Benjamin Han: Santa Cruz Beach and Berkeley, July 4, 2005

Santa Cruz Beach and Berkeley, July 4, 2005

Sam, Roxie and I went out for some fun on July 4, 2005. Sam was my high school classmate and Roxie is a new friend.

Yours truly, standing on the Santa Cruz beach.	Sam and I, Santa Cruz beach.	People on the beach.
That's a humongous pier!	Life-saver watching...	Sam, Santa Cruz beach (Roxie on the background, to the right).
Sam, Santa Cruz beach.	"Play it safe"!	Unknown building near the Santa Cruz beach.
The amusement park near the beach (this looks like peeking into a stage!).	The amusement park at the Santa Cruz beach.	Yeah I'm scared.
I'm too old for this stuff.	Let alone this one...	Where they shoot you high in the air, thus creating a little "zero-G" experience.
Cable car - yes that's right on for my age!	Scared kids in the midair.	The Santa Cruz beach, from the cable car.
This height can be more intimidating than you think.	Cable car fun.	Shot from the cable car.
I've seen her somewhere else...	Ready guys?	Roxie and Sam.
Then we went to Berkeley - yes, the UC Berkeley. I can't believe an entire academic department can be in this lovely little house.	Haas School of Business, UC Berkeley.	Berkeley bears!
Haas School of Business.	Here I am - Haas School of Business.	Another shot.
The Berkeley landmark: the famous bell tower, or the Sather Campanile, or the Sather Tower. It was designed by John Galen Howard and completed in 1914.	The entire campus was amazingly quiet and empty.	The bell tower of Berkeley.
The bell tower of Berkeley.	The bell tower of Berkeley.	The bell tower of Berkeley (enough already!).
Anyone knows the connection between the tower and Lincoln?	The architect: John Galen Howard.	It is 307 feet tall, and there is an observation deck on the 200-foot level.
Does this say quite a lot about college life?	Unknown building on the Berkeley campus.	UC Berkeley.
Berkeley bears again!	Davis Hall - compared to Stanford, there are a lot of interesting buildings here.	Forgot the name of the structure.
Me on the Berkeley campus.	Back alley.	Here we are: the Computer Science dept of UC Berkeley, housed in Soda Hall. This was Sam.
Soda Hall.	"The Greek Theatre".	Half of the campus is built on a hill, and there seems to be plenty of nooks and crannies waiting to be explored. Overall I like the campus (better than Stanford, sorry).