Nick and I have a long history of visits to San Francisco, both individually and together. Continue reading San Francisco Day 1 – October 6, 2016 →

On Friday we enjoyed a relaxing morning with Carol and Cy, appreciating their hospitality and their company. They decided that they would take us to Sausalito before driving us to our hotel. The weather was fantastic, with warm temperatures and without fog. Continue reading San Francisco Day 2 – October 7, 2016 →

On Saturday morning, we had our first continental breakfast at our B & B. We were seated at a table with four other travelers, some from North America and some from other continents. The conversations were fascinating, and the breakfast was delicious: rolls
with butter and jams, muffins,  and either plain or almond croissants. Continue reading San Francisco Day 3 – October 8, 2016 →

Back at home, everyone had advised us to get tickets to Alcatraz in advance. Nicholas had never been there and wanted to join us, meaning the we had to go on the weekend. Continue reading San Francisco Day 4 – October 9, 2016 →

After a delightful breakfast conversation with tourists from Germany, we planned to spend the day at San Francisco’s museums. Fortunately, we checked our tour book and discovered that many of them were closed on Mondays. Plan B was to visit various districts  in San Francisco with which we weren’t familiar. Continue reading San Francisco Day 5 – October 10, 2016 →

Our tour book recommended that we visit a museum called the Legion of Honor. Our breakfast companions from Australia had never heard of it, nor, it seemed, had anyone else!  That didn’t stop us. Continue reading San Francisco Day 6 – October 11, 2016 →

After a fun breakfast with people from Holland who had retired to Spain, we had a phone call from Nicholas.  He recommended that we go to the Contemporary Jewish Museum, because it was featuring an exhibit on Stanley Kubrick that he thought we would enjoy. He also invited us to join him at his office for lunch.

We called the Contemporary Jewish Museum, but as it was Yom Kippur, it was closed. Instead we did a  self-guided walking tour that was in our AAA Tour Book. Continue reading San Francisco Day 7 – October 12, 2016 →