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| A nice view of Niagara Falls from the plane |
BERKELEY
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| University of California at Berkeley. Just beautiful. Who knew? |
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| Excellent use of trees. |
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| More University |
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On the returning BART train, the guy in the background was boogying to an unheard tune,
and writing a little book.
"That's the future Randy, if you're not careful," said Mary. |
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The Christmas tree and lighted palms in Union Square in San Francisco.
Incongruity, anyone? |
ON TO NAPA
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Castello di Amorosa winery. Impressive!
Looked just like a Tuscan fortress without the 800 years of wear and tear.
Wine wasn't bad either. |
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| Refugees from the wine wars. |
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| Just like Italy. |
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| Is it Napa, or Tuscany? |
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| One of the tower trolls. |
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The Castello was great to visit, but we were glad to leave...
Just too many people. |
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| On to the next winery. |
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| The view from St. Clement |
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| Yes, only two bottles...at this winery. |
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St. Clement is in this old house on a hill.
What a nice change to relax on the terrace and casually sip
while watching the clouds make the sunshine play over the hills. |
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| More of the view from St. Clement |
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Flowers at Beringer. This was the highlight.
The wine was pedestrian, and the tasting room was a sonic torture chamber. |
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Mary enjoyed the setting at Franciscan.
But we were tired and left Napa soon after. |
BACK IN SAN FRANCISCO
The next day, on the way to Pat's Cafe for breakfast.
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| Coit Tower lit by the setting sun that evening. |
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| Much to our surprise, Coit Tower was open at sunset. |
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| Outstanding |
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| View of the blimp's sunset cruise from Coit Tower. |
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| Looking toward the Bay Bridge. |
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| Great place to enjoy the end of the day. |
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| Overlooking the city and the Bay Bridge |
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| Alcatraz, Sausalito and the Golden Gate in the distance. |
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| We stayed at the Hotel Vertigo |
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1950's kitsch in the room.
Charming, nonetheless. |
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| Do you feel as if you're faaaallllllliiinnnngggggg....???? |
LANDS END HIKE
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| Looking back at the Golden Gate |
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| Nice trail around the northwest end of the San Francisco peninsula. |
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| He must have a long fishing line. |
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| The people are in this shot to provide scale. |
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| Everything is so stylish in San Francisco. Even the driftrocks. |
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| Rock Giant emerging from the water after his swim. |
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| He is not happy about the water temperature. |
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| Taking the trail less travelled. |
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Overlooking the remains of Sutro Baths at the end of the trail.
Great hike on a nice clear day. |
Can't wait to visit!!!....Loved your "clouds make the sunshine play over the hills" line! Great "playful" visual!.....I could see it in my mind's eye!.........V
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