This week, I am coming off a fantastic long weekend in San Francisco with my best friend. Re-entry into real life has been rather rude (especially after that flight delay that got me home at 2:30 a.m.), but I have memories of our resort stay, city excursions and Napa Valley tour to sustain me. I won’t bore you with all our travel details but will share a few pictures and just say that I’m pretty lucky to have spent several fabulous days with a lovely friend who goes all the way back to high school, knows all my secrets and loves me anyway. I miss you already, Lila!
(All pictures taken with an iPhone – no digital SLR on this trip!)
Our historic cottage at Cavallo Point, at the foot of the Golden Gate Bridge, directly across the bay from San Francisco
A few of the famed “painted ladies” seen on our Victorian homes walking tour
Stained glass skylight inside a restored Victorian home, now a hotel
From the Golden Gate Park rose garden
Japanese gardens
From our walk back across the Golden Gate Bridge
Seen from across the bay, in Sausalito
Fabulous weekly farmer’s market at the ferry building in San Fran
Inside the ferry building
Chinatown, obviously
Ferry that took us from the city across the bay to Sausalito, where our resort was located
Alcatraz as seen from the ferry
Sausalito
Napa Valley train ride
Castello di Amorosa winery tour
Views from the castle
Roses and grape vines at another winery along the way
Our resort (partial view on far left, red roofs), the marina and bay as seen from our hike Monday morning
A Dash of the Unexpected 