{"id":2664,"date":"2010-01-20T00:36:34","date_gmt":"2010-01-19T16:36:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.lowsweetling.com\/mylife\/2010\/01\/20\/our-usa-trip-day-03-yosemite-national-park\/"},"modified":"2010-01-20T00:36:34","modified_gmt":"2010-01-19T16:36:34","slug":"our-usa-trip-day-03-yosemite-national-park","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.lowsweetling.com\/mylife\/2010\/01\/20\/our-usa-trip-day-03-yosemite-national-park\/","title":{"rendered":"Our USA Trip Day 03 – Yosemite National Park"},"content":{"rendered":"

Date: <\/strong>13 Dec 2009 Sunday<\/p>\n

06:25 AM Hilton San Francisco Union Square Lobby Exit to O\u00e2\u20ac\u2122Farrell Street<\/strong><\/p>\n

We woke up extremely early in the morning for our Gray Line Yosemite National Park (pronounced as yoe-sem-it-ee) Day Tour.<\/p>\n

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Had our breakfast from Starbucks Coffee Cafe.<\/p>\n

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My Cappuccino<\/p>\n

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We were brought to Gray Line Tour Office at Pier 43\u00c2\u00bd, Fisherman’s Wharf, for our tour payment. We had a $25 discount with the Go San Francisco Card.<\/p>\n

07:05 AM On the way<\/strong><\/p>\n

There were only 10 people (including us) in our tour group.
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Oakland Bay Bridge<\/p>\n

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I was so sleepy…<\/p>\n

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We went across the San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge<\/p>\n

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A big rainbow!<\/p>\n

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Gloomy day due to the cold and wet weather.<\/p>\n

08:40 AM Breakfast Break at Central Valley<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Another round of breakfast for us! We shared a meal from Jack in the Box.<\/p>\n

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Back onto our coach<\/p>\n

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Curly fries<\/p>\n

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Our Bacon Ultimate Cheeseburger. It was difficult to take a proper photo using the heavy camera with one hand.<\/p>\n

10:45 AM Mariposa <\/strong><\/p>\n

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Passing by Mariposa town.<\/p>\n

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11:50 AM Snow Chains<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Our driver fixing snow chains to the tires of the coach. The snow chains are to provide superior traction when driving through snow and ice.<\/p>\n

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Almost there…<\/p>\n

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Finally done!<\/p>\n

12:00 PM Continued On<\/strong><\/p>\n

Photos taken from the bus:<\/p>\n

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Everywhere covered in snow.<\/p>\n

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Look, a deer!<\/p>\n

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Took another scenery break.\u00c2\u00a0 I have no idea what’s the name of the waterfall.<\/p>\n

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Half Dome is here, hiding somewhere…<\/p>\n

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12:45 PM <\/strong><\/p>\n

We were dropped off at Yosemite Visitor Parking and were told to assemble at the Yosemite Lodge at the Falls at around 16:15 PM.<\/p>\n

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We took the Yosemite Valley Shuttle Bus over to Yosemite Visitor Center.<\/p>\n

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Everywhere was covered in snow and icy water. Soon, our shoes were soaked with the icy water and we were freezing! I couldn’t even feel my feet especially my toes after sometime.<\/p>\n

12:50 PM Yosemite Museum<\/strong><\/p>\n

The Yosemite Museum is located in Yosemite Village next to the Valley Visitor Center.<\/p>\n

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We proceed on to the Village Store.<\/p>\n

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13:20 PM Village Store<\/strong><\/p>\n

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JR got interested with the Black Bear of Yosemite…<\/p>\n

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We left the Village Store and went outdoor.<\/p>\n

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Spotted a deer…<\/p>\n

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This time, the deer was just 2 meters away from us. I didn’t dare to walk up too close to it.<\/p>\n

14:00 PM Yosemite Valley Shuttle Bus Ride<\/strong><\/p>\n

We got tired and cold from all the walking hence decided to hop onto the Yosemite Valley Shuttle Bus to tour around Yosemite Valley.<\/p>\n

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The Shuttle Bus station<\/p>\n

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Snowman<\/p>\n

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Photos taken from the Shuttle Bus:<\/p>\n

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14:55 PM Yosemite Lodge at the Falls<\/strong><\/p>\n

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15:00 PM Lunch Time<\/strong><\/p>\n

Most stall were closed at this odd time. To satisfy our hungry stomachs, we grabbed something simple.<\/p>\n

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Chili Con Carne- It looked disgusting but it was yummy. I was still craving for another round of Chili Con the next day.<\/p>\n

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Ham Sandwich<\/p>\n

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Cowboy hat<\/p>\n

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That’s the back view of our driver. He is an extremely tall man.<\/p>\n

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16:10 PM Heading Back to San Francisco<\/strong><\/p>\n

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18:45 PM Dinner<\/strong><\/p>\n

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\u00e6\u2030\u201c\u00e5\u0152\u2026 our meals from Popeyes Chicken & Biscuits<\/p>\n

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My Chicken burger<\/p>\n

20:55 PM Back to San Francisco<\/strong><\/p>\n

It was past 9 PM when we returned to our hotel. It had been a long and tiring day.<\/p>\n

View my entire TRAVEL list<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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