Spending just two weeks in California is rather short. Still, it is enough to get a first impression of this US state with its extraordinary beautiful landscape. Hopefully, this travel diary (which is mostly in German) encourages some other travellers to visit this nice place as well. So, have fun reading my diary and thumbing through my pictures!

• August 6, 2003   –   Travelling to California

  • Having just arrived in New York yesterday, we boarded an airplane again today – quite an exhausting way to start your holiday! After a flight of almost seven-and-a-half hours, we could enjoy the first glimpse of California: the lights of Los Angeles by night.

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• August 7 & 21 – 23, 2003   –   Los Angeles

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    In Los Angeles, we explored Downtown and Hollywood. Moreover, we visited the California ScienCenter, the Universal Studios Hollywood, and the Aquarium of the Pacific.

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• August 8 – 11, 2003   –   California Coast

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    The first two days were dedicated to the Pacific Coast Highway ...

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    ... before exploring the city of San Francisco.

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• August 11 – 14, 2003   –   Sierra Nevada

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    A green idyll at Lake Tahoe – quite typical of the Sierra Nevada!

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    The hightlight of our three Sierra Nevada crossings within four days was, however, Yosemite National Park.

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• August 15 – 16 & 20, 2003   –   Desert

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    Whether it is Death Valley ...

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    ... or the Colorado Desert – deserts are fascinating despite their scantiness.

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• August 17 – 19, 2003   –   Arizona

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    We also spent some days in Arizona, where we visited the Grand Canyon – without doubt the ultimate hightlight of the whole stay in the West of the US!

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• August 23 – 24, 2003   –   Leaving California

  • Back to New York!

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