This morning-- another lovely cool morning in San Francisco-- we opted to eat at our b&b but get coffee at a local shop. It was the best coffee we had enjoyed all week! And the proprietor of the coffee shop seemed genuinely pleased when I told him so. Did I tell him I had made the coffee every other day? No. Why spoil the complement?
Our second day in the city, and already we are feeling more confident navigating the public transportation system. Caught a morning bus and one transfer later we were at Golden Gate Park. This was to be our landing place for the day.
First stop, the Japanese Tea Garden. Here we began to regain the sense of peace and oneness with nature that we had so enjoyed in Yosemite.
Bob could hardly wait to introduce me to the view at the top of the de Young Art Museum. There's an elevator that takes visitors up to the 9th floor and it offers a 360 degree view of the city, but first we spent a little time looking at a room of hanging sculptures that used shadows as part of the art. So very cool!
Not really wanting to engage again with the crowds (it was Memorial Day weekend, you know?) we thought we'd head over to the San Francisco Botanical Garden. Truly a delightful experience and worth the entrance fee we wouldn't have had to pay if we were residents!
As old people who don't have young children, we could sit and relax whenever the heck we wanted to. And so we did.
We even had fun at the bus stops and on the bus, occasionally talking to locals who we found to be exceedingly friendly, for the most part.
A little down time at our hosts' home and off we went down the hill (Bob's phone said it was 9 degree grade) to a weird dinner of a cup of really tasty Manhattan Clam Chowder followed by sweet crepes. Oh and the decaf coffee warmed us to the core which was so helpful given that the evening breeze and the incoming fog made things quite chilly for our walk back. Why is going downhill SOOOOO much easier than going back up?
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