So I decided I'd mix things up this week and do a "Places I Went" post, rather than a "Place's You'll Go" post, because it's Thanksgiving break, and I've been wearing the same pajamas and sitting in my bed for the past 48 hours, and I really don't feel like going anywhere! Anyways, this week's post is going to be on Palo Alto, which is one of my favorite places on Earth. I am actually from Palo Alto, and my mom works out there, so I visit a ton, but I still get psyched every time I visit.
For those of you who aren't really NorCal people, Palo Alto is a town in the San Francisco Bay Area, probably about 30-40 minutes away from San Francisco. It is in the heart of Silicon Valley, so it is a very fast-paced and diverse place, very different from the town I live in now, Park City.
Palo Alto on a map of the Bay Area. Image Courtesy of: Google Maps |
Besides being the hometown of James and Dave Franco, Palo Alto is probably best known for being home to Stanford University. Simply put, Stanford is bae. It is absolutely gorgeous, in a different way than any other school you'll ever visit. It has kind of a Spanish look to it, with a lot of those wavy red roofs and stuff. There's also a ton of nature and gorgeous outdoor art, all of which are really powerful and thought-provoking (and I am not an art person at all). My favorite thing about Stanford, though, is the people there; everyone you meet there is super smart and hardworking and nice, and it makes it a really cool environment to be in.
My friends, Sage and Audrey, and I in front of the Memorial Church in the Quad at Stanford. |
Sage, Audrey, and I on one of the six person bikes at the Googleplex. |
One of the "offices" at the Googleplex. Kind of makes me want to quit everything and become a genius computer programmer. Image Courtesy of: Abduzeedo |
University Avenue at night. One of my favorite things about University Ave is that they have Xmas lights up year long. Image Courtesy of: Poeschko |