For the record, the previous post was written by my friend, Bence, who is, indeed, great, if not modest...

Travelling around California for a week was great. We flew to LA from New York with my brother, Aron and our friend, Miki and rented a huge car. We drove up (or, rather, they drove, I sat in the back like a kid) on the Pacific Coast highway to San Fransisco, which was beautiful, I can definitely recommend it. On the way we stopped at a great motel, which had HBO (that was Aron's precondition for agreeing to stay there) and arrived in SF two days after we left LA. SF is just so beautiful. We biked across the Golden Gate bridge, walked around and ate a lot. So much so that after our huge Mexican meal on Thursday night Aron became violently ill so we had to change plans and stay in SF instead of going to Las Vegas. I was a bit sad because this way I didn't get the chance to meet up with my good friend and fellow unemployed former corporate lawyer, Mark. On the upside though, we got to spend half a day in the Yosemite National Park, which was great (too many "great"s. I could use awesome but that would make me too American. hmm. maybe say: impressive, or, better yet, awe-inspiring. that's guidebook language. anyway.) We got back to LA on Sunday night and the boys left yesterday.

Now that Aron, and Miki have left me I will start my solo trip. The first adventure was to drive back to Hollywood in the rental car. This is a cute little red car (I wouldn't be able to identify what make it is but it is so difficult with these American cars. Or that's my excuse anyway). I have never driven in the US before and LA is definitely a prime example of the elaborate US highway system. I managed to get back though in safety to the house of our friends (Aron's friends really) Matyi and Bori, who are kind enough to let me stay with them for a couple of days. Matyi is a camera man, who is studying cinematography here and they are both so cool and lovely. And Bori is a great cook too. I am planning on checking out this city in my little red car today and tomorrow. Will report on how it goes.