Mickey's 50th Birthday Trip to San Francisco
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We started out at the San Diego airport... things didn't go as planned!
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After our flight had been delayed for 1.5 hours due to wind in SF, then cancelled because of a mechanical problem... Koreena accidentally dumped her entire water bottle in her purse!
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Then we drove to Carlsbad airport to catch another flight... but MISSED it due to a 4 car pile up on I-5! We couldn't believe it! Here we are finally boarding our Carlsbad flight.
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Hooray, we made it to LAX (only 6 hours later!). Here we are enjoying "lunch" at 6pm. We were starving so CPK never tasted so good!
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Can you tell how tired we are??? Here we are waiting for our SF flight... of course, it had been delayed 3 hours!
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We FINALLY made it! By the time we got to the airport and then took a taxi to our hotel and got settled it was 2 am! We started our day at Cafe de la Press for breakfast and gave Mickey her birthday card with money for shopping (our tradition).
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In front of Cafe de la Press... the almond croissants were a favorite!
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China Town!
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Silly girls...
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Ferry Market Building - incredible gourmet food emporium!
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We thought this sign was funny... one of the bakeries inside. It pretty much summed up our weekend... not the petite part... but the gastronomic delight part!
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It wouldn't be San Francisco without a demonstration of some sort!
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Then we headed for the Haight Ashbury area... to get our fill of shopping and plenty of weirdos!
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We had lunch at Cha Cha Cha... a funky place on Haight street with great tapas and sangria!
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Mickey is pointing to the Omni Hotel... our home away from home...
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Dinner on Beldon Street... Mickey ate that whole Lava cake by herself! (just kidding)
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Back at the hotel in the lobby area.
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Matching toothbrushes...
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Breakfast at Mama's on Washington Square in the North Beach area. This was a great recommendation from John at the hotel. We had to wait in a line for 45 minutes, but it was worth it!
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Mickey and Koreena look at the pastries trying to decide what to get...
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The chocolate berry french toast was delicious, but the "Northern Italian" omelet was our favorite!
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Church in North Beach on Washington Square
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Coit Tower
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Then it was time to work off all those calories. We rented bikes from Blazing Saddles and rode across the Golden Gate bridge to Sausalito.
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Go Koreena go!
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Beautiful shot from the north side of the bridge.
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Looking across the bay to San Francisco
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Quaint town of Sausalito
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Then we boarded the ferry with our bikes and made our way back to SF, here we are passing Alcatraz Island
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A funny sign on Pier 39
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Yes... we're eating again... Here Mickey is watching our chocolate crepe being made.
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The end of the pier looking toward Alcatraz Island
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After a long day, and a nice dinner at Wipe Out on Pier 39, heading back to the hotel on a Cable Car.
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Hold on Dianne!
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Monday Morning... our last day in SF. We started out with another Cable Car ride...
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A beautiful church on Nob Hill
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Shopping in China Town... we also had a great lunch at the House of Nan King... then it was time to head to the airport! Happy to report that all flights were on time!
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Back home... Kung Fu outfits from China Town for Dianne's little fighters! Joseph is showing his karate moves.
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Complete with braids in the back!
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