Day 4, Tuesday Nov 27:
Discovered more little charming things about SFO - like the fact that you can buy transit passes in a Deli store which just happens to be right in the heart of the Castro district! Wandering around 'Frisco's "Man Town" was just a gut wrenching experience for me; All these fine young men all around me and not ONE who'd be interested in giving me a cursory glance even! honestly, moments like that do NO GOOD to a girl's ego!
Walked all over the Mission District and spent a few quite hours wandering around San Francisco's oldest building - Mission Dolores. Built by the Franciscan missionaries in 1791, this little Church that served as a house of prayer and a house of hope for countless has withstood the passage of time and stood firm through not one but two major earthquakes (1906 and 1989) that demolished most of the city.
Met up with Jean at the Asian Art Museum where she works and thanks to her, got in for free and peered around for a bit before closing time.
Day 5, Wednesday Nov 28:
Headed over to the other end of the city to check out the Home of the San Francisco Giants - AT&T Park... formerly known as Bell Pacific Park... formerly known as .....
People really should know better than to name buildings or landmarks after a Corporation. It's painful trying to keep up with who's buying what and who's merged with who etc.
Took a tour of the stadium which is quite new and is a "Classic urban ballpark with an old-time feel and all the amenities of modern ballparks. Inspired by Wrigley Field and Fenway Park and modeled after Oriole Park at Camden Yards, Jacobs Field and Coors Field."
Took my first (of many) Cable car rides from Union Sq. to Grace Cathedral - the beautiful Gothic inspired Episcopal Church that is also the home of the world's first interfaith AIDS memorial chapel.
Day 6, Thursday Nov 29
Tour of Alcatraz Island famous for the State Penitentiary
A quick walk down Fisherman's Wharf - which is really just a Tourist Trap and really quite crass!The sunbathing sea lions are about the only thing worth seeing - and even their incessant barking becomes tedious after the first 3 minutes.
More Cable Car rides and a windy walk down Lombard Street
Discoveries in SF's North Beach district and watching the sun set from the Coit Tower.
Day 7, Friday Nov 30
A long and leisurely walk along Ocean Beach to the start of Golden Gate Park.
A continued walk in Golden Gate Park stopping at the Conservatory
Hot Chocolate and Crepes in the famed Haight-Ashbury district
Day 8, December 1
Drive to Muir Woods with Hemant
Sunset along Pacific Hwy 1
Farewell dinner with Jean, Will and Hemant.
Day 9, Dec 2
Ta Ta San Francisco - it's been swell!
Met up with Jean at the Asian Art Museum where she works and thanks to her, got in for free and peered around for a bit before closing time.Day 5, Wednesday Nov 28:
Headed over to the other end of the city to check out the Home of the San Francisco Giants - AT&T Park... formerly known as Bell Pacific Park... formerly known as .....
People really should know better than to name buildings or landmarks after a Corporation. It's painful trying to keep up with who's buying what and who's merged with who etc.
Took a tour of the stadium which is quite new and is a "Classic urban ballpark with an old-time feel and all the amenities of modern ballparks. Inspired by Wrigley Field and Fenway Park and modeled after Oriole Park at Camden Yards, Jacobs Field and Coors Field."
Took my first (of many) Cable car rides from Union Sq. to Grace Cathedral - the beautiful Gothic inspired Episcopal Church that is also the home of the world's first interfaith AIDS memorial chapel.
Day 6, Thursday Nov 29
Tour of Alcatraz Island famous for the State Penitentiary
A quick walk down Fisherman's Wharf - which is really just a Tourist Trap and really quite crass!The sunbathing sea lions are about the only thing worth seeing - and even their incessant barking becomes tedious after the first 3 minutes.
More Cable Car rides and a windy walk down Lombard Street
Discoveries in SF's North Beach district and watching the sun set from the Coit Tower.
Day 7, Friday Nov 30
A long and leisurely walk along Ocean Beach to the start of Golden Gate Park.
A continued walk in Golden Gate Park stopping at the Conservatory
Hot Chocolate and Crepes in the famed Haight-Ashbury district
Day 8, December 1
Drive to Muir Woods with Hemant
Sunset along Pacific Hwy 1Farewell dinner with Jean, Will and Hemant.
Day 9, Dec 2
Ta Ta San Francisco - it's been swell!
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