February 20th: San Francisco
Early 630 flight to San Francisco. The BART. Bright and beautiful day. Hotel Whitcomb. The Cable Car. Ghirardelli's. Lori's Diner. Anchor Steel local beer. Fisherman's Wharf. Pier. Golden Gate Bridge. "No peds allowed on bike lane!" Strange Fish. Black elementary school kids rapping in the back of the bus. Irish folks singing modern Celtic "Spirit of the West" kinda music on the bus.
February 21st: San Francisco
Alarm failed to wake us up. Late start. City Hall. Asian Art History Museum. Jump shots. Tim and Merylin. Muir woods. People comment on my Gorillapod. Colourful mushrooms. Sonoma Valley. Wine Tours. 6 different varieties at Nicholson Ranch including Chardonnay, Pinot Noir, and Syriah. $10. Homewood Estates next. Sonoma Cheese Factory. Reservation made at 2045 but not seated until 30 minutes later at Bistro Don Giovanni. Delicious Italian food. Twin Peaks. Fantastic views. Extremely windy.
February 22nd: San Francisco
SFMOMA. MUNI Tram to Haight & Ashbury. 5 T-Shirts. Hippieville! Rain, rain, rain. Walk, walk, walk. Back at hotel at 7. Dinner with a few of Mel's friends to the Cheesecake Factory. Huge portions. Pasta Carbonera. Forced-fed cheesecake. Stuffed.
February 23rd: San Francisco
Berkeley. Tower. $1 admission on Alumni status. Financial District. Took 25 cent transfer from bum. Haight Street for food. Charged battery there. California Academy of Science. Aquarium, Sustainability, Planetarium. Kosher restaurant in Chinatown. Rushed back to the hotel to gather our belongings. BART to SF Airport. Dash to check in and made it in the nick of time.
Squeezed out every little minute of our time in SF and ready for a repeat!
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