If I only had Some Hair

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 :) Читать далее

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About a block away...
4 января, Соединенные Штаты ⋅ 🌧 54 °F
..from the hotel...

So I have no idea how and why it happened, but I didn't take the "usual traveling" photos, so this'll do as the official start point.
To do a brief recap, spent some time in PHL's United Club (actually 1st time there - EWR its not but still very nice); the flight was slightly delayed but overall not bad and getting to the hotel via public transportation was relatively easy (AirTran, BART & Muni bus).
This is what I saw getting off the bus about a block away from the hotel.

The Transamerica Pyramid, located in San Francisco's Financial District, is a 48-story modernist skyscraper and one of the world's most recognizable architectural landmarks.Designed by futurist architect William Pereira; construction began in 1969 and was completed in 1972.
Standing at 853 feet (260 meters), it was the city's tallest building for nearly 50 years until it was surpassed by the Salesforce Tower in 2018.

Salesforce Tower itself is a 61-story, 1,070-foot supertall skyscraper in San Francisco, completed in 2018 as the city's tallest building and the second-tallest on the West Coast. It was designed by Pelli Clarke Pelli Architects.

Then, of course, there is Bimbos 365... yes I couldn't help myself with that one

and finally, a first glimpse on one of those Frisco hill streets, and yes, Pilgrims, that's a driverless Uber climbing up that hill (and I already saw a slew of them).Читать далее
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ПутешественникGlad you arrived safely!
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Marriott
4 января, Соединенные Штаты ⋅ 🌧 55 °F
This is Marriott's Vacation Club Fisherman's Wharf.
The room is simple but very clean, nice, and cozy. It is a "hotel" so there is no separate bedroom and no kitchen, but most of Timeshare resorts roll like that in the urban cities.

The closet, though, looks like one of them gun safes 🤔

They had a local truffles tasting in the lobby. There was a variety of 4, and We were getting a w hooping 2/pp out of that.
Oh well... truffle beggars don't ch.... umm.. yeah, we kinda did 😁
They were delish of course 😋Читать далее
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Путешественник That is a very strange looking closet!
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Путешественник Have to love (?) modern design.
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Путешественник Well it's either a gun safe or something from Alkatraz 😁
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Dinner at Surisan
4 января, Соединенные Штаты ⋅ ☁️ 52 °F
By the recommendation of Hotel concierge and only 2 minutes walk I am sampling some Korean food.
A Mango Poke Salad, KFC (the " other K") washed down with Sapporo
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ПутешественникLooking forward to more delicious food pictures.
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Путешественник🍇🍈🍉🍊🍋🍒🥑🫒... 🤣
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Looksee at nighttime Fisherman's Wharf
4 января, Соединенные Штаты ⋅ ☁️ 54 °F
I guess technically, it's an evening glance, but it's dark.
Only walked another block from the restaurant to Jefferson St. and onto the causeway.
You can see the Sky Star Wheel and SF Giants in their nightly glory.

Return back to the room afterward to bid Adieu to this day... pretty tired... been up since 4:00 am EST

Good night, folks; tomorrow is another day.Читать далее
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1st morning
5 января, Соединенные Штаты ⋅ ☁️ 54 °F
So today is an icky drizzling morning which supposed to turn into some serious rain come mid-afternoon.
I decided to scale some very tiny mole-hills and ultimately wound up by Maritime Garden. Looked at the Hyde St Pier, the famous cable cars at the Powell & Hyde turntable, spotted Ghirardelli Square across the street, Golden Gate Bridge and "The Rock" over the top of the buildings (it actually is much closer to the city than one may think).
Then I had me some Brazilian cream cheese sandwich and Brazilian drip coffee for breakfast in the (you guessed it) a Brazilian caféЧитать далее
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Путешественник Beautiful picture. So green and blue.
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ПутешественникHopefully better pictures with clearer days ahead
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The Ferry Building
5 января, Соединенные Штаты ⋅ 🌧 54 °F
The hotel's activity for this morning was a trip to The Ferry Building. Thanks to the weather, I had a private tour 😊
Adam, the Guide, and I took a historic F-streetcar to the Embarcadero Plaza. I didn't take any photos, but you can sort of see it on the bottom right of the 1st photo.
San Francisco's streetcars are iconic, historic trolleys, primarily the F Market & Wharves line, using a collection of restored vintage streetcars (trolleys) from various U.S. and international cities, painted in different liveries. (I bet some of the cars from the good Ole Philly's Line 23 probably are here).

Then we checked out some sculptures, namely "Coralee" - an 18-foot-long, recycled glass and mixed-metal mermaid sculpture by artist Dana Albany (originally created for the Chatsworth House in England) and "R-Evolution" - a 45-foot-tall sculpture by artist Marco Cochrane, depicting a nude woman with a stainless-steel mesh exterior. It features internal motors that simulate breathing for or one hour daily (5–6 PM) and is illuminated nightly from sunset to 11 PM and again at sunrise.
(This one reminded me greatly of the Jaume Plenza's statues; in fact, I thought it was one of his as well).
Both sculptures are part of the "Radical Horizons: The Art of Burning Man" exhibit.
Then onto the building itself.
The San Francisco Ferry Building is a historic landmark and transit hub on the Embarcadero, known for its iconic clock tower and as a vibrant marketplace for local artisan food vendors, restaurants, and a popular farmers market. It serves as a terminal for ferries across the San Francisco Bay and is a major civic gathering place, blending historic architecture with a modern culinary scene. (Home - Ferry Building Marketplace https://share.google/RygrN8FiO5WKzFUmT).
We checked out some of the shops (that's Adam standing wuth umbrella adiring some mushrooms) and, much to my surprise, I came across Horchata, which of course I had to try ( and it was pretty good although not quite as good as Barcelona one).
Going out to the back plaza I saw part if the Bay Bridge with departing Ferry and finished off with "Echos - A Voice from Uncharted Waters" - a 55-foot, life-sized blue whale calf sculpture by artist Mathias Gmachl. (It actually interacts with visitors by emitting sounds 👌 😳)Читать далее
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Путешественник I'll take a sweet and a savory, please.
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ПутешественникLol it was my thought as well 😅
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I want to know...
5 января, Соединенные Штаты ⋅ 🌧 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 🛌😴Читать далее
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ПутешественникSorry you had bad weather. Hopefully tomorrow will be better! 😊
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Путешественник Good thing it didn't look like that, too cute to consume.
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On the way to Ca....
6 января, Соединенные Штаты ⋅ ☀️ 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).Читать далее
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Lombard Street
6 января, Соединенные Штаты ⋅ ⛅ 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 😁Читать далее
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ПутешественникWhat a view! But those are some wicked curves!
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ПутешественникYes as you saw in the video that Tesla "jumped" on it but hit the brakes rather fast 😁
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Путешественник Nice one. I'd maybe think about visiting, seeing these.
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The Legion of Honor
6 января, Соединенные Штаты ⋅ ⛅ 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)
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Collection 1
6 января, Соединенные Штаты ⋅ ⛅ 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)Читать далее
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Путешественник Nice, I haven't seen a lot of his portraits in real life, only in books, etc
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ПутешественникJohn The Baptist or St. Francis The Sissy? 🤔 😉
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Путешественник I really like pictures of ceilings. It's weird, I know.
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ПутешественникI love ceilings ❤️
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Rodins
6 января, Соединенные Штаты ⋅ ⛅ 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 worksЧитать далее
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Collection 2
6 января, Соединенные Штаты ⋅ ☀️ 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 ArizonaЧитать далее
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Путешественник Nice one. It would look good in our dining room.
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ПутешественникBe my guest 😌 Pablo and I don't really see eye to eye esp. From early 20s on... but I have hit his major Museums in the world
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ПутешественникSame, but I like that one. I'm more of a Van Gogh person.
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Exhibit
6 января, Соединенные Штаты ⋅ ⛅ 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 ....Читать далее
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Outside afterwards
6 января, Соединенные Штаты ⋅ ☀️ 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.
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ПутешественникThat is a very moving memorial
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Lets go on a hike!
6 января, Соединенные Штаты ⋅ ☀️ 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 shoes..although I did have Injiinjiis on) - so here is the terrain profile of that walk (disregard the map part on top)
ULTREIA!!!!Читать далее
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ПутешественникBeautiful grounds and views!
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Путешественник That's always comforting to see. Like the alligator signs down South
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ПутешественникI have to wonder who's got a better chance of survival: a dog vs. coyote or me vs. an alligator
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Boudin sourdough bread
6 января, Соединенные Штаты ⋅ ⛅ 57 °F
..and arrived just in time for Adam's Sourdough tasting event 😋 😄
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ПутешественникSourdough bread is always good!
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Night outing
6 января, Соединенные Штаты ⋅ ⛅ 55 °F
The famous Pier 39 and, of course, the seals (have to come back during daylight)
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ПутешественникLove that there are still Christmas decorations
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ПутешественникProbably has nothing to do with it, but Orthodox Russian New Year is not until this weekend
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Путешественник You bought some to bring home for sharing, I hope?
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ПутешественникHmmmm.... 😇
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Din din
6 января, Соединенные Штаты ⋅ ⛅ 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!!!😋😋😋
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Speaking of Sourdough
6 января, Соединенные Штаты ⋅ 🌙 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

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Rose Garden
7 января, Соединенные Штаты ⋅ ☀️ 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).
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Путешественник Wasn't expecting flowers on this one, so yay.
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ПутешественникYup. Sorry forgot the "sub-label" Flowers for Algern... er... JULIE😄
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ПутешественникAnother laugh. I haven't thought of that book for a while.
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Japanese Tea Garden
7 января, Соединенные Штаты ⋅ ☀️ 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 PlazaЧитать далее
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ПутешественникBeautiful! Looks like you had good weather.
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Путешественникprety much in the low-50s. does get a little chillier in the shade
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Путешественник Wow. I like the light in this one.
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ПутешественникYup caught the sun just right. Just FYI everything is still on the old phone camera. Wgats with some planned hikes, didn't feel like bringing the SLR
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Japanese garden 2
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Koi fish
Pond sculptures
A little purple flower
Arched drim bridge
Buddy (OH, Budda!)
Dwarf trees collection
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Путешественник Another wow one here.
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ПутешественникCaught my eye immediately
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JFK Promenade
7 января, Соединенные Штаты ⋅ ☀️ 54 °F
cloudy
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.Читать далее
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The Nativity of the Holy Virgin Church
7 января, Соединенные Штаты ⋅ ☀️ 54 °F
The Nativity of the Holy Virgin Orthodox Church was founded in Menlo Park in 1952 by Russian émigrés from China and Europe.
I was lucky enough to come in on a Orthodox Christmas service.

Frescos and stained-glass windows.
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ПутешественникAmazing! How nice that you could be there for a Christmas service.
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ПутешественникGot lucky with the timing I walked up to it
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Путешественник This is one of the things I miss most about the Orthodox church. The visual impact is amazing.
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ПутешественникIt is although Catholics do give them the run for the money. What I found strange though is that all through the service there was constant movement- people would walk in and walk out and move around... kinda like a sea...swirling and ebbing..
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