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San Francisco Photos

Sebastian — Sat, 03 Oct 2009 11:12:36 +0000

I finally got a chance to go through my photos from San Francisco… :)
Barbara’s got some more! :)

Montana and Yellowstone NP

Sebastian — Tue, 04 Nov 2008 23:43:18 +0000

Since I’ve never been to Montana nor Yellowstone National Park, I decided I would visit Ginny in Missoula, Montana and rent a car and drive down to Yellowstone. Ginny and Ron moved back to Montana after I had been at there place in Chico, CA two years ago. Even though we just spent two days together, it was really, really great to see them again.

The western part of Montana is quite hilly and the drive down to Bozeman was everything but boring. It’s about an three hour drive if you don’t stop.
In Bozeman I stayed at Roses and Nicoles place (they are both CouchSurfer) for the night and headed out to West Yellowstone early in the morning. Driving through Yellostone reminded me of some other tectonic active places I have seen, like Lassen Volcanic NP or Iceland.

Butterflies in Omaha, NE

Sebastian — Sun, 26 Oct 2008 11:27:29 +0000

Even though I’ve been to the zoo in Omaha a few times, it’s always fun to go there again.
They’ve added a new butterfly house since I’ve been there last about two years ago. The butterflies are swirrling all around you and you have to watch your steps since they are also landing on the floor. Because butterflies do have a really short lifespan the zoo gets weekly shippments from all over the world.

United Airlines & checked baggage

Sebastian — Sat, 25 Oct 2008 16:14:02 +0000

United Airlines started to charge extra for every bag you check in (on US domestic flights). This results in almost everybody taking their stuff as carry-on luggage which makes the overhead compartments in the cabin as full as never before. Especially on those small regional express planes they take your bags and put them into the planes baggage compartement anyway – so why not let us check them in in the beginning? That’s just stupid….