Two days ago, after a breakfast consisted of a bagel and some juice, I took a brief nap. Around 10:30 AM, Bob woke me up and drove us to the California State Railroad Museum in Old Sacramento.
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| Bob, my host, at the Railroad Museum |
Bob is a board member of the museum so we went in for free. I essentially had a personal tour guide because Bob knows a lot about trains and the museum. We saw a 22 minute movie about the railroad and toured most of the train cars. After the museum, we ate lunch at Fat City Bar and Cafe. I had a burger with some delicious fries. Then we had some ice cream at Boxcar Eats. To show my gratitude, I paid for both.
Bob and I walked to the train station to see a mural. We also went to the courthouse to see a small exhibit on the Chinese railroad workers and the Chinese population who lived in Sacramento in the old days. Soon after, Bob drove us back to his house.
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| Mural at the train station |
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| Inside the courthouse |
I helped Bob with some computer issues and we made a fruit salad for dinner. Bob offered me to stay another night and I realized that I don't need to be in Vallejo overnight since I'll be taking a ferry from there to San Francisco. This allowed to stay another day in Sacramento and still be in San Francisco on day 100. So I decided to stay for one more night.
Yesterday morning, after I had half a bagel and some milk, Bob drove us to downtown Sacramento. He has some errands to do, so I walked around downtown, mainly visiting the state capitol. The capitol had some old rooms that served as museums. On the second floor, the tiled floor looked intriguing. I saw the Assembly gallery on the third floor. I didn't spend too much time there since there was a tour group of school children.
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| California state capitol |
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| Most unusual portrait of a governor |
After the capitol, I went to a CVS to print out 8 photos. I want to give some to Bob, to the Warmshowers host in Vacaville, and to Jack, my host in San Francisco. I also bought cheap razors for shaving since the blade on my current one is broken.
I still had some time before Bob gets back to his office, so I bought a gelato at Devine Gelateria and Cafe to cool down. The temperature will get up to 103 degrees today and I can feel the heat coming on already.
Bob came back to his office at 1 PM. He drove us to Little Saigon, an Asian district in Sacramento, where we had some pho noodles at Pho Bolsa. I went to the Asian grocery store while Bob got a haircut next door. I bought some snacks that I thought Bob might like.
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| Large bowl of pho |
After Bob got his haircut, we came back to Bob's office and hung out about half an hour before Bob drove us to Davis, a college town not too far away. We were meeting Bob's son and his wife at the farmers' market. As we were waiting I bought a gallon of cold apple cider because I felt so hot. Bob and I drank half a gallon by the time Bob's son, Tim, and his wife, Lori, and their children showed up. Soon, my stomach began to hurt. I assume it must be the apple cider since I drank most of it. I ended up laying on the bench to alleviate the pain.
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| Davis farmers' market |
I felt better just when it was time for us to leave the farmers' market. Once Bob and I got home, I made a bag of ramen since I still have two packages left, and ate a can of spam and a fruit cup. Afterward, I did my laundry and helped Bob with another computer issue. I ended up going to bed at 10 PM.
This morning, I got up at 6. I folded my laundry and packed most of my things. I will be riding to Vacaville and stay with a Warmshowers host named Ben. It should be a nice ride since I will be going on a bike trail again.
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