England and San Francisco pictures.

England has been really good. Weather has been surprisingly warm, except for when it's sunny it gets quite near freezing. I've returned to the work hard, play hard -mode of living, and somehow I've managed to get by with less sleep than usual (only 7h a night). I think my body doesn't fully agree though, as I had the first tummy upset since Shanghai.... which made me think about how lucky I've been during my travels - the only time I've been ill was the ear canal infection in Koh Tao almost a year ago. I don't think I've even had a cold in a year and a half!

The initial culture shock has passed and England feels very much like home again, as there are so many lovely people around (and not enough free time to spend with them). There has been all kinds of amazing food, dinners, pub trips, cups of tea, country houses,... and still more to come! In the beginning of November I met up with my parents in London and it was awesome to see them - it has been ages since we were in Hua Hin together. We spent some quality time together shopping and sightseeing from the air, first at St Paul's Cathedral dome in the morning and then at London Eye in the same night!

Without further ramblings, here are some San Francisco photos taken with my useless old Nokia:

Golden Gate Bridge from North at lunchtime.

Golden Gate Bridge from North at sunset.

Giant Redwood in Muir Woods.

Cablecar at Union Square.

And most importantly; 50 Jelly Belly flavours! The factory is not too far from Davis...