Birds and Seals en Route 1

My last scenic road in the US, route 1 between San Francisco and Los Angeles didn't disappoint me. Beautiful nature on the coast and more in land. We actually did our most intense hike in the US here in Big Sur towards Sykes Hot Springs. It's 10 miles in each direction (so 20 miles return == 32km) to get to some nice hot springs near a river in the thick of woods. Got some pictures there that I wouldn't share online :) Anyway, enjoy the ultra zoom of my camera here below.

Sumo Wrestling in San Francisco

This was actually on September 21st but who said I gotta keep a chronological order?
The world's sumo champion had a show at Japantown Peace Plaza in San Francisco. It was a show meant for uninformed people like myself, explaining names of different moves and the rules of sumo. But hey, we're all here to see fat guys slap and push each other, right? Check out the videos then...

San Francisco Fetishes and Colors in Stills

Trying to keep posts short, here are a few pictures related to the previous post. Read the captions and let me know what you think.

Street art (aka graffiti) and people art (aka tattoo) is very common around SF

Drugs also seem to be commonplace in SF, at least if you look at some of the street art.

Glide church has holds amazing Sunday services full of happiness and energy

Grace cathedral is very impressive and located atop a hill

inside Grace Cathedral

SF is very hilly and driving around sometimes feels like a fun park roller coaster ride.

I guess the shop owner knew I wasn't gonna come in ;)

Street cable cars are another mode of tourist transportation

Union square, SF

Meanwhile, bad things are happening in Sudan...

Not that it'll stop the Folsom Street Fair from partying and spanking, whipping and batting the butts of those interested.

Public display of fetishes is a good way of getting new members to the club

My guess is that this guy doesn't like to be pet on the head...

Lost dinosaur in the street fair

Pride rainbow burka protest at the Folsom Street Fair

Did I already write drugs are commonplace?

From Church to Fetish - Sunday in San Francisco

San Fran offers a variety of experiences. This Sunday started in an especially cool church that holds an energetic and friendly Sunday service and ended in a fetishes street fair features a lot of public spanking, nudity and men petting their monkeys. This post will have a few videos, the next one with some stills.
So first a part of the church singing to assist with feeling the divine...


A sweet piano solo adds to the atmosphere



A few hours later at the Folsom Street Fair...



The videos above and below are a very mild version of what was happening there. I didn't want to upload sexual content with public nudity to my blog. Some public spankings and whipping have left red bleeding marks on the joyful receivers. Quite a few of the exposed penises outdoor were proudly erected to advertise their owner. Be accepting or be shocked :)

after you've watched the videos, time for some stills but I'll do it in the next post...