It was San Francisco time -- Jane was there for the summer, I had some business there and Suzanne had to be in Tucson which is in the neighborhood (or at least the same time zone this time of year) and so we headed the wagons west. I parked the (very retro, very odd) rental car on the street ../../../Sabbat/2008/07.21-26.08SanFrancisco//P1200874 and made my way to our room at the Drisco where these were the views of the room ../../../Sabbat/2008/07.21-26.08SanFrancisco//P1200875 ../../../Sabbat/2008/07.21-26.08SanFrancisco//P1200876 ../../../Sabbat/2008/07.21-26.08SanFrancisco//P1200877 ../../../Sabbat/2008/07.21-26.08SanFrancisco//P1200878 and of the bath. ../../../Sabbat/2008/07.21-26.08SanFrancisco//P1200879

Next morning, I was able to get the views out the window where these beautiful flower boxes were ../../../Sabbat/2008/07.21-26.08SanFrancisco//P1200880 ../../../Sabbat/2008/07.21-26.08SanFrancisco//P1200881 ../../../Sabbat/2008/07.21-26.08SanFrancisco//P1200882 before I assembled this meal ../../../Sabbat/2008/07.21-26.08SanFrancisco//P1200883 and Suzanne ../../../Sabbat/2008/07.21-26.08SanFrancisco//P1200884 and I sat down to eat. ../../../Sabbat/2008/07.21-26.08SanFrancisco//P1200885

My next stop was to drive across the bay and park under this eucalyptus tree ../../../Sabbat/2008/07.21-26.08SanFrancisco//P1200886 by the campanile ../../../Sabbat/2008/07.21-26.08SanFrancisco//P1200887 at the oval in front of Mills Hall at Mills College ../../../Sabbat/2008/07.21-26.08SanFrancisco//P1200888 where my car would sit with fronds of eucalyptus ../../../Sabbat/2008/07.21-26.08SanFrancisco//P1200889 as I checked out my goal ../../../Sabbat/2008/07.21-26.08SanFrancisco//P1200890 and then closed in on the bell tower ../../../Sabbat/2008/07.21-26.08SanFrancisco//P1200891 ../../../Sabbat/2008/07.21-26.08SanFrancisco//P1200892 ../../../Sabbat/2008/07.21-26.08SanFrancisco//P1200893 and the space for computer science (among other departments) ../../../Sabbat/2008/07.21-26.08SanFrancisco//P1200894 while admiring another tree ../../../Sabbat/2008/07.21-26.08SanFrancisco//P1200895 and watching a group of kids assemble by the sculpture in front of the student center ../../../Sabbat/2008/07.21-26.08SanFrancisco//P1200896 while surveying the large welcoming signs ../../../Sabbat/2008/07.21-26.08SanFrancisco//P1200897 ../../../Sabbat/2008/07.21-26.08SanFrancisco//P1200898 and getting some documented photos of the healing gardens pertaining to willows. ../../../Sabbat/2008/07.21-26.08SanFrancisco//P1200899 ../../../Sabbat/2008/07.21-26.08SanFrancisco//P1200900

Back at the hotel, I rested and then began a walk past (and often up and down) hills such as this ../../../Sabbat/2008/07.21-26.08SanFrancisco//P1200901 before getting to down town where I found Suzanne approaching from another direction ../../../Sabbat/2008/07.21-26.08SanFrancisco//P1200902 ../../../Sabbat/2008/07.21-26.08SanFrancisco//P1200903 ../../../Sabbat/2008/07.21-26.08SanFrancisco//P1200904 ../../../Sabbat/2008/07.21-26.08SanFrancisco//P1200905 ../../../Sabbat/2008/07.21-26.08SanFrancisco//P1200906 ../../../Sabbat/2008/07.21-26.08SanFrancisco//P1200907 ../../../Sabbat/2008/07.21-26.08SanFrancisco//P1200908 ../../../Sabbat/2008/07.21-26.08SanFrancisco//P1200909 ../../../Sabbat/2008/07.21-26.08SanFrancisco//P1200910 ../../../Sabbat/2008/07.21-26.08SanFrancisco//P1200911 ../../../Sabbat/2008/07.21-26.08SanFrancisco//P1200912 ../../../Sabbat/2008/07.21-26.08SanFrancisco//P1200913 ../../../Sabbat/2008/07.21-26.08SanFrancisco//P1200914 and together we waited at this building ../../../Sabbat/2008/07.21-26.08SanFrancisco//P1200915 with the proper address for Jane to emerge from her work. ../../../Sabbat/2008/07.21-26.08SanFrancisco//P1200916 Once Jane emerged, we headed for the BART station ../../../Sabbat/2008/07.21-26.08SanFrancisco//P1200917 where we waited 6 minutes for the 9 car train ../../../Sabbat/2008/07.21-26.08SanFrancisco//P1200918 that would take us to Berkeley where we could walk by this sign ../../../Sabbat/2008/07.21-26.08SanFrancisco//P1200919 at the Cafe Gratitude ../../../Sabbat/2008/07.21-26.08SanFrancisco//P1200920 and once Suzanne passed ../../../Sabbat/2008/07.21-26.08SanFrancisco//P1200921 ../../../Sabbat/2008/07.21-26.08SanFrancisco//P1200922 I could record their message of the day ../../../Sabbat/2008/07.21-26.08SanFrancisco//P1200923 before Jane posed for the obligatory phone booth picture ../../../Sabbat/2008/07.21-26.08SanFrancisco//P1200924 and we found a post office ../../../Sabbat/2008/07.21-26.08SanFrancisco//P1200925 at which Jane could mail her post card to Ben ../../../Sabbat/2008/07.21-26.08SanFrancisco//P1200926 before we arrived at Chez Panisse ../../../Sabbat/2008/07.21-26.08SanFrancisco//P1200927 and went in to be seated by the hostess. ../../../Sabbat/2008/07.21-26.08SanFrancisco//P1200928 Some darkened attempts to read the menus ../../../Sabbat/2008/07.21-26.08SanFrancisco//P1200929 ../../../Sabbat/2008/07.21-26.08SanFrancisco//P1200930 only amounted to a plate of olives ../../../Sabbat/2008/07.21-26.08SanFrancisco//P1200931 before I flashed and read (and dear reader, these can serve as a guide to the food that follows). ../../../Sabbat/2008/07.21-26.08SanFrancisco//P1200932 ../../../Sabbat/2008/07.21-26.08SanFrancisco//P1200933 We began with bead ../../../Sabbat/2008/07.21-26.08SanFrancisco//P1200934 and butter ../../../Sabbat/2008/07.21-26.08SanFrancisco//P1200935 and a glass of wine ../../../Sabbat/2008/07.21-26.08SanFrancisco//P1200936 before the first course came. ../../../Sabbat/2008/07.21-26.08SanFrancisco//P1200937

After the first course we were treated to a tour of the kitchen which began with the freezer full of dead animals ../../../Sabbat/2008/07.21-26.08SanFrancisco//P1200938 which were being cut into small pieces ../../../Sabbat/2008/07.21-26.08SanFrancisco//P1200939 before the long view of the kitchen ../../../Sabbat/2008/07.21-26.08SanFrancisco//P1200940 took us past various stations ../../../Sabbat/2008/07.21-26.08SanFrancisco//P1200941 ../../../Sabbat/2008/07.21-26.08SanFrancisco//P1200942 ../../../Sabbat/2008/07.21-26.08SanFrancisco//P1200943 before we saw these that would be part of our dessert ../../../Sabbat/2008/07.21-26.08SanFrancisco//P1200944 and the remarkable bowl of peaches ../../../Sabbat/2008/07.21-26.08SanFrancisco//P1200945 along with what would turn into tasty chocolates ../../../Sabbat/2008/07.21-26.08SanFrancisco//P1200946 and as we watched the peaches ../../../Sabbat/2008/07.21-26.08SanFrancisco//P1200947 be sliced ../../../Sabbat/2008/07.21-26.08SanFrancisco//P1200948 we saw blackberries ../../../Sabbat/2008/07.21-26.08SanFrancisco//P1200949 and eggs being prepared (for what we just ate) ../../../Sabbat/2008/07.21-26.08SanFrancisco//P1200950 along with the tasty greens. ../../../Sabbat/2008/07.21-26.08SanFrancisco//P1200951 Next we heard the tale of $7 a dozen eggs ../../../Sabbat/2008/07.21-26.08SanFrancisco//P1200952 and the pasta of many eggs ../../../Sabbat/2008/07.21-26.08SanFrancisco//P1200953 and beautiful cherry tomatoes ../../../Sabbat/2008/07.21-26.08SanFrancisco//P1200954 as we watched more preparation ../../../Sabbat/2008/07.21-26.08SanFrancisco//P1200955 and some cooking ../../../Sabbat/2008/07.21-26.08SanFrancisco//P1200956 ../../../Sabbat/2008/07.21-26.08SanFrancisco//P1200957 before some further assembly ../../../Sabbat/2008/07.21-26.08SanFrancisco//P1200958 ../../../Sabbat/2008/07.21-26.08SanFrancisco//P1200959 ../../../Sabbat/2008/07.21-26.08SanFrancisco//P1200960 had us back at our table for the next course ../../../Sabbat/2008/07.21-26.08SanFrancisco//P1200961 ../../../Sabbat/2008/07.21-26.08SanFrancisco//P1200962 and a view of the wine ../../../Sabbat/2008/07.21-26.08SanFrancisco//P1200963 as our final course came ../../../Sabbat/2008/07.21-26.08SanFrancisco//P1200964 ../../../Sabbat/2008/07.21-26.08SanFrancisco//P1200965 and a dessert drink menu ../../../Sabbat/2008/07.21-26.08SanFrancisco//P1200966 led to the candle ../../../Sabbat/2008/07.21-26.08SanFrancisco//P1200967 to ever so belatedly celebrate Suzanne's birthday ../../../Sabbat/2008/07.21-26.08SanFrancisco//P1200968 as the waiter took our picture ../../../Sabbat/2008/07.21-26.08SanFrancisco//P1200969 ../../../Sabbat/2008/07.21-26.08SanFrancisco//P1200970 and we took his ../../../Sabbat/2008/07.21-26.08SanFrancisco//P1200971 and after a final sweet ../../../Sabbat/2008/07.21-26.08SanFrancisco//P1200972 we made our way past these flowers on the street ../../../Sabbat/2008/07.21-26.08SanFrancisco//P1200973 ../../../Sabbat/2008/07.21-26.08SanFrancisco//P1200974 into the BART station where this sign stood ../../../Sabbat/2008/07.21-26.08SanFrancisco//P1200975 and Jane and Suzanne settled onto the BART car ../../../Sabbat/2008/07.21-26.08SanFrancisco//P1200976 on our way to Jane's apartment where Jane showed us the bedroom ../../../Sabbat/2008/07.21-26.08SanFrancisco//P1200977 and the wall hanging ../../../Sabbat/2008/07.21-26.08SanFrancisco//P1200978 and Jane's shoes ../../../Sabbat/2008/07.21-26.08SanFrancisco//P1200979 and floor decorations ../../../Sabbat/2008/07.21-26.08SanFrancisco//P1200980 as we winded through the hallways ../../../Sabbat/2008/07.21-26.08SanFrancisco//P1200981 back to the kitchen ../../../Sabbat/2008/07.21-26.08SanFrancisco//P1200982 where Jane and Sara posed ../../../Sabbat/2008/07.21-26.08SanFrancisco//P1200983 ../../../Sabbat/2008/07.21-26.08SanFrancisco//P1200984 and then through the dining room ../../../Sabbat/2008/07.21-26.08SanFrancisco//P1200985 to the living room with fireplace ../../../Sabbat/2008/07.21-26.08SanFrancisco//P1200986 wall hanging ../../../Sabbat/2008/07.21-26.08SanFrancisco//P1200987 television ../../../Sabbat/2008/07.21-26.08SanFrancisco//P1200988 and amazing lamp. ../../../Sabbat/2008/07.21-26.08SanFrancisco//P1200989