Tuesday, August 09, 2011

San Francisco Days 6 & 7

On Saturday morning, we slept in and then went to The Mission for a late brunch. Betsy told us several good restaurants, and we chose Pork Store Cafe. Todd noticed their cool lighting...


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We both had the Eggs in a Tasty Nest. It was DELICIOUS!


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After brunch, we wandered around The Mission for awhile, and then we walked to Market Street and rode the Muni to the Museum of Modern Art. We really do appreciate art....and this place had some great pieces....maybe it was the mimosa and bloody mary at breakfast....but we had THE MOST fun quietly making fun of some of this "art." I think they could make a mint if they offered a snarky audiotour making fun of some of this stuff. We're all standing around discussing some of this so seriously? Get real (on some of it, of course).

A black square.


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This one was called "newspaper." I'm sure there is super deep meaning that we are just too dumb and immature to get.


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A urinal. The guy bought it, signed it, and SOLD it to this place. I mean, come on. There was a tour guide by this one when we walked up asking her group what they could see in the urinal. She suggested that possible answers could be....The Madonna?....A cradle? I couldn't make this stuff up.


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I don't know the name of this one, so I'm going to call it "Test Area for Sherwin Williams Blue Sky."


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We made it through two floors of the MOMA and then decided to call it a day on "art." We wandered into Yerba Buena Gardens and listened to a live concert on the lawn. Fun!

My huge glasses that I bought on Alcatraz b/c I lost mine.


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We rode the BART back to Betsy's, and we wandered around in Glen Park, which is the neighborhood close to hers where we get off the BART. We found a cute map of SF in a gift shop that we bought as a souvenir - I'll post a picture when it is framed. When we got back to Betsy's, someone had left this beautiful couch on the corner. They should have given it an avant garde title and taken it down to the MOMA. Those people pay a fortune for this kind of stuff!


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This was parked (not very well) on Betsy's street. We were surprised at how many large vehicles we saw in the city. If I lived there, I would have the tiniest car that would carry my family.


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But I approved of this one. It gets a special pass b/c it is funky.


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On our last morning, we got our stuff all packed and straightened up Betsy's lovely house. Since she was so kind to offer us her place while she was out-of-town, we left her some tiny tokens of thanks. She has been making pizzas lately, but she needs a few of the tools. We got her a baking stone and a rolling pin. (I wanted to get a peel, Bets, but they didn't have any at Macy's. You'll have to hit BB&B)And I made her a pair of fingerless mittens to match the scarf I sent her for her b'day.


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Then we walked into Glen Park and had crepes and a latte. I had a florentine crepe. So good. And I loved the salad with breakfast - the dressing was amazing.


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After brunch, we got our suitcases, locked up, and headed to the BART station for the last time. What a wonderful trip! I had a great time with Toddly (of course, he's so much fun to be with. mmmmmmmmm.......MMMMMMMMM.....I LOVE THIS MAN.). AHEM, anyway. It was such a special way to mark 10 great years!


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Monday, August 08, 2011

San Francisco Day 5

On Friday morning, we had a leisurely breakfast at Betsy's house, and then we headed back for Golden Gate Park. We wanted to see some of the museums there that we only passed by on the Segways. We purchased CityPasses for this trip, which bought us public transportation passes, Alcatraz tickets, and tickets to several museums and an aquarium. It was really a great deal....the bus passes were the most convenient part. Two of the museums in our booklet were in Golden Gate Park.

First, we went to see a great Picasso exhibit at The de Young. We listened to an audiotour, which really helped us get more out of it.


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Then we went back over to 9th and Irving and had sushi for lunch.


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There is so much to see and do in Golden Gate Park! It is bigger than NYC's Central Park.


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We went back to get a closer look at The Shakespear Garden, which we had seen on our Segway Tour.


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Then we went to the CA Academy of Sciences. This wasn't on the top of my list, but since we had tickets and it was right there....I figured we might as well go in.

I figured out pretty quickly that we were in the WRONG place for our week away from the kids. Kids everywhere....pretty much your basic science museum. I have been to science museums in Lubbock, Dallas, and Shreveport this summer. We were out of here pretty quickly.


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White Alligator - just like at the Dallas Zoo. Eek! Run, Holly, run!!!


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Moss on a tree in a museum. This made me laugh. I love it when they try to make things look like a bayou. They have this same set up at the Dallas and FW Zoos. They must all go to the same "museum" school. Louisiana Bayou scene with moss - CHECK!


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Then we took....you guessed it....a bus to the Golden Gate Bridge. We saw it and walked out on it just a bit. It was crowded, and we pretty quickly tired of people on bikes. They have one side of the pedestrian walkway closed, so that makes it even more crowded. But it was definitely a beautiful view!


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We planned to go to Off the Grid at Fort Mason on this night, but I had heard that it has been really crowded lately....so once again we decided to have a lovely night in. Once we got back to Betsy's, we WALKED (at 6 pm on on July 29) in jeans and a jacket (aaaaaaah, so nice) down to Safeway and got some tonic water and limes.....we saw this sign along the way...Todd loved their work ethic.


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Then we WALKED back to Giovanni's right by Betsy's place and ordered a take-out pizza. The Organic Green - pesto, spinach, broccoli, black olives, feta, artichokes, and fresh garlic. SOOOOO yummy! When we got back to the house, we watched the new True Grit. Hm. It was well made, but too much violence for me. Kinda slow.


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