which is located north of San Francisco.
» Read the full blog postAlcatraz – Our travel guide for the prison island in San Francisco (USA)
A L C A T R A Z… just when you speak the word, you automatically think of crime fiction, prison outbursts and crooks. The island fortress radiates a special myth in stories and legends are formed around it. Since a visit to Alcatraz is an absolute obligatory program during a visit to San Francisco, we took a closer look at the prison island in the San Francisco Bay 🙂
» Read the full blog postGolden Gate Bridge in San Francisco – Things to know & Photo spots (USA)
It is THE landmark of San Francisco and probably the most famous suspension bridge in the world: The Golden Gate Bridge. Since 1937, it has been the entrance to San Francisco Bay and connects San Francisco with Marin County, the Napa and Sonoma Valleys. The bridge was named after the 1.6 km wide, natural entrance to the Bay of San Francisco. At the time of the California gold rush, the bay entrance was named “Golden Gate” around 1846.
» Read the full blog postSan Francisco – Tourist Attractions, Things to do & Photo spots (USA)
Anyone who knows us a little or follows our travel reports knows that we always love to explore cities on foot and on our own. In San Francisco, it’s not as easy as other cities because of the many steep roads and the long distances, but there’s a lot to discover and see. In total we spent 3 days in San Francisco and would like to show you here the most famous sights and great photo spots, which you should …
» Read the full blog post2 weeks in California – Travel planning & our flight with WOW air (USA)
For our last holiday this year, we planned a round trip through California 🙂 Although we have been to California several times, there are still so many places we wanted to explore together. And so our 14-day trip starts on a rather rainy Sunday morning at the airport in Frankfurt. From here we went with WOW air with a short stopover in Reykjavik to San Francisco.
» Read the full blog postLos Angeles – Walk of Fame, Chinese Theatre & Hollywood Sign (USA)
After a short stopover in Chicago we were loaded around noon at the airport of Los Angeles. From here, our tour through the West and the national parks in the USA can be seen.
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