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After once making a fast all-day stop on our Alaska-CA cruise in 2006, we are now descending on the City of Hippies and Summer Love (albeit in the Winter)
And, as stated in the title - If I only had Some Hair I'd surely wear some flowers in it :) Read more
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    A fine morning for a walk

    Today in the United States ⋅ ☀️ 50 °F

    This morning, I am all set to walk The Golden Gate Bridge.
    Truly a marvel of engineering, here are some stats for the stats-nerds inside us, along with some Vista views.
    Of course, when I started walking, I had no intention of going faster than 15mphRead more

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    Dinner in Chinatown and North Beach

    Yesterday in the United States ⋅ 🌙 54 °F

    I met Molly (a cousin of "Sleut" John B.) and her friends Terri and George for a fast drink.
    Then Molly took mecto her favorite place,' Yet Lee Seafood Restaurant, where we supper on Chef's Special Wonton Soup and Sum See Chow Fun.
    After we said our goodbyes, I walked through a part of North Beach and "Little Italy"
    A Tribute monument to Volunteer Firemen in Marini Plaza against the backdrop of Curch of Sts. Peter and Paul ( previous reference to Joe DiMaggio wedding).
    Coit Tower ( will get back to it in a couple of days)    Read more

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    Dinner in Chinatown and North Beach

    Yesterday in the United States ⋅ 🌙 54 °F

    I met Molly (a cousin of "Sleut" John B) and her friends for a fast drink right on the outskirts of North Beach.
    Then Molly took me into Chinatown to her favorite place, Yet Lee Seafood Restaurant, where we enjoyed some Chef's Special Wonton Soup and Sum See Chow Fun.
    Then we said our goodbyes, and I strolled back to hotel through part of North Beach and "Little Italy " (more hopping than Little Russia)

    A Tribute to the Firemen monument at Marini Plaza with the Curchvof Sts. Peter and Paul in the background (think earlier reference of Joe DiMaggio's wedding)
    Coitt Tower at night ( we'll get to it in a couple of days)

    And thus ends another day in The City by the Bay    Read more

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    JFK Promenade

    Yesterday in the United States ⋅ ☀️ 54 °F

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    Golden Gate Park is a massive 1,017-acre urban park in San Francisco, larger than New York's Central Park, featuring gardens, lakes, museums and cultural attractions, with a mix of landscaped areas and natural woodlands, attracting millions of visitors annually for recreation, events, and cultural experiences. It stretches from the city center to the Pacific Ocean.

    JFK Promenade a car free zone

    Charles Grafly, Pioneer Mother, 1915,

    The "Street Whale" is a large, colorful, life-sized humpback whale sculpture made from reclaimed wood and recycled materials, created by artist Reuben Rude

    Naga is a massive, glowing 100-foot-long sea serpent art installation located in Golden Gate Park's Rainbow Falls on the JFK Promenade, featuring iridescent scales, internal lights, and bubbling from its nose, creating an immersive, whimsical experience and serving as a beloved mascot for San Francisco. First seen at Burning Man 2024, this community-built artwork by Cjay Roughgarden, Stephanie Shipman, and Jacquelyn Scott is the park's largest art piece, bringing light, fantasy, and shared stories to the park.    Read more

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    Japanese Tea Garden

    Yesterday in the United States ⋅ ☀️ 52 °F

    The Japanese Tea Garden in San Francisco's Golden Gate Park is the oldest public Japanese garden in the U.S., featuring traditional elements like koi ponds, pagodas, stone lanterns, and a Zen garden, with a tea house. Created by Makoto Hagiwara, it's known for its serene landscape, especially during cherry blossom season in spring, and offers a peaceful escape with winding paths and water features.

    Tea house
    Zen Garden,
    Peace Lantern
    The Pagoda
    Pagoda Plaza    Read more

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    Rose Garden

    Yesterday in the United States ⋅ ☀️ 52 °F

    This morning I ventured to visit Japanese Tea Garden but had to walk through Rose Garden first.
    It's a beautiful, fragrant oasis located in Golden Gate Park, featuring numerous labeled rose beds with hybrid teas, miniatures, and climbing varieties, best visited in late spring to early summer when in full bloom. (which obviously wasn't the case and it shows).
    I still got some shots though    Read more

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    Speaking of Sourdough

    January 6 in the United States ⋅ 🌙 54 °F

    Took a leisurely after dinner stroll along Jefferson Street and came to Boudin Bakery (which was the supplier to today's tasting event).
    Look at the freaking size of that dough 😬
    And, yeah, maybe I should give some consideration to a crab dish

    That pretty much ended my day, and I took my feet to the hotel so they could have a well-deserved rest    Read more

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    Din din

    January 6 in the United States ⋅ ⛅ 55 °F

    Headed to upper decks of The Pier to have dinner at The Fog Harbor Fish House.
    Had me some Cioppino (rich and hearty Italian-American seafood stew that originated in San Francisco's North Beach community in the late 1800s. Italian fishermen created the dish by combining leftover catch from the day, like crab, clams, shrimp, and fish, with onions, garlic, tomatoes, herbs, olive oil, and wine) and washed it down with Golden State Cider
    ABSOLUTELY DELISH!!!😋😋😋
    The window view wasn't bad either    Read more

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    Lets go on a hike!

    January 6 in the United States ⋅ ☀️ 57 °F

    Und So, since I didn't get to see Manet exhibit, I had plenty of time on mehands, so I said, "Let the feet do some walking".
    And off we went...
    Taking photos of Golden Gate Bridge while on El Camino Del Mar
    Mountain Lake
    Up the hilly Lake St (looks like doggies' happy place)
    A view from the Ecology Trail
    On the grounds of old Letterman Hospital (yeah, like in Gettysburg)
    Eadweard James Muybridge Statue (an English photographer known for his pioneering work in photographic studies of motion, and early work in motion-picture projection.)
    Philo Taylor Farnsworth Statue ("The father of television")
    The hills of Marina district
    One of the apartment buildings
    ... and 5.9 miles in 2.5 hours (no poles and in quite improper shies..although I did have Injiinjiis on) - so here is the terrain profile of that walk (disregard the map part on top)
    ULTREIA!!!!    Read more

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    Outside afterwards

    January 6 in the United States ⋅ ☀️ 57 °F

    "The MiniMe" paying homage of a sort to The Louvre 😆

    Situated off the northwest corner of the Legion grounds is the Holocaust Memorial, a sculptural group of white-painted bronze by George Segal  installed in 1984. Although not part of the Legion's collection, the sculpture is often seen by visitors to the museum.
    There is also a small memorial to the WWII Fallen Soldiers.    Read more

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    Exhibit

    January 6 in the United States ⋅ ⛅ 55 °F

    unfortunately, I couldn't get into an ongoing Manet & Morisot exhibit... I figured I'd simply pay the (extra) price to see that, but no dice. I would have to cough up the general admission 1st ☹️ and then the extra (oh well)
    But I was able to see Ferlinghetti for San Francisco.
    ...Ginsburg, Airplane poem, and Freud..The Real Dream ....    Read more

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    Collection 2

    January 6 in the United States ⋅ ☀️ 55 °F

    "The Ten Chairs" (my homage to Ilf and Petrov)
    Gainsborough- The Blue Boy and The Pink Girl all grown up 😆
    Russian Art - Faberge jewelry & enamels and Makovsky
    Impressionalists (yup, Pablo!)
    and the last one could be in ArizonaRead more

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    Rodins

    January 6 in the United States ⋅ ⛅ 55 °F

    The place has quite an impressive collection of Rodin (you can probably make out "The Thinker" in the photo on previous footprint) although Mork's offering leaves something to desire.
    Number of Gugo's busts and I was quite taken by the last 2 worksRead more

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    Collection 1

    January 6 in the United States ⋅ ⛅ 55 °F

    As always, there are too many awesome works of art to photograph them all.
    Here are some Masters of Greater and Lesser Fame..
    Rodin's John The Baptist Preaching
    French Tapestries illustrating Joan's Visions, Victories, and Execution
    Mudejar ceiling from Altamira Palace (note the Santiago's Scallops on the corners)    Read more

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    The Legion of Honor

    January 6 in the United States ⋅ ⛅ 55 °F

    The Legion of Honor is a European art museum in San Francisco's Lincoln Park, known for its neoclassical building with views of the Golden Gate Bridge and its collection of ancient and European art. It was built to honor Californians who died in World War I and is part of the Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco. The museum features European paintings, sculpture, decorative arts, ancient art, and works on paper.
    Legion of Honor (museum) - Wikipedia https://share.google/bEwDVOAWbMhBze8Ra
    I took an opportunity for a free entry offered on 1st Tuesday of the months .
    I was met by 2 equestrian ststuescof Joanie on the Pony and El Cid himself (very symbolic, IMHO- a man and a woman)
    And of course there are lions    Read more

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    Lombard Street

    January 6 in the United States ⋅ ⛅ 54 °F

    Turning our backs to the crooked street for a moment, we spy the white steeples of Saints Peter and Paul Church. This is the church where Joe DiMaggio got married, but contrary to popular myth, not Marilyn Monroe (although these two did come here to take wedding photos on the steos).
    It was also in lots of movies.
    Check it out: https://share.google/2N7lN52k7ank2uMVA
    The onto the crookednest itself walking on the sidewalk steps while the cars "whizz" down the hill doing all but like 5mph.
    Take a look at the guy standing on his balcony/deck (last 2 photos). What a view ... every day 😁    Read more

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    On the way to Ca....

    January 6 in the United States ⋅ ☀️ 54 °F

    Actually- Lombard Street, famous for its one-block section between Hyde and Leavenworth Streets, known as the "crookedest street in the world," due to its eight hairpin turns on a steep hill.
    This morning Adam is leading a lively group of a dozen or so from the hotel onto Russian Hill.
    On the way, we stop to look at more hills, catch another glimpse of "The Rock" and an old Franciscan Monastery, which became San Francisco Art Institute and houses 1 of 4 murals that Diego Rivera painted while living in the city in early 1930s (unfortunately currently inaccessible to the public).    Read more

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    I want to know...

    January 5 in the United States ⋅ 🌧 54 °F

    ... have you ever seen the rain...
    It started deteriorating rather fast after we finished the tour.
    I contemplated getting to Chinatown but decided against it. So I walked along The Embarcadero for perhaps 2-3 blocks and decided to call it quits and catch the F car back to the hotel.
    (In retrospect, I probably shouldn't have done it at all, let's hope I'll be OK tomorrow morning)
    In any case, it got even worse as the day went on, so I just got me a nice turkey and cranberry sandwich from nearby grocery (I'm not venturing out to "go anywhere ") and let Adam, who seems to be the Jack of all trades (,BTW it was also he who fed me the truffles yesterday) to make me a nice cup of hot chocolate with some marshmallows and a tiny tad of whipped cream. (Granted, didn't look like the picture on the flyer 😳).
    So with that my day is finished and we'll hope for better weather tomorrow with other activities planned.

    Goodnight Irene 🛌😴    Read more

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