(Gabi) So, we are massive Apple geeks (as I’ve mentioned before) and love watching a podcast called MacBreak Weekly. It’s just four blokes discussing Mac news but we never miss an episode. I have learnt lot about computers and tech in general by watching that show. So when I found out that the studio is located in the Bay Area and it’s possible to attend recordings of the podcast, I sent them an e-mail straight away.

The podcast studios are located in a cute little town in Sonoma County called Petaluma. The drive there through a lot of green hills was rather lovely. As we were a bit early I looked for a breakfast spot on Yelp and found this little diner. We ordered cinnamon french toast and a short stack of pancakes. The portions were US sized, so we were only able to eat half of it. But the food was very tasty.

Here we are outside the Twit (This week in tech) studio.

And inside, watching the show as it is being recorded. The host Leo Laporte was joined by his colleagues René, Alex and Andy via Skype video chat. They discussed topics like an Apple Music issue, the Apple Watch and a lot of other Apple related stuff. It was fascinating to observe a seasoned pro at work and being in a studio environment is always a bit of a thrill.

After the recording Leo had a short chat with us (he seems to be a genuinely lovely guy, very charismatic) and took this photo with us. Super exciting!

Video: Crossing the Golden Gate Bridge into San Francisco on our way back from Petaluma:

(The video is without sound for legal reasons.)

Next we drove back down to San Francisco from Petaluma and headed to Fisherman’s Wharf. The area is insanely touristy and felt like the Piccadilly/Leicester Square area of San Francisco. Even the attractions were largely the same (San Francisco Dungeon, anyone?). Zero character and not what I’d call enjoyable, but one to tick off the list.

While in the area we ventured into In-n-Out, a burger chain that is massively hyped and mainly famous for its fresh ingredients and ‘secret’ menu items. We ordered a Double-Double (decent burger, lovely bun and fresh, tasty ingredients), ‘Animal Style’ fries (rather mediocre fries with plasticky cheese, thousand island dressing and lovely grilled onions) and a neapolitan shake (the highlight for me – chocolate, vanilla and strawberry milkshake in one cup). Decent fast food and really fresh but also seriously overrated, in my opinion.

Thomas was very keen on checking out a cable car turntable. They don’t have enough space for huge loops to turn the cars, so they just drive them on a turntable and turn them around manually. Fun to watch!

Great view of the Transamerica building.

In the evening we had our last dinner with Aki before driving down the coast. We went to Alameda, a city located on an island between Oakland and San Francisco. You can find a wide range of interesting ethnic restaurants there and we went for Ethiopian Injera. The meal consists of spongy flat-bread with a slightly sour taste, topped with different dishes like vegetables, lentils and different meats. All the lentil and meat toppings were cooked in yummy, warming sauces with a good amount of spice. We shared this big plate by tearing off pieces from the Injera flat-bread and using it to scoop up the different toppings. I really like eating with my hands, so this was right down my alley.

All the different components were delicious, as you can tell from this ‘after’ photo. After dinner Aki treated us to some ice cream from a local ice cream parlor.