TravelCalifornia FamilyDobkin Sarah

Friday morning, we drove into San Francisco and parked at Sarah's stopping first to admire the view ../../../Sabbat/2010/10.31-11.07.10California//P1050321 and then taking pictures inside her apartment ../../../Sabbat/2010/10.31-11.07.10California//P1050322 ../../../Sabbat/2010/10.31-11.07.10California//P1050323 ../../../Sabbat/2010/10.31-11.07.10California//P1050324 ../../../Sabbat/2010/10.31-11.07.10California//P1050325 before we began the tour of her building observing cautions about the deck ../../../Sabbat/2010/10.31-11.07.10California//P1050326 and the local gang ../../../Sabbat/2010/10.31-11.07.10California//P1050327 and capturing the laundry room ../../../Sabbat/2010/10.31-11.07.10California//P1050328 ../../../Sabbat/2010/10.31-11.07.10California//P1050329 complete with instructions ../../../Sabbat/2010/10.31-11.07.10California//P1050330 and their storage area. ../../../Sabbat/2010/10.31-11.07.10California//P1050331 ../../../Sabbat/2010/10.31-11.07.10California//P1050332

Having done so, we headed off to Green's ../../../Sabbat/2010/10.31-11.07.10California//P1050333 for lunch ../../../Sabbat/2010/10.31-11.07.10California//P1050334 but were distracted by a bit serial adder next door ../../../Sabbat/2010/10.31-11.07.10California//P1050335 before Sarah ../../../Sabbat/2010/10.31-11.07.10California//P1050336 studied the menu ../../../Sabbat/2010/10.31-11.07.10California//P1050337 ../../../Sabbat/2010/10.31-11.07.10California//P1050338 and we admired the view ../../../Sabbat/2010/10.31-11.07.10California//P1050339 as Jane and Suzanne ../../../Sabbat/2010/10.31-11.07.10California//P1050340 Sarah and Ben ../../../Sabbat/2010/10.31-11.07.10California//P1050341 and I ../../../Sabbat/2010/10.31-11.07.10California//P1050342 settled in for salad ../../../Sabbat/2010/10.31-11.07.10California//P1050343 and black beans ../../../Sabbat/2010/10.31-11.07.10California//P1050344 ../../../Sabbat/2010/10.31-11.07.10California//P1050345 and a soup that was a soup ../../../Sabbat/2010/10.31-11.07.10California//P1050346 a roll ../../../Sabbat/2010/10.31-11.07.10California//P1050347 and some ginger beer ../../../Sabbat/2010/10.31-11.07.10California//P1050348 while watching this ship rock ../../../Sabbat/2010/10.31-11.07.10California//P1050349 before our main courses arrived. ../../../Sabbat/2010/10.31-11.07.10California//P1050350 ../../../Sabbat/2010/10.31-11.07.10California//P1050351 ../../../Sabbat/2010/10.31-11.07.10California//P1050352 ../../../Sabbat/2010/10.31-11.07.10California//P1050353 After lunch, we stopped next door at the foundation building a 10,000 year clock ../../../Sabbat/2010/10.31-11.07.10California//P1050354 and then walked along the coastline past Alcatraz which we didn't seem to be able to capture in our hands ../../../Sabbat/2010/10.31-11.07.10California//P1050355 ../../../Sabbat/2010/10.31-11.07.10California//P1050356 ../../../Sabbat/2010/10.31-11.07.10California//P1050357 ../../../Sabbat/2010/10.31-11.07.10California//P1050358 ../../../Sabbat/2010/10.31-11.07.10California//P1050359 ../../../Sabbat/2010/10.31-11.07.10California//P1050360 ../../../Sabbat/2010/10.31-11.07.10California//P1050361 ../../../Sabbat/2010/10.31-11.07.10California//P1050362 and down the hill ../../../Sabbat/2010/10.31-11.07.10California//P1050363 ../../../Sabbat/2010/10.31-11.07.10California//P1050364 en route to Ghirardelli Square ../../../Sabbat/2010/10.31-11.07.10California//P1050365 as Jane captured a tree ../../../Sabbat/2010/10.31-11.07.10California//P1050366 and we admired a lone swimmer ../../../Sabbat/2010/10.31-11.07.10California//P1050367 before recording some history ../../../Sabbat/2010/10.31-11.07.10California//P1050368 thinking about the chocolate shop ../../../Sabbat/2010/10.31-11.07.10California//P1050369 and watching Kara's cupcakes. ../../../Sabbat/2010/10.31-11.07.10California//P1050370 ../../../Sabbat/2010/10.31-11.07.10California//P1050371 ../../../Sabbat/2010/10.31-11.07.10California//P1050372 Back at the chocolate shop, we enjoyed the free samples but no more ../../../Sabbat/2010/10.31-11.07.10California//P1050373 as we took some photos ../../../Sabbat/2010/10.31-11.07.10California//P1050374 ../../../Sabbat/2010/10.31-11.07.10California//P1050375 ../../../Sabbat/2010/10.31-11.07.10California//P1050376 ../../../Sabbat/2010/10.31-11.07.10California//P1050377 ../../../Sabbat/2010/10.31-11.07.10California//P1050378 ../../../Sabbat/2010/10.31-11.07.10California//P1050379 and headed off to see the cable car ../../../Sabbat/2010/10.31-11.07.10California//P1050380 ../../../Sabbat/2010/10.31-11.07.10California//P1050381 ../../../Sabbat/2010/10.31-11.07.10California//P1050382 before walking towards Fisherman's wharf and stopping to take some photos with static friends. ../../../Sabbat/2010/10.31-11.07.10California//P1050383 ../../../Sabbat/2010/10.31-11.07.10California//P1050384 ../../../Sabbat/2010/10.31-11.07.10California//P1050385 ../../../Sabbat/2010/10.31-11.07.10California//P1050386 ../../../Sabbat/2010/10.31-11.07.10California//P1050387 ../../../Sabbat/2010/10.31-11.07.10California//P1050388 and then gave Ben a real California treat of In-N-Out burger (double double) ../../../Sabbat/2010/10.31-11.07.10California//P1050389 ../../../Sabbat/2010/10.31-11.07.10California//P1050390 ../../../Sabbat/2010/10.31-11.07.10California//P1050391 ../../../Sabbat/2010/10.31-11.07.10California//P1050392 some of which he shared with Suzanne ../../../Sabbat/2010/10.31-11.07.10California//P1050393 as the experience made both Ben ../../../Sabbat/2010/10.31-11.07.10California//P1050394 and me happy ../../../Sabbat/2010/10.31-11.07.10California//P1050395 though we hoped that Suzanne wouldn't take this shirt seriously ../../../Sabbat/2010/10.31-11.07.10California//P1050396 as I made a few new friends. ../../../Sabbat/2010/10.31-11.07.10California//P1050397 ../../../Sabbat/2010/10.31-11.07.10California//P1050398

Our next stop was the sourdough baking museum. ../../../Sabbat/2010/10.31-11.07.10California//P1050399 Here we admired the local characters including the gambler ../../../Sabbat/2010/10.31-11.07.10California//P1050400 the businessman ../../../Sabbat/2010/10.31-11.07.10California//P1050401 and the local companies ../../../Sabbat/2010/10.31-11.07.10California//P1050402 not to mention Mark Twain ../../../Sabbat/2010/10.31-11.07.10California//P1050403 and the person who gave his name to Sarah's street. ../../../Sabbat/2010/10.31-11.07.10California//P1050404 We also learned a bit about economics (supply and demand) ../../../Sabbat/2010/10.31-11.07.10California//P1050405 before going to bread displays ../../../Sabbat/2010/10.31-11.07.10California//P1050406 ../../../Sabbat/2010/10.31-11.07.10California//P1050407 ../../../Sabbat/2010/10.31-11.07.10California//P1050408 ../../../Sabbat/2010/10.31-11.07.10California//P1050409 where we learned that Olive bread ../../../Sabbat/2010/10.31-11.07.10California//P1050410 is Jane ../../../Sabbat/2010/10.31-11.07.10California//P1050411 and then I learned that I am walnut bread ../../../Sabbat/2010/10.31-11.07.10California//P1050412 and so we had bread samples ../../../Sabbat/2010/10.31-11.07.10California//P1050413 and after learning the history of the martini ../../../Sabbat/2010/10.31-11.07.10California//P1050414 watched the manufacturing process for the bread which we have enjoyed so many times. ../../../Sabbat/2010/10.31-11.07.10California//P1050415 ../../../Sabbat/2010/10.31-11.07.10California//P1050416 ../../../Sabbat/2010/10.31-11.07.10California//P1050417 ../../../Sabbat/2010/10.31-11.07.10California//P1050418 ../../../Sabbat/2010/10.31-11.07.10California//P1050419 ../../../Sabbat/2010/10.31-11.07.10California//P1050420 ../../../Sabbat/2010/10.31-11.07.10California//P1050421 ../../../Sabbat/2010/10.31-11.07.10California//P1050422 ../../../Sabbat/2010/10.31-11.07.10California//P1050423 We then walked past ``Eat at Joe's" ../../../Sabbat/2010/10.31-11.07.10California//P1050424 ../../../Sabbat/2010/10.31-11.07.10California//P1050425 and back up the hill ../../../Sabbat/2010/10.31-11.07.10California//P1050426 ../../../Sabbat/2010/10.31-11.07.10California//P1050427 ../../../Sabbat/2010/10.31-11.07.10California//P1050428 made our way back to Sarah's apartment and on to our hotel room ../../../Sabbat/2010/10.31-11.07.10California//P1050429 ../../../Sabbat/2010/10.31-11.07.10California//P1050430 with a view of Coit Tower ../../../Sabbat/2010/10.31-11.07.10California//P1050431 before I ate my pizza ../../../Sabbat/2010/10.31-11.07.10California//P1050432 and admired the ravioli ../../../Sabbat/2010/10.31-11.07.10California//P1050433 before we made our way home for the night past this amazing sign ../../../Sabbat/2010/10.31-11.07.10California//P1050434 at the Thai restaurant ../../../Sabbat/2010/10.31-11.07.10California//P1050435 and then saluted a childhood hero as we left City Lights bookstore and headed to our room. ../../../Sabbat/2010/10.31-11.07.10California//P1050436