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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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    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

  • CWBuffIf I only had Some HairTraveler
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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

  • CWBuffIf I only had Some HairTraveler
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    The Ferry Building

    January 5 in the United States ⋅ 🌧 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 👌 😳)    Read more

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    1st morning

    January 5 in the United States ⋅ ☁️ 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 café    Read more

  • CWBuffIf I only had Some HairTraveler

    Looksee at nighttime Fisherman's Wharf

    January 4 in the United States ⋅ ☁️ 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.    Read more

  • CWBuffIf I only had Some HairTraveler
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    Marriott

    January 4 in the United States ⋅ 🌧 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 😋    Read more

  • CWBuffIf I only had Some HairTraveler

    About a block away...

    January 4 in the United States ⋅ 🌧 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).    Read more

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    January 4, 2026
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