A taste of San Francisco

With all the talk of Hawaii I almost forgot about our little weekend getaway that we had planned several months ago.

Not two weeks after we returned from Hawaii we set out on another journey. Jimmy was invited to be a guest speaker at a few events in the Bay area so I decided to come along. I have never even been to Cali so I was quite excited.

With Hawaii being such a large trip that took planning I never even thought about San Fran.
I love to plan trips. Do the research, find fun things to do. Maybe I have missed my calling...?

Well anyway, I did absolutely no research, no planning, no trip advisor searches, no nothing for San Fran. other than packing my bags and boarding the plane. I even had no idea where we were staying. I found out when I arrived at midnight Friday night and had to call Jimmy and ask what hotel so I could take a cab. Gosh....so not me. It was fun. Everything was a surprise...oh yeah Alcatraz is here....this is where the houses are from Full House, the Golden Gate Bridge....

I arrived when his events were winding down so we could spend the weekend together. Our trip was pretty short so on Saturday we saw the highlights of the city. We rented bikes and rode across the Golden Gate Bridge. We saw quite a bit of the city this way. We did not however venture up into the city where the hills are so steep I can't imagine having a manual car. We rode along the shore and into Sausalito and then took the ferry back to San Fran. It was a really neat way to see the sights. We saw the ever so curvy Lombard Street and trolley cars.

On Sunday we went to Napa Valley and did a few wine tastings. We went to Domaine Chandon (sparkling wine), Whitehall Lane, August Briggs and Beringer. We ate dinner at Bouchon's. Very, very good food!!

Late in the afternoon we drove around the bay area and went through Berkley and Oakland. I can't imagine how expensive it must be to live here.

As you can see the trip was quite short but lots of fun. I can't wait to go back....this might be our next vacation spot.