San Francisco 2013

Day 1

Jim and Paula in downtown, with Bay Bridge behind us.

Katie and Paula

Claus Oldenburg sculpture: "Cupid's Span"

The famous "Tonga Room" at the Fairmont Hotel in downtown.

Sipping a smuggler bowl

Paula, Jim and large friend at the Tonga Room

Lobby of Fairmont Hotel

Across the street at heading to the Top of the Mark bar, at the Mark Hopkins Hotel.

Light show on the Bay Bridge

Running from wild horses in the BART station.
DAY 2

The BEARS

 botanical gardens in Berkeley Hills

 Redwoods

 Great little wine store in Berkeley

 Fancy Cheese shop in Berkeley, but they don't carry Velveeta?

 Holy cow!!Paula is in Holy hell on Holy Hill.

 Paula relaxing at Katies.

Berkeley Campus

View of San Francisco bay from Berkeley Hills.

DAY 3

Peppers at famer's market in the Ferry Building down by the wharf.
It survived the great fire of 1906.

Mosaic of Great Seal of California, featuring our favorite goddess Minerva.

Jim and Paula at the Haas-Lilienthal House

Haas-Lilienthal House

Jib Door at Haas-Lilienthal House (It looks like a window, but slides up vertically from the floor).

 Spreckle Mansion (formerly owned by writer Danielle Steele, and was featured in the movie
"My Pal Joey" with Frank Sinatra.

Massive hedge surrounding Spreckle Mansion.

"Trader Sam's" tiki  bar

Walking to Land's End

Lands End, foundation of Sutra Baths

Sutra Baths back in the day. (1896)

Remants of Cliff house in the back ground.

Cliff house in it's day. (1905)

 Walking the Pacific Coast Trail

IT'S IT ice cream treats, made in San Francisco

 HI

DAY 4

Drove to Marin County, and visited the town of Bodega Bay,
location for Alfred Hitchcock's "The Birds"
This is the Potter schoolhouse from the movie.

 Saint Teresa of Avila Catholic Church, also from the movie.

 Ansel Adams photographed the church as well.

Alfred Hitchcock and Tippi Hedren in front of school house and now.

Paula and Katie in Bodega Bay

Eatig oysters, uuuummm

 Walking around Bodega Head.

 Paula (Katie in background)

 Katie and Paula

Jim and Paula (yep, that's still Katie in the background).

 Beautiful backdrop of Ice plants behind Jim.

Paula was moving so slow even a snail started to pass her.

Jim with one of the locals in Sebastopol, CA

Last Day

Katie and Paula getting ready to have a little wine.

Great old Fiat 600

New Murphy Chest, with Original Murphy Chest

View of Golden Gate Bridge as we fly away.

Chillin on the plane with a little G & T