I arrived in Oakland on Saturday, grabbed my bike and made the trek (.7 mile) up to College Avenue (in Berkeley) to pick up a few things to sustain my soul - well, at least my body - over the next few days.
Our first home-away-from-home was on a steep hill. We wanted to have bikes, but knew we couldn't get up the hill with any regular bike. We bought electric pedal-assist bikes. I love the ease of negotiating hills, even though we no longer have such a steep hill to climb. This is my go-to transportation when I am in California. There are many bike avenues and bike-friendly streets around me and I can get to just about any store/venue.
The shopping area on College offers one-stop shopping at a Safeway....
but just across the street there is an amazing butcher shop:
A French bakery:
(There's also an amazing bagel shop just a block away-
but they were closed by the time I got there.)
A grocer from out of the past:
A Vintner:
And a flower shop...
again, out of the past!
Just walking by makes me smile.
You can pick and choose and they will put together a custom bouquet for you.
Such pretty and unusual cut flowers:
My panniers were loaded and it was time to head back to the condo,
stopping to see the kids and have dinner along the way.
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