Wednesday began with Suzanne and I taking a walk around our neighborhood. We admired the hills down to the Marina
and the Hotel Drisco
and these hills that we walked
and then some remarkable houses
ad we focused on the TransAmerica Building in the distance
and noticed the moon already in the sky
which convinced me to take pictures of flowers
interrupted by the views
the houses
and the hills
before I was back to the flowers (which seemed to be a theme of the trip)
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After checking out of the hotel, we drove downtown where parking proved to be quite the challenge but when we did park, we were treated to views of the TransAmerica Building again
interrupted first by Mark Twain Street (whose words rang true for us)
before we returned to views of the building from various angles
Once we got Jane, we headed to Sausalito where we had this view of the city
as the touring fire engine went by
and our hunger drove us to this restaurant recommended by my BlackBerry
as Suzanne posed
and Jane made a face
and then posed
so that I could take this self portrait
and this picture of the condiments
before Jane's sandwich
Suzanne's sandwich
and mine arrived
along with the French fries
and the ketchup to keep the fries going.
After a very long wait for the bill, we took a few more pictures of what was a remarkable view of Alcatraz
and of the city
and then headed north on US 101 until this car driven by Sibelle Oskarsson (415.492.0777 (strutyourmutt@sbcglobal.net))
bumped into the back of our rental car
because there were too many dogs in the car (including one sitting on her lap).
Fortunately, there was no perceptible damage, so we drove on to the gate in Napa
and entered the magic code
so that we could park in violation of the signs in many languages and see Arlene and Michael.
Our visit began with a remarkable tour of their orchards, gardens and fruit trees
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