Den v San Francisku

Ahoj všichni, 

pokud mě sleduješ na instagramu @dominikafarska, tak jsi si asi všiml/a, že jsem byla v Californii :-) 

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Jelikož měly děti ve škole zimní prázdniny (neboli winter break), tak se moje host rodina rozhodla pro výlet do San Francisca, kde žije bratr mé HM se svou rodinou. Páteční sedmi hodinový let jsme s dětmi absolvovali nad naše očekávání na výbornou. Ubytovali jsme se kousek od bratra mé HM, v městečku San Rafael, nedaleko SF. 

Celý týden jsme trávili s bratrovou rodinou. Hned první den jsme se vydali do NP Muir Woods, kde se nachází červené stromy.  To ti byla nádhera! Děti si tento výlet náramně užily, lezly totiž po všech stromech :-) V ostatních dnech jsme prozkoumávali dětská hřiště, dům na stromě, San Francisco či kamarádčinu zahradu se slepicema. Asi největším zážitkem pro mé děti bylo, když mohly běhat celé odpoledne za slepicema. :-)

Mým volným dnem se stala neděle, rozhodla jsem se ji využit pro průzkum San Francisca. Jelikož nerada cestuji sama, napsala jsem na Aupairky dotaz, zda se nenajde někdo, kdo by mě po SF provedl.  A ejhle - ozvala se Lucka :-) Před polednem jsme si daly sraz u Ferry building, kam me dovezla loď, a odtud jsme se vydaly na průzkum. První zastávkou byl známý Pier 39, kde se nachází mola s Lachtany. Dále jsme pokračovaly k Fishermans Wharf, přes Jefferson Street na Ghirardelli Square. Zde jsme ochutnaly čokoládu ve známé Ghirardelli čokoládovně a pokračovaly po strmé Hyde Street až k známé klikaté Lombard street. Abychom ušetřily trochu naše nohy, rozhodly jsme se pro projížďku Cable Carem, což je starodávná tramvaj. To ti bylo zábavy. Nikdy jsem se snad více nanasmála. Cable Car nás dovezl až na Market Street. Odtud jsme se autobusem vydaly na Alamo Square, kde se nachází viktoriánské domy. No a na závěr jsme nemohly vynechat vyhlídku na slavný Golden Gate Bridge! 

Unavená, ale i přes bolavé nohy šťastná, jsem se vrátil kolem 8. hodiny zpět na hotel. Musím uznat, že kdyby nebylo Lucky, tak bych viděla asi tak jen 1/3. Není nad to, když vás provede někdo, kdo má město v malíčku :-) 

Na závěr jen "Luci díky za super den a vínko na terásce"! Pokud tě zajímá víc o mém životě a cestování, tak me followuj na instagramu @dominikafarska či @inkaupair! 

Xoxo D.

1 day in San Francisco!

Hi guys,

If you follow me on Instagram @dominikafarska, you probably know that I was in California this week :-)

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Because my host kids had school winter break, my host parents decided to spend this time in San Francisco, where lives my hm's brother with a family. Friday's 7 hours flight we survived very well. We checked in close to brother's house, in a little town called San Rafael, nearby San Francisco. 

We were with brother's family almost all week. The 1st day we went to Muir Woods National Park, where you can find beautiful tall red trees. It was wonderful! Our kids very enjoyed this trip, cause they were climbing over all trees :-) Other days we were at playgrounds, tree house, in SF or at friends house where kids were catching chickens. I think that the kid's best experience ever - was hunting the chickens! LoL :-) 

Sunday was my day off. So I decided spend this day in SF. Because I don't like traveling on my own, I wrote request on aupair websites if someone can show me the city. And guess what? One girl Lucie answered me :-) We met by the Ferry building in the morning and then started our trip. The 1st stop was Pier 39 with famous sea lions. Then we went to Fishermans Wharfs, through Jefferson Street to Giarari Square. There we visited famous Girardelli chocolate factory and went to through steep Hyde street to famous Lombard Street. Because we wanted to save our legs a little bit we decided for Cable Car tour. OMG that was the funniest experience ever! I really recommend it! Cable Car took us to Market street and there we switched to bus that took us to Alamo square. There we saw beautiful Victorian houses. So and at the end we couldn't miss the most famous bridge ever - the Golden Gate Bridge! Tired, but despite my painful legs I was happy. I came back to the hotel around 8pm. I have to admit, that if I wouldn't have Lucie I would see only 1/3 of the city. It's definitely worth it to explore the city wih someone who knows every pint. :-)

At the end just "Thank you so much Lucie! I really enjoyed the day with you and our glass of wine at your terrace "!  If you would like to know more about my trips and life, please feel free to follow me on Instagram @dominikafarska or @inkaupair!

Xoxo D.

City with Lenka

Last weekend was City under the snow. Everything was closed and stopped - even the subway! This weekend was totally different, the temperature was so high (unbelievable) - so why not to take a trip, is not it?!

Since the weather last weekend made my trip to the City impossible, I went now. Finally I met Lenka, my Czech friend. I picked her up at the Penn Station around 12.30pm and than we went through Times Square to Central Park.

At Times Square something happened. One lady stopped me there. She held a huge camera and asked me for a picture, cause she really liked my outfit - grey Calvin Klein coat, black Calvin Klein scarf and had and UGG leather boots. I was so happy, but from the other side it seemed to me very odd. So at the end, I just refused with thanks. I hope she was not angry on me...

What would it have been for a walk without Starbucks, right? ISo we grabbed some coffee and headed to the Central Park. After about 20 minutes of walking along 7th Avenue we finally discovered Central Park. When we got there I was kind of sad ... almost all the snow has melted already :-( This could be such a beautiful pictures with snow ... Anyway I tried to take some of them with a melted snow... so lets see :-)

We did a little shopping on the 5th Avenue and then went back to Penn Station. And what nearly happened? Lenka almost did not make the train - of course my mistake :-) But what would be a story with a happy ending, right? :-)

City s Lencou

Minuly vikend bylo City zavaleno snehem tak, ze byla zastavena veskera doprava - i ta podzemni! Tento vikend, byl naopak ve znameni vysokych teplot - tak proc nepodniknout vylet, ze?!

Jelikoz mi pocasi minuly tyden cestu do City zkazilo, vydala jsem se tam ted. Konecne jsem vyrazila za Lencou. Kolem pul 12 jsem ji vyzvedla na Penn Station a vydaly jsme se skrz Time Square do Central Parku. 

Uz na Times Square se prihodilo neco nevydaneho. Zastavila me jedna pani, v ruce obri fotoaparat, se slovy, zda si me muze vyforografovat, jelikoz se ji libi muj outfit. Najednu stranu me to velmi potesilo, ale na tu druhou mi to pripadalo dosti zvlastni. Nakonec jsem ji s diky odmitla. Doufam, ze na me nebyla nastvana...  

Co by to bylo za prochazku, kdybychom se cestou nestavily pro Starbucks, ze? V rukach Starbucks a hura dal... Asi po 20 minutach chuze po 7. avenue se pred nami konecne objevil Central Park. Trosku me zamrzelo, ze skoro vsechen snih uz odtal :-( To mohly byt tak krasne fotky... Ale nakonec preci jen nejake mam, no jen mrkni sam ;-) 

Na 5. avenue jsme malinko nakoupily a nakonec dosly zpet na Penn Station. A co se malem nestalo? Lenca malem nestihla vlak - jak jinak, nez moji chybou :-) Ale co by to bylo za pribeh se spatnym koncem, ze? :-)