Mon 05/26 I got a missed call message on my CP from my sis-in-law in NJ. I think they were in Pennsylvania vacationing with the kids taking advantage of the long weekend when she made the call. I was concerned when I saw the message. Turned out they were worried when they saw the news on TV about the tornado that hit MN over the weekend. I told her we're not even near the affected area. We were also thankful that we were spared.
Thur 05/29 thunderstorm mixed with hail struck our area. Again, we're thankful that the hail were small and short in duration when it rained. The weather is really going bonkers.
During the week I had to scramble to find somebody to cover my schedule for Sun 06/01 and Mon 06/02. It's W's golden year on Mon and she was planning on going out of town over the weekend to celebrate. Thank God for Chris and Craig. They saved the day at short notice. W was already busy making reservations to San Francisco.
Early morning Sat 05/31 off we went to Edina to meet with Ryan so he can drive us to the airport for our 9:00 am flight to San Francisco. That saved us from the long-term parking fee at the airport.
Our flight was delayed by an hour giving us time to grab a snack at Northwest's lounge before boarding.
Arriving at San Francisco I already have a missed call message from my brod JD when I switched on my CP. I told him we were visiting his city by the bay and he insisted that we meet Sun 06/01 so he can drive us around. I think we exchanged about three missed calls until we finally got to talk to each other.
So where did we go after checking in to our hotel? Jollibee to have lunch. W already had their address written down. So we ordered burger, palabok and their freeze drink ube and macapuno. Burp. That was good. Afterwards...
Pics below shows our general activities:
(L)Powell St. Facade of our Hotel Building
(R)Cable car approaching at Powell St station about 5 min walk from the hotel. Line starts at right
(L)The Sax Man at Powell st Cable car station. Entertaining people waiting for the ride
(R)San Fo Fisherman's Wharf where restaurants abound selling crabs cooked in a variety of ways
(L)Golden Gate bridge as viewed from the bay cruise. Windsurfer foreground
(R)The Alcatraz as viewed from the bay cruise
(L)Other side of Alcatraz as viewed from the bay cruise. This is the side where you dock
(R)The famous landmark in San Fo, Lombard St. with its one way zig zag downhill course overlooking the bay
(L)Lombard St. as viewed at the other end. There was a party at the top floor of the building at left
(R)In front of the Capitol with JD and Ces. They picked us up in our Hotel early Sunday and this is our first itinerary
(L)The Golden Gate bridge up close and personal
(R)The Golden Gate bridge up close and personal with moi and W with your typical "turista" pose
# posted by Rey A @ 6/01/2008 10:04:00 PM
