Tag Archives: san_francisco

No love for Amtrak tonight

Posted on 2008-08-05 by Jim Vanderveen

(NB: We went to San Francisco on Sunday. I’ll write about the rest of the trip later, but right now I need to vent!) Coming home from San Francisco yesterday got a bit too adventurous for my tastes. We made … Continue reading →

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2008 exchange student

Posted on 2008-04-29 by Jim Vanderveen

[Claire]: http://sonicchicken.net/blog/wordpress/2007/08/31/claires-visit/ [Marseille]: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marseille%2C_France [Caroline]: http://carolyn-b.skyrock.com/ [mbaqu]: http://www.montereybayaquarium.org/ [SF advice]: http://sonicchicken.net/blog/wordpress/20070901/sf-tour-ideas/ [Jelly Belly tour]: http://jellybelly.com/Cultures/en-US/NewsEvents/Stores/Jelly+Belly+Visitor+Center+-+Fairfield.htm [Music Circus]: http://www.sacramentomusiccircus.com/ [world clock]: http://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/personal.html?cities=330,1440,217 “Clock showing times in Marseille, Sacramento, and UTC” We hosted a French foreign exchange student, [Claire][], last summer. It … Continue reading →

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San Francisco touring suggestions

Posted on 2007-09-01 by Jim Vanderveen

We had a great time when we took [Claire](http://sonicchicken.net/blog/wordpress/2007/08/31/claires-visit/) to San Francisco, but there were a few things we could have done to improve the trip. I’m documenting all this

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Claire’s visit

Posted on 2007-08-31 by Jim Vanderveen

Several months ago, Barb signed us up to host a French foreign exchange student. We were hoping to have our [remodeling project](http://sonicchicken.net/remodel) finished before that time came, but unfortunately we were still living in a house under construction when Claire … Continue reading →

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