Passing Time

Hope you all had a great weekend, mine was spend mostly sightseeinging San Francisco seeing that I hardly have time left. Time just seems to pass by so fast and I can't believe I only has six more weekends left in the USA before I return to South Africa. Here are some of the picture from the weekend.

Haight & Ashbury|Golden Gate Bridge|Pier 39|Ferry Building

From San Francisco with love...

As I'm currently working on a scrapbook, I can't help but get emotional when I look at some of the pictures, especially the ones of San Francisco. I love the city, people, landscape, culture and the fun things to do here. I spend so much time  exploring, shopping and just enjoying what the city has to offer. There is something of everything from all the the great shopping hotpots to some of the best museums and restaurants.

As the time is drawing nearer for me to leave, I know I will miss spending time in the city. It holds a special place in my heart and I know I will definitely come back.

4 days and 3 States later...

A few days ago I went on a four day bus trip travelling through California, Nevada and Arizona with two other girls. We had stops at Yosemite National Park, Las Vegas, Grand Canyon and the Hoover Dam. I think out of the whole trip the one place I was most excited about visiting, was  Las Vegas.

Of course it's the city that never sleeps. We spend two days there, at the Excalibur hotel on the  Las Vegas strip. The city is like no other, I had no  sleep at all for the two days. 

There was so much to see, from an Eifel Tower, a Statue of Liberty, a little piece of Venice, the Fountains at the Ballegio and so much more. The city comes to life at night, the lights, the people, all famous hotels, all the attractions and shows. It was a great trip, thanx guys!!!  

Day 1: Yosemite National Park

Day 2: Las Vegas

Day 3: Grand Canyon and Hoover Dam

Day 4: Back home

Freshly Ground in San Francisco

Last night South African band Freshly Ground performed in San Francisco. It was a full house with mostly South Africans in the audience, I think because everybody was singing along to the music.

 The band was great, they had the audience to their feet dancing to their beats. I had a great time listening and dancing to the music and being surrounded by fellow South Africans too. 

By the end of the night they ended of with the world cup song which was a perfect end to a great night.

Happy 4th of July!!!

Happy 4th of July!!! I managed to go a to parade yesterday and watch how Americans celebrate their Independence day. It was fun to see how people get involve and just come together and celebrate. Which was no surprise to me at all because one thing I've learned since living in the USA, holidays are taken seriously!!! And of course a reason to party!!!  

Stars and Stripes

I can't believe that we are half way through the year already, time is flying by so fast. I'm so thankful , I had a great 2011 so far and excited for the rest of the year. I'm looking forward to the weekend and it's 4th of July weekend as well which means an extra day off.

I must say that Americans really put a lot into holidays, walking around in the stores you know what holiday it is, you cant miss the stars, stripes, red, white and blue everywhere. From ideas for the barbecue, party decor to what what to wear and of course 4th of July sales everywhere. Since it's my second year to celebrate 4th of July I'm hoping to see some sort of 4th of July parade and see more fireworks. Have a great weekend!!!

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Swedish Midsummer

This has been a busy weekend, it started with watching South African jazz legend Hugh Masekela perform in Oakland on Thursday and Friday. Then there was San Francisco Pride Parade and watching One Republic perform in the Golden Gate park today, but the one thing I do want  to get to, is the Swedish Midsummer celebration on Saturday.

 I had the pleasure of celebration the Swedish Midsummer festival with some of the girls, it was so much fun. We ate Swedish food, played some games and a I learned a few things about Swedish culture that I didn't know before. 

The Swedish had some yummy snacks we then went to Lake Temescel to play some games. girls Sandra, Anna and Kasja did an amazing job of everything the, food, decor and games. After we  It was like having a piece of Sweden here in the USA.

Style Inspiration - Pleats

I love these pleated maxi skirts, I've seen some of my favourite blogger wear them. I like that it's  made of chiffon so it just flows on the body and easy to wear.

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