We
arrived in San Francisco at
2 pm local time. While we had no problems with the flight (Frontier
Airlines) it took a very long time. We left Orlando at 9 am. If
one accounts for the time change our cross-country flight
took 8 hours!
Sensing our fatigue, Scrump suggested the new train that connected
San Francisco's airport to downtown. This was awesome. Instead
of a $30 - $40 cab ride, we spent $5
a piece to take the train.
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Give me a cup o' joe & a map!! Scrump helped us plan our
first excursions into the city. We were at Yerba Buena Gardens.
Something about this place reminded her of Laurel
so we placed a prank call on her voice mail at work. The
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This
is how one walks in San Francisco!
David
gives a demonstration! |
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the TranAmerica building!!!!. Sandra & Scrump enjoy a
moment in the shade as they ponder a San Francisco landmark (you
can see it in Sandra's glasses). |
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| Alamo
Square. Scrump & Cump started a 10 mile trek along San
Francisco's northwestern edge. The houses in Alamo Square were
a breath of fresh air, away from the downtown hubbub of the City
by the Bay. Our eventual goal was to be... |
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the Golden Gate Bridge!. David & Scrump enjoy a moment
in the shade as they ponder a San Francisco landmark. They needed
the break after traversing neighborhoods, parks, forests &
abandoned complexes (looked military). The next part of the journey
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a very sandy, steep, and NUDE beach!!!! (
we have pictures, but this is a family feature! ). At
one point, Scrumpee refused to go any further... |
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so we had to actually carry her!
Scrumptious likes to be carried!
But
the ungrateful little bugger wasn't satisfied! "Hey!
Can't see!", "Yoohoo, down in front!"
and, "mmph!, grunt, Can't... nnnnnnnngggg...
See!". My God, it wasn't enough that we
had to haul an extra ounce around (and across
Golden Gate Bridge!) but her view was obscured... by us! Some
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All's
well that ends well!!
That's what Schrump-ey always says. She & the ol' Man take
a rest after the adventures of the day...
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Lombard
Street! Some say the most famous street in America! Nay, the World!
Well, that's what the San Franciscans say...
As
if walking 10 miles the day before weren't enough, Scrump got
us up early to prowl the streets of San Francisco again. At least
we took Lombard going down hill...
Whoops!
Watch out for that car! (below) There were some morons
that tried to drive that hill as fast as they could...
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Cafe
DeLucchi! Ahhhhhhhhh! An oasis that Scrump found for
us on Columbus & Green. Limonata for the lady, espresso for
the gentleman...
Scrump-ey
was quite the attraction at this place.
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Who
says a vacation can't be dangerous!
Scrump
has a brush with death at the Sony Metreon (above) & the
Embarcadero (shown below).
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| Pac
Bell Park!
We didn't go to the game (Giants vs. A's in an interleague
match-up), but we had a blast this day. We were actually watching
a portion of the game from a right field gate, and witnessed Barry
Bonds hit a homer off Barry Zito. A
girl in the stands caught the ball as it was headed out of the
park & right towards Scrump! What Luck! It was as cool as
could be.
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Sunday,
our last day in San Fran.
We catch a plane back to Florida tomorrow morning. What adventures
await our intrepid explorers in the continuance of the vacation
of 2003? Will everything be alright at home in the second phase
of the vacation?? Will the cruise work out in phase 3? Stay
tuned to this web site for further details!!!!
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