TravelSanFrancisco Family FriendsValdes It was our first day at the White Swan, so I recorded the breakfast I ate ../../../Sabbat/2008/07.21-26.08SanFrancisco//P1210232 as Suzanne ../../../Sabbat/2008/07.21-26.08SanFrancisco//P1210233 and I ../../../Sabbat/2008/07.21-26.08SanFrancisco//P1210234 were so happy to be joined by Sarah ../../../Sabbat/2008/07.21-26.08SanFrancisco//P1210235 that I went back for fruit ../../../Sabbat/2008/07.21-26.08SanFrancisco//P1210236 before we began our journey that began with Grace Church ../../../Sabbat/2008/07.21-26.08SanFrancisco//P1210237 ../../../Sabbat/2008/07.21-26.08SanFrancisco//P1210238 ../../../Sabbat/2008/07.21-26.08SanFrancisco//P1210239 ../../../Sabbat/2008/07.21-26.08SanFrancisco//P1210240 which was opposite the park on Nob Hill where Suzanne and Sarah posed ../../../Sabbat/2008/07.21-26.08SanFrancisco//P1210241 ../../../Sabbat/2008/07.21-26.08SanFrancisco//P1210242 ../../../Sabbat/2008/07.21-26.08SanFrancisco//P1210243 before I saw the first of my hearts and recorded the title ../../../Sabbat/2008/07.21-26.08SanFrancisco//P1210244 as well as the sculpture ../../../Sabbat/2008/07.21-26.08SanFrancisco//P1210245 while the dry fountain ../../../Sabbat/2008/07.21-26.08SanFrancisco//P1210246 allowed for the beautiful flowers ../../../Sabbat/2008/07.21-26.08SanFrancisco//P1210247 ../../../Sabbat/2008/07.21-26.08SanFrancisco//P1210248 ../../../Sabbat/2008/07.21-26.08SanFrancisco//P1210249 ../../../Sabbat/2008/07.21-26.08SanFrancisco//P1210250 ../../../Sabbat/2008/07.21-26.08SanFrancisco//P1210251 ../../../Sabbat/2008/07.21-26.08SanFrancisco//P1210252 ../../../Sabbat/2008/07.21-26.08SanFrancisco//P1210253 ../../../Sabbat/2008/07.21-26.08SanFrancisco//P1210254 ../../../Sabbat/2008/07.21-26.08SanFrancisco//P1210255 ../../../Sabbat/2008/07.21-26.08SanFrancisco//P1210256 ../../../Sabbat/2008/07.21-26.08SanFrancisco//P1210257 ../../../Sabbat/2008/07.21-26.08SanFrancisco//P1210258 and plants ../../../Sabbat/2008/07.21-26.08SanFrancisco//P1210259 ../../../Sabbat/2008/07.21-26.08SanFrancisco//P1210260 before we marched on and saw a cable car ../../../Sabbat/2008/07.21-26.08SanFrancisco//P1210261 and caught a glimpse of the Trans America building ../../../Sabbat/2008/07.21-26.08SanFrancisco//P1210262 as Suzanne and Sarah made their way into Chinatown ../../../Sabbat/2008/07.21-26.08SanFrancisco//P1210263 with this sign that characterized Sarah's current move ../../../Sabbat/2008/07.21-26.08SanFrancisco//P1210264 as we passed Chinese signs for the YMCA ../../../Sabbat/2008/07.21-26.08SanFrancisco//P1210265 and the Bank of America ../../../Sabbat/2008/07.21-26.08SanFrancisco//P1210266 as I recorded the streets of Chinatown ../../../Sabbat/2008/07.21-26.08SanFrancisco//P1210267 ../../../Sabbat/2008/07.21-26.08SanFrancisco//P1210268 ../../../Sabbat/2008/07.21-26.08SanFrancisco//P1210269 and this post ../../../Sabbat/2008/07.21-26.08SanFrancisco//P1210270 with this collection worthy sign ../../../Sabbat/2008/07.21-26.08SanFrancisco//P1210271 before we passed the store selling geodes ../../../Sabbat/2008/07.21-26.08SanFrancisco//P1210272 and found this slightly displaced ethnic restaurant ../../../Sabbat/2008/07.21-26.08SanFrancisco//P1210273 that didn't quite blend ../../../Sabbat/2008/07.21-26.08SanFrancisco//P1210274 into the gates of Chinatown ../../../Sabbat/2008/07.21-26.08SanFrancisco//P1210275 ../../../Sabbat/2008/07.21-26.08SanFrancisco//P1210276 which seemed to inspire many photographers ../../../Sabbat/2008/07.21-26.08SanFrancisco//P1210277 before we took this photo for Jane's collection (does she still collect these?) ../../../Sabbat/2008/07.21-26.08SanFrancisco//P1210278 and saw our first heart at Union Square ../../../Sabbat/2008/07.21-26.08SanFrancisco//P1210279 with its signage ../../../Sabbat/2008/07.21-26.08SanFrancisco//P1210280 and then recorded some of the flowers of Union Square Park ../../../Sabbat/2008/07.21-26.08SanFrancisco//P1210281 ../../../Sabbat/2008/07.21-26.08SanFrancisco//P1210282 ../../../Sabbat/2008/07.21-26.08SanFrancisco//P1210283 ../../../Sabbat/2008/07.21-26.08SanFrancisco//P1210284 and the monument there that had McKinley come to its ground breaking and Teddy Roosevelt come to its dedication. ../../../Sabbat/2008/07.21-26.08SanFrancisco//P1210285 After a few more flower pictures ../../../Sabbat/2008/07.21-26.08SanFrancisco//P1210286 ../../../Sabbat/2008/07.21-26.08SanFrancisco//P1210287 ../../../Sabbat/2008/07.21-26.08SanFrancisco//P1210288 ../../../Sabbat/2008/07.21-26.08SanFrancisco//P1210289 and a leaf picture ../../../Sabbat/2008/07.21-26.08SanFrancisco//P1210290 we saw the naked cowboy. ../../../Sabbat/2008/07.21-26.08SanFrancisco//P1210291 ../../../Sabbat/2008/07.21-26.08SanFrancisco//P1210292 ../../../Sabbat/2008/07.21-26.08SanFrancisco//P1210293 After one more flower, ../../../Sabbat/2008/07.21-26.08SanFrancisco//P1210294 I used this facility ../../../Sabbat/2008/07.21-26.08SanFrancisco//P1210295 ../../../Sabbat/2008/07.21-26.08SanFrancisco//P1210296 which amazed Suzanne and Sarah ../../../Sabbat/2008/07.21-26.08SanFrancisco//P1210297 who had only seen it from the outside ../../../Sabbat/2008/07.21-26.08SanFrancisco//P1210298 and wondered how it could be as clean as this heart. ../../../Sabbat/2008/07.21-26.08SanFrancisco//P1210299 Now we were on our way to meet Jane and Jacobo and so I recorded these leaves ../../../Sabbat/2008/07.21-26.08SanFrancisco//P1210300 and this directional sign ../../../Sabbat/2008/07.21-26.08SanFrancisco//P1210301 as we passed the old trolley ../../../Sabbat/2008/07.21-26.08SanFrancisco//P1210302 and the Ferry building came into view. ../../../Sabbat/2008/07.21-26.08SanFrancisco//P1210303 I sat as Sarah spoke on her phone and Suzanne explored the arts fair ../../../Sabbat/2008/07.21-26.08SanFrancisco//P1210304 ../../../Sabbat/2008/07.21-26.08SanFrancisco//P1210305 ../../../Sabbat/2008/07.21-26.08SanFrancisco//P1210306 ../../../Sabbat/2008/07.21-26.08SanFrancisco//P1210307 before they posed together ../../../Sabbat/2008/07.21-26.08SanFrancisco//P1210308 and after recording the (recent) history of the building ../../../Sabbat/2008/07.21-26.08SanFrancisco//P1210309 we made our way inside ../../../Sabbat/2008/07.21-26.08SanFrancisco//P1210310 and past these mounds of cheese ../../../Sabbat/2008/07.21-26.08SanFrancisco//P1210311 to this view of the Bay Bridge ../../../Sabbat/2008/07.21-26.08SanFrancisco//P1210312 and the signs at the caviar store ../../../Sabbat/2008/07.21-26.08SanFrancisco//P1210313 ../../../Sabbat/2008/07.21-26.08SanFrancisco//P1210314 before we found Jane at the Sideways Door ? ../../../Sabbat/2008/07.21-26.08SanFrancisco//P1210315 and Sarah brought this water as we switched guards at the table ../../../Sabbat/2008/07.21-26.08SanFrancisco//P1210316 until I returned to see Jane, Sarah and Suzanne eating ../../../Sabbat/2008/07.21-26.08SanFrancisco//P1210317 ../../../Sabbat/2008/07.21-26.08SanFrancisco//P1210318 as Jacobo ../../../Sabbat/2008/07.21-26.08SanFrancisco//P1210319 and I ../../../Sabbat/2008/07.21-26.08SanFrancisco//P1210320 ../../../Sabbat/2008/07.21-26.08SanFrancisco//P1210321 settled in and I had this water (with ice still in it) ../../../Sabbat/2008/07.21-26.08SanFrancisco//P1210322 and the mushroom quesadillas ../../../Sabbat/2008/07.21-26.08SanFrancisco//P1210323 and Jacobo had this pork sandwich. ../../../Sabbat/2008/07.21-26.08SanFrancisco//P1210324 We still felt short of food and so went to see this gentleman ../../../Sabbat/2008/07.21-26.08SanFrancisco//P1210325 who assured us that these desserts would make us happy ../../../Sabbat/2008/07.21-26.08SanFrancisco//P1210326 and they did fuel us well for the trip to the Marin Headlands with views of Alcatraz ../../../Sabbat/2008/07.21-26.08SanFrancisco//P1210327 and the city ../../../Sabbat/2008/07.21-26.08SanFrancisco//P1210328 and Tiburon ../../../Sabbat/2008/07.21-26.08SanFrancisco//P1210329 all involving great views of the Golden Gate bridge ../../../Sabbat/2008/07.21-26.08SanFrancisco//P1210330 ../../../Sabbat/2008/07.21-26.08SanFrancisco//P1210331 ../../../Sabbat/2008/07.21-26.08SanFrancisco//P1210332 before we were back to collected views ../../../Sabbat/2008/07.21-26.08SanFrancisco//P1210333 ../../../Sabbat/2008/07.21-26.08SanFrancisco//P1210334 and then this photo of Jacobo and Suzanne ../../../Sabbat/2008/07.21-26.08SanFrancisco//P1210335 as I took a picture of Sarah taking a picture of me taking a picture ... ../../../Sabbat/2008/07.21-26.08SanFrancisco//P1210336 and then some photos of thistles ../../../Sabbat/2008/07.21-26.08SanFrancisco//P1210337 ../../../Sabbat/2008/07.21-26.08SanFrancisco//P1210338 ../../../Sabbat/2008/07.21-26.08SanFrancisco//P1210339 ../../../Sabbat/2008/07.21-26.08SanFrancisco//P1210340 as we watched the container barge come in ../../../Sabbat/2008/07.21-26.08SanFrancisco//P1210341 and as the bridge stood tall ../../../Sabbat/2008/07.21-26.08SanFrancisco//P1210342 the container boat passed underneath. ../../../Sabbat/2008/07.21-26.08SanFrancisco//P1210343 ../../../Sabbat/2008/07.21-26.08SanFrancisco//P1210344 ../../../Sabbat/2008/07.21-26.08SanFrancisco//P1210345 After a few more pictures of the amazing scenery, ../../../Sabbat/2008/07.21-26.08SanFrancisco//P1210346 ../../../Sabbat/2008/07.21-26.08SanFrancisco//P1210347 ../../../Sabbat/2008/07.21-26.08SanFrancisco//P1210348 ../../../Sabbat/2008/07.21-26.08SanFrancisco//P1210349 ../../../Sabbat/2008/07.21-26.08SanFrancisco//P1210350 Sarah posed ../../../Sabbat/2008/07.21-26.08SanFrancisco//P1210351 and then Sarah, Suzanne and I posed ../../../Sabbat/2008/07.21-26.08SanFrancisco//P1210352 ../../../Sabbat/2008/07.21-26.08SanFrancisco//P1210353 ../../../Sabbat/2008/07.21-26.08SanFrancisco//P1210354 ../../../Sabbat/2008/07.21-26.08SanFrancisco//P1210355 ../../../Sabbat/2008/07.21-26.08SanFrancisco//P1210356 ../../../Sabbat/2008/07.21-26.08SanFrancisco//P1210357 before we saw a very tame raven who wanted to be photographed many times ../../../Sabbat/2008/07.21-26.08SanFrancisco//P1210358 ../../../Sabbat/2008/07.21-26.08SanFrancisco//P1210359 ../../../Sabbat/2008/07.21-26.08SanFrancisco//P1210360 ../../../Sabbat/2008/07.21-26.08SanFrancisco//P1210361 ../../../Sabbat/2008/07.21-26.08SanFrancisco//P1210362 ../../../Sabbat/2008/07.21-26.08SanFrancisco//P1210363 ../../../Sabbat/2008/07.21-26.08SanFrancisco//P1210364 ../../../Sabbat/2008/07.21-26.08SanFrancisco//P1210365 ../../../Sabbat/2008/07.21-26.08SanFrancisco//P1210366 ../../../Sabbat/2008/07.21-26.08SanFrancisco//P1210367 Next we caught views down to the Pacific as we moved north ../../../Sabbat/2008/07.21-26.08SanFrancisco//P1210368 ../../../Sabbat/2008/07.21-26.08SanFrancisco//P1210369 ../../../Sabbat/2008/07.21-26.08SanFrancisco//P1210370 ../../../Sabbat/2008/07.21-26.08SanFrancisco//P1210371 and Suzanne posed ../../../Sabbat/2008/07.21-26.08SanFrancisco//P1210372 before I took some more flower photos ../../../Sabbat/2008/07.21-26.08SanFrancisco//P1210373 ../../../Sabbat/2008/07.21-26.08SanFrancisco//P1210374 ../../../Sabbat/2008/07.21-26.08SanFrancisco//P1210375 and pictures of this bumper sticker that we couldn't understand. ../../../Sabbat/2008/07.21-26.08SanFrancisco//P1210376 Next we looked at the path to Point Bonita but realized that the tunnel would be closed to us so that we couldn't reach the lighthouse ../../../Sabbat/2008/07.21-26.08SanFrancisco//P1210377 ../../../Sabbat/2008/07.21-26.08SanFrancisco//P1210378 though this didn't prevent pictures of flowers ../../../Sabbat/2008/07.21-26.08SanFrancisco//P1210379 or of the path itself ../../../Sabbat/2008/07.21-26.08SanFrancisco//P1210380 or Jacobo ../../../Sabbat/2008/07.21-26.08SanFrancisco//P1210381 or the view. 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After a rest period at the hotel, we headed off to Jamie and Staci's house with a detour down Lombard Street where the curves ../../../Sabbat/2008/07.21-26.08SanFrancisco//P1210383 ../../../Sabbat/2008/07.21-26.08SanFrancisco//P1210384 flowers ../../../Sabbat/2008/07.21-26.08SanFrancisco//P1210385 grass ../../../Sabbat/2008/07.21-26.08SanFrancisco//P1210386 ../../../Sabbat/2008/07.21-26.08SanFrancisco//P1210387 and crowds kept us going ../../../Sabbat/2008/07.21-26.08SanFrancisco//P1210388 ../../../Sabbat/2008/07.21-26.08SanFrancisco//P1210389 until we were at the Slaughters and saw Jane with both boys ../../../Sabbat/2008/07.21-26.08SanFrancisco//P1210390 and Jamie with Jake ../../../Sabbat/2008/07.21-26.08SanFrancisco//P1210391 while my wine ../../../Sabbat/2008/07.21-26.08SanFrancisco//P1210392 didn't bring Staci into focus ../../../Sabbat/2008/07.21-26.08SanFrancisco//P1210393 but the cheese ../../../Sabbat/2008/07.21-26.08SanFrancisco//P1210394 kept the boys going ../../../Sabbat/2008/07.21-26.08SanFrancisco//P1210395 ../../../Sabbat/2008/07.21-26.08SanFrancisco//P1210396 as Jane watched (and we heard tales of her Lego prowess) ../../../Sabbat/2008/07.21-26.08SanFrancisco//P1210397 before dinner was set out on the buffet ../../../Sabbat/2008/07.21-26.08SanFrancisco//P1210398 ../../../Sabbat/2008/07.21-26.08SanFrancisco//P1210399 ../../../Sabbat/2008/07.21-26.08SanFrancisco//P1210400 ../../../Sabbat/2008/07.21-26.08SanFrancisco//P1210401 ../../../Sabbat/2008/07.21-26.08SanFrancisco//P1210402 ../../../Sabbat/2008/07.21-26.08SanFrancisco//P1210403 ../../../Sabbat/2008/07.21-26.08SanFrancisco//P1210404 ../../../Sabbat/2008/07.21-26.08SanFrancisco//P1210405 from the excellent work of Brittany and Catherine ../../../Sabbat/2008/07.21-26.08SanFrancisco//P1210406 as the Slaughter family led the way ../../../Sabbat/2008/07.21-26.08SanFrancisco//P1210407 before I made this face with my food ../../../Sabbat/2008/07.21-26.08SanFrancisco//P1210408 and Jane ../../../Sabbat/2008/07.21-26.08SanFrancisco//P1210409 Staci and Ben ../../../Sabbat/2008/07.21-26.08SanFrancisco//P1210410 Suzanne ../../../Sabbat/2008/07.21-26.08SanFrancisco//P1210411 and Jamie and Jake enjoyed their meal ../../../Sabbat/2008/07.21-26.08SanFrancisco//P1210412 though I could hardly resist a few more flower photos ../../../Sabbat/2008/07.21-26.08SanFrancisco//P1210413 ../../../Sabbat/2008/07.21-26.08SanFrancisco//P1210414 ../../../Sabbat/2008/07.21-26.08SanFrancisco//P1210415 ../../../Sabbat/2008/07.21-26.08SanFrancisco//P1210416 ../../../Sabbat/2008/07.21-26.08SanFrancisco//P1210417 and some ornamental pictures ../../../Sabbat/2008/07.21-26.08SanFrancisco//P1210418 ../../../Sabbat/2008/07.21-26.08SanFrancisco//P1210419 before my banana cream pie arrived ../../../Sabbat/2008/07.21-26.08SanFrancisco//P1210420 ../../../Sabbat/2008/07.21-26.08SanFrancisco//P1210421 and disappeared to reveal a beautiful plate ../../../Sabbat/2008/07.21-26.08SanFrancisco//P1210422 as Fisher watched quietly ../../../Sabbat/2008/07.21-26.08SanFrancisco//P1210423 and after a trip upstairs to see the leaf pictures ../../../Sabbat/2008/07.21-26.08SanFrancisco//P1210424 and the Slaughters preparing for bedtime ../../../Sabbat/2008/07.21-26.08SanFrancisco//P1210425 we took this picture of Jane with her host family and headed back. ../../../Sabbat/2008/07.21-26.08SanFrancisco//P1210426