{"id":2186,"date":"2019-04-02T22:05:47","date_gmt":"2019-04-03T06:05:47","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/antoine.wojdyla.fr\/blog\/?p=2186"},"modified":"2019-05-10T23:37:32","modified_gmt":"2019-05-11T07:37:32","slug":"the-wonders-of-berkeley","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/antoine.wojdyla.fr\/blog\/2019\/04\/02\/the-wonders-of-berkeley\/","title":{"rendered":"The wonders of West Berkeley"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>I do love Berkeley, with its wonderful atmosphere and its people, daring to live <a href=\"http:\/\/quirkyberkeley.com\/\" onclick=\"_gaq.push(['_trackEvent', 'outbound-article', 'http:\/\/quirkyberkeley.com\/', 'on a different beat']);\" >on a different beat<\/a>!<\/p>The spring and the fall are the most notably beautiful, and walking in the street is always an amazement.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_2187\" style=\"width: 590px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/antoine.wojdyla.fr\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/spring_berkeley.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2187\" class=\"wp-image-2187 size-large\" src=\"http:\/\/antoine.wojdyla.fr\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/spring_berkeley-1024x993.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"580\" height=\"562\" srcset=\"http:\/\/antoine.wojdyla.fr\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/spring_berkeley-1024x993.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/antoine.wojdyla.fr\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/spring_berkeley-300x291.jpg 300w, http:\/\/antoine.wojdyla.fr\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/spring_berkeley-768x744.jpg 768w, http:\/\/antoine.wojdyla.fr\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/spring_berkeley.jpg 1269w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 580px) 100vw, 580px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-2187\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Berkeley in the spring<\/p>\n<\/div><p>In the winter, you get the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.berkeleyside.com\/2015\/02\/12\/photos-berkeleys-magnolia-trees-in-winter-bloom\/\" onclick=\"_gaq.push(['_trackEvent', 'outbound-article', 'http:\/\/www.berkeleyside.com\/2015\/02\/12\/photos-berkeleys-magnolia-trees-in-winter-bloom\/', 'magnolia']);\" >magnolia<\/a>; in the spring come the fragrant wisteria and the gentle jasmine; the summer has the river flowing to the sea, and the fall, oh the fall with the ginkgo glowing gold on Russell street!<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_2188\" style=\"width: 590px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/antoine.wojdyla.fr\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/fall_berkeley.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2188\" class=\"wp-image-2188 size-large\" src=\"http:\/\/antoine.wojdyla.fr\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/fall_berkeley-1024x981.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"580\" height=\"556\" srcset=\"http:\/\/antoine.wojdyla.fr\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/fall_berkeley-1024x981.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/antoine.wojdyla.fr\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/fall_berkeley-300x287.jpg 300w, http:\/\/antoine.wojdyla.fr\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/fall_berkeley-768x735.jpg 768w, http:\/\/antoine.wojdyla.fr\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/fall_berkeley.jpg 1204w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 580px) 100vw, 580px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-2188\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Berkeley in the fall<\/p>\n<\/div><p>I&#8217;ve seen a few friends moving nearby, and they seem to enjoy every bit of it.<\/p>Here&#8217;s a few places to check out:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/skatesonthebay.com\/\" onclick=\"_gaq.push(['_trackEvent', 'outbound-article', 'https:\/\/skatesonthebay.com\/', 'Skates']);\" >Skates<\/a> to get a drink right at sunset<\/li>\n<li><strong>Casa Latina<\/strong> for the best tacos of the East Bay<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.berkeleybowl.com\/\" onclick=\"_gaq.push(['_trackEvent', 'outbound-article', 'http:\/\/www.berkeleybowl.com\/', 'Berkeley Bowl West']);\" >Berkeley Bowl West<\/a> is such a paradise for the grocery shopper<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/cal-sailing.com\/\" onclick=\"_gaq.push(['_trackEvent', 'outbound-article', 'http:\/\/cal-sailing.com\/', 'Cal Sailing Club']);\" >Cal Sailing Club<\/a> lets you sail and windsurf for less than a dollar a day<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/bettesdiner.com\/\" onclick=\"_gaq.push(['_trackEvent', 'outbound-article', 'https:\/\/bettesdiner.com\/', 'Bette&#8217;s Diner']);\" >Bette&#8217;s Diner<\/a> has some amazing brunch<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.markethallfoods.com\/\" onclick=\"_gaq.push(['_trackEvent', 'outbound-article', 'https:\/\/www.markethallfoods.com\/', 'Market Hall Foods']);\" >Market Hall Foods<\/a> on 4th street has the best cheese selection I know, plus a hundred of other delicacies<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.albatrosspub.com\/\" onclick=\"_gaq.push(['_trackEvent', 'outbound-article', 'https:\/\/www.albatrosspub.com\/', 'Albatross']);\" >Albatross<\/a> is the oldest pub of Berkeley, with a great selection of beer, darts and pool<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/ashkenaz.com\/\" onclick=\"_gaq.push(['_trackEvent', 'outbound-article', 'http:\/\/ashkenaz.com\/', 'Ashkenaz']);\" >Ashkenaz<\/a> has a great music programming; don&#8217;t miss Stu Allen&#8217;s Grateful Dead!<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.solalucy.com\/\" onclick=\"_gaq.push(['_trackEvent', 'outbound-article', 'http:\/\/www.solalucy.com\/', 'Sola Lucy']);\" >Sola Lucy<\/a> is the only place to go for thrift shop<\/li>\n<\/ul><p>For the news, check out <a href=\"http:\/\/Berkeleyside.com\" onclick=\"_gaq.push(['_trackEvent', 'outbound-article', 'http:\/\/Berkeleyside.com', 'Berkeleyside.com']);\" >Berkeleyside.com<\/a> and the <a href=\"http:\/\/eastbayexpress.com\/\" onclick=\"_gaq.push(['_trackEvent', 'outbound-article', 'http:\/\/eastbayexpress.com\/', 'East Bay Express']);\" >East Bay Express<\/a> (free, out every Wednesday.) There&#8217;s also a lot of other places closer to downtown which are unique: the <a href=\"http:\/\/backroommusic.com\/\" onclick=\"_gaq.push(['_trackEvent', 'outbound-article', 'http:\/\/backroommusic.com\/', 'Back Room']);\" >Back Room<\/a>, the <a href=\"https:\/\/bampfa.org\/visit\/calendar\" onclick=\"_gaq.push(['_trackEvent', 'outbound-article', 'https:\/\/bampfa.org\/visit\/calendar', 'Pacific Film Archive']);\" >Pacific Film Archive<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/yogatothepeople.com\/berkeley-ca\/\" onclick=\"_gaq.push(['_trackEvent', 'outbound-article', 'https:\/\/yogatothepeople.com\/berkeley-ca\/', 'Yoga to the people']);\" >Yoga to the people<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hpb.com\/037\" onclick=\"_gaq.push(['_trackEvent', 'outbound-article', 'https:\/\/www.hpb.com\/037', 'Half Price Book']);\" >Half Price Book<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.chezpanisse.com\/menus\/cafe-menu\/\" onclick=\"_gaq.push(['_trackEvent', 'outbound-article', 'http:\/\/www.chezpanisse.com\/menus\/cafe-menu\/', 'Caf\u00e9 Panisse']);\" >Caf\u00e9 Panisse<\/a>, the <a href=\"https:\/\/recsports.berkeley.edu\/strawberry-canyon-recreation-pool\/\" onclick=\"_gaq.push(['_trackEvent', 'outbound-article', 'https:\/\/recsports.berkeley.edu\/strawberry-canyon-recreation-pool\/', 'Strawberry canyon pool']);\" >Strawberry canyon pool<\/a>, the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sftravel.com\/article\/take-drive-skyline-boulevard\" onclick=\"_gaq.push(['_trackEvent', 'outbound-article', 'https:\/\/www.sftravel.com\/article\/take-drive-skyline-boulevard', 'Skyline boulevard']);\" >Skyline boulevard<\/a>, the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.thebutchersveganson.com\/\" onclick=\"_gaq.push(['_trackEvent', 'outbound-article', 'http:\/\/www.thebutchersveganson.com\/', 'Butcher&#8217;s son']);\" >Butcher&#8217;s son<\/a> restaurant, the <a href=\"http:\/\/melomelokavabar.com\/\" onclick=\"_gaq.push(['_trackEvent', 'outbound-article', 'http:\/\/melomelokavabar.com\/', 'Melo Melo']);\" >Melo Melo<\/a> kava bar, and so many other things!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I do love Berkeley, with its wonderful atmosphere and its people, daring to live on a different beat!The spring and the fall are the most notably beautiful, and walking in the street is always an amazement.In the winter, you get the magnolia; in the spring come the fragrant wisteria and the gentle jasmine; the summer [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[11,6,16],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2186","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-english","category-mood","category-resources"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/antoine.wojdyla.fr\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2186","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/antoine.wojdyla.fr\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/antoine.wojdyla.fr\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/antoine.wojdyla.fr\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/antoine.wojdyla.fr\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2186"}],"version-history":[{"count":6,"href":"http:\/\/antoine.wojdyla.fr\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2186\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2194,"href":"http:\/\/antoine.wojdyla.fr\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2186\/revisions\/2194"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/antoine.wojdyla.fr\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2186"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/antoine.wojdyla.fr\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2186"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/antoine.wojdyla.fr\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2186"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}