I’ve been doing some work in downtown San Francisco and this time Elena flew down on Friday night and we spent the weekend, flying back late on Sunday.  It was good to be without the kids for a couple of days, a nice break.  And there is always plenty to do in San Francisco.

We were busy going everywhere we could.  We did a lot of walking.  In recalling the places we visited I’m amazed at how much we were able to see in only two days: Union Square, trolley ride, Fisherman’s Wharf, Pier 39, Boudin Bakery, Ghirardelli Square, Ferry Building, Embarcadero, San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, a movie, Chinatown, de Young Museum, Japanese Tea Garden, Dutch Windmill, Golden Gate Bridge, plenty of shopping/browsing, and of course… the airport

Whew!  That’s a lot!  Makes my feet hurt just thinking about it.  We had a great time, and it always goes by so fast.  A big thanks goes out to Angie, Ashley, and Elena’s parents for watching kids while we were gone.  I posted all the pictures up on Flickr as usual.  Some of my favorite highlights from the trip:

• Unknown to us, Sunday was the annual San Francisco Pride Parade.  There were interesting people everywhere.  We didn’t attend the parade because we wanted to get out to Golden Gate Park, but looking back, maybe we should have.  The stories would have been awesome!
• The Chihuly Exhibit at the de Young Museum was awesome.  Amazing work.
• There are always panhandlers in SF, but one stood out.  Guy had his donation can on the ground and was doing jumping jacks while smoking a cigarette.  Made me laugh, and unfortunately I didn’t have any cash.
• The SFMOMA always has interesting art.  Some pieces were awesome, and some just made me go “huh?”.  But it’s still neat to walk around.
• Friday night view from the top floor of our hotel and from our room.  Awe inspiring.
• Bus ride back from Golden Gate Bridge; the bus stops and a man gets on, smelling of alcohol, carrying a mop and a 5 gallon bucket that is half full of soapy water.  Only in San Francisco.
• Clam Chowder in a sourdough bread bowl from Boudin bakery.  Mmmmm…

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