Saturday, March 27, 2010

the big city with katie

well the training ended friday afternoon....katie and i high tailed it out and made our way to san francisco for the weekend...

friday night...it was so fabulous...had been five years...and i was definitely ready to see it again....

saturday began with a trip to alcatraz...a beautiful sunny day...thank you to the weather gods...could not have been a better day....we mark our spot...on the deck of the boat...katie is one of my "girlie" girlfriends...purses...froofiness and shoes...i have to say that i love the pink shoes...the "coach" tennies didn't make the trip...i love this girl :)



we arrive at alcatraz...


we take a walk across the "recreation yard"


little left of the "warden's home"....


the cell house....AMAZING...the tour was one of the best i have taken...self guided audio...



katie at the entrance to the "sally port" just up from the docks....



after alcatraz we hit hit pier 39...had lunch and walked up to fisherman's wharf...we stopped along the way to take a pic for my ginny....the flowers along the waterfront were incredible....i love you ginny!



we shopped...we found our selves in a salt water taffy shop...60 flavors...we had a blast choosing flavors...will be sharing mine with allegra and haakon (joce and byron's kids) over easter weekend...we also visited ghirardelli sqaure...purchased chocolate and then made our way back to the hotel for a late afternoon rest...in the evening we headed back to pier 39 for a little more shopping and a trip to the end of the pier to see the sea lions before dinner at the crab house...


i am exhausted and energized at the same time...a terrific day...will spend the morning at the wharf before making our way to the airport early afternoon...

kirsten...and katie too!

1 comment:

  1. THE BEST DAY! Your photos take me back to my last visit there...yum.

    And yum to forthcoming treats. Thanks for thinking of us!

    We've been luffing up your Wii, so thanks for that, too. What a blast.

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