San Fransisco

It was our second time in San Fransisco which known for its hilly landscape, year-round fog, iconic Golden Gate Bridge, cable cars and colorful Victorian houses. 

First morgning we spent at North Beach. It was really good to be next to the water...especially after living in Virgin Islands...I miss the water. 

We did downtown SF walking tours which was intertaining way to explore the city. 

Christmas Tree

Heart of San Fransisco

Robert Close - SF Opera Man

Robert Close is an Italian Opera tenor. He is a native San Franciscan who has sung here in the City for 25 years. He performed in the San Francisco production of Phantom of the Opera from 1993 until 1999. Robert travels all over the U.S., Canada and Mexico, But when he is home in his beloved San Francisco, You'll be likely to find him bringing music to the downtown from his traditional "stage" in Maiden Lane.

China Town

We visited this tea room in China Town on out first trip. The owner was very funny and entertaining. We did not expect to spend so much tome there to try and purchase new teas. When we stumbled upon this tea room again, I was happy to take a break from walking and enjoy some teas.

Around SF

We stayed close to Little Russia and saw a Russian church and ate at the Russian bakery. Always good :-)

Holy Virgin Cathedral

Golden Gate Bridge

Golden Gate Bridge

Ocean Beach and Sutro Baths

Adolph Sutro, the self-made millionaire, developed the amazing Sutro Baths in 1894. With his special interest in natural history and marine studies, he constructed an ocean pool aquarium among the rocks north of the Cliff House.  Sutro's dream for the Baths was to provide a healthy, recreational and inexpensive swimming facility for thousands of San Franciscans.  The Baths were not commercially successful over the long-term. In 1964, developers with plans to replace the Baths with high-rise apartments bought the site and began demolition of the once great structure. In 1966, a fire destroyed what was left of the Baths; the city did not pursue the high-rise apartment plans. 

Interior image of Sutro Baths, circa 1900

Eat Feastly Experience

In one of the Forbes articles about sharing economy, I read about a new start up Eat Feastly which allows people to share the food they make at their home. Airbnb hosts ourselves we want to try it out. We signed up for Malasiyan dinner with about ten other folks. The night turned out to be a highlight of our trip. We had such a great time trying new foods, conversing with other people and learning about the cook and the way she cooks her good.

Laksa

Random SF pictures

Positive truck

Only in America

Not available in Louisiana :-)

Interesting but we did not try it

Ute hike near Boulder, CO

Deborah Butterfield Exhibition in Denver Botanical Garden

We took Doris to see Deborah Butterfield's exhibion of hourse statutes at Denver Botanical Garden. Deborah Butterfield is an American sculptor. She first began creating sculpture in the form of a horse in the 1970’s using mud, clay and sticks. In 1977, she moved to a ranch in Montana and in 1979 began using scrap metal and found steel. For the past decade, she has been making bronze work, cast from “stray, downed pieces of wood.” [1] When you see the hourses, you wont believe that they are made of bronze.

While in the garden, I really enjoyed taking pictures of the water lilies.