During my years at SAP I visited Palo Alto and the California Bay Area three times. These were some of my favorite business trips. The sorroundings are just so diverse and beautiful – and that bridge just has a magical aura. During my very last trip for SAP in 2018, I traveled to Las Vegas… which is just not from this world; but great for a last business trip.
Silicon Valley
On a free Saturday in February 2017 I did a short road trip through the valley and visited different campuses of the big IT players.
Waiting for the wave
Surfers rest on their boards at the Pacific coast of Santa Cruz
View from twin peaks
Staying up all night to take some shots of San Francisco from Twin Peaks
Golden Gate Bridge
Photographed from Twin Peaks, in May 2015
Natural wooden skulptures
...in the middle of Silicon Valley, nearby Stanford Dish
Twin Peaks View
...with Golden Gate Bridge in the distance
Beware of the wild life!
Different animals populating the SAP campus in Palo Alto
Sunset at Twin Peaks
Sunrise during a jog in Palo Alto
Photographed in April 2015
Incline
Steep street incline in San Francisco
Stanford Dish
Die Luft der Freiheit
Stanford Logo at the University's campus
Stanford Memorial Church
Mental Research Institute
Home of Palo Alto old-school psychologists
See lion at Santa Cruz
View towards Santa Cruz
See lion familiy
...at the Santa Cruz docks
Upgrade!
When renting my car at a business trip in April 2015, I was provided with a welcoming upgrade. Ugly color, but great engine 🙂
Hiking Muir Woods
SAP Campus residents
Hiking Silicon Valley
Pirates' Cove
Beautiful hike along the Pacific Coast, towards Pirates' Cove
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Muid Woods
Massive trees just north of San Francisco
West Coast Line
Muir Woods
Anyone can tell me what kind of bird that is?
Golden Gate Bridge
SF Skyline
View over the Bridge and San Francisco Bay towards downtown
Kirby Cove
One of the best and least touristy places to watch the sun rise behind Golden Gate Bridge. Takes a while to hike town, but the views are just beautiful.
Golden Gate Bridge
Downton San Francisco
Hiking through San Francisco
Sun set over San Francisco Bay
Bridge in the dust
Photographed in February 2017
View from Kirby Cove
My absolute favorite picture of the bridge. This was taken in February 2017 early in the morning. I got up at 3:30am to be at that beach by 4:30.
Top of the bridge
...at 3:45am in the morning
Wrong way
Golden Gate Bridge
2066 Crist Drive
Guess which company was founded in that garage?
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Front of The Venetian Hotel and Casino, Las Vegas.
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Sand storm over Las Vegas, seen from top of the Stratosphere Tower.
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Bell tower of the Venetian Hotel
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Mirage and Venetian
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Indoor Mall of The Venetian Hotel. Same scenerery 24/7. Humid and cool, while outside there were 42°C.
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Gondolas at Venetian's indoor mall
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Fountain in front of The Venetian
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Treasure Island Hotel, Las Vegas
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Las Vegas Boulevard, "The Strip"
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Incredible views from top of the Stratosphere Tower, Las Vegas
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The Strip, Las Vegas
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Stratosphere Tower, Las Vegas. 350m high.
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When I went on top of the Stratosphere Tower at Saturday Morning, it was the very first day with thick clouds and sand storm. Bad luck.
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Paris Hotel Las Vegas
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When the storm was gone, the views got much better
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Stratosphere Tower at the end of Las Vegas Boulevard
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One of three thrill rides on top of Stratosphere Tower
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Eiffel Tower of Paris Hotel Las Vegas
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"New York New York" Hotel Las Vegas
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Mandalay Bay. A dessert hotel surrounded by palm treas and fountains...
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Planet Hollywood Hotel Resort and Casino
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A roller coaster crossing through the fake buildings of New York New York Hotel Las Vegas
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High Roller Las Vegas - supposed to be even bigger than the London Eye
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Fountains at the Mirage Hotel Resort
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Fountains at the Mirage Hotel Resort
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Luxor Hotel Las Vegas
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Excalibur Hotel Las Vegas
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High Roller
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High Roller
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My residence for a couple of days, during the HCI International Conference
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Shopping mall at Caesars Palace
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Shopping Mall at Caesars Palace
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View from the conference venue balcony at Caesars Palace Conference Center, Las Vegas.
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Hotel Backyard with pools