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| Day 1, Monday morning, May 21: "What are you doing here?" "We're going to Denver..." |
... and San Francisco! |
Two-hour layover in Denver, just enough time to grab lunch |
Junior's never without a local paper, and I fussing with some gadget |
View from a window at Denver International, Frontier Airlines' hub |
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| Our plane |
You can also see the walrus on the wing fin |
Arrival in San Francisco, where we were jumped by a limo driver |
Two other ladies who were hoodwinked into riding in the limo |
We made sure to get plenty of pictures in case the authorities found our bodies in the bay later |
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| I think Tony Montana must have owned this limo... All it was missing was a disco ball |
View of AT&T Park from the limo... |
... and downtown San Fran |
"Well look who's here?" |
"Fool me once..." |
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| "What are we going to do tonight?" |
Calling the folks to tell them about the big surprise... Of course, they already knew |
Complimentary wine from 5-6 p.m. in the hotel bar! |
White or red? |
Cozy bar with a very nice bartender |
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| I'm in serious need of another camera |
Kanpai! |
View down the street from the front of our hotel |
The Andrews Hotel, highly recommended |
You'd never know they were related by looking at them |
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| View up the street from the front of our hotel |
Walking to a restaurant in Chinatown recommended by our bartender |
A famous landmark on top of a hill |
Another famous landmark, the Transamerica building |
"First time here? I take care of you!" |
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| Off for a sightseeing walk, to The Embarcadero |
Coit Tower from Embarcadero |
Diddy's camera gets it all |
Alcatraz from Pier 39, a touristy albeit famous pier |
Golden Gate Bridge from Pier 39 |
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| Diddy and hubby, M |
Pier 39 is famous for its sea lion colony |
Tired but wired |
Baby sea lions piled on top of others |
The night was gorgeous |
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| A wonderful view of the skyline |
Day 2: Tuesday morning, May 22: We'll bike the Golden Gate Bridge! |
A quick jaunt to check out rental-car rates at the Avis across the street |
We walk past the famous entrance to Chinatown |
OK, how do we get to the bus station? |
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| We're off on the 8-mile bike ride across the bridge to Sausalito |
On a bike path toward the Golden Gate, we pass Fort Mason |
Fort Point, a great place to stop for the view |
Scores of surfers made their way down the rocks to ride the waves |
Fort Point gang |
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| OK, so how DO we get up there? |
We had to backtrack a short ways, but then we found it |
We're on it! |
Smile if you're on the Golden Gate Bridge |
No rest for the weary |
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| Alcatraz, from the bridge |
Trip "coordinator" has no idea how burned her arms are going to get |
On the other side of the bridge, a winding, steep road to Sausalito |
How much longer? |
We hopped a ferry back to the San Fran piers |
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| Goodbye, Sausalito! Thanks for the memories! |
Alcatraz (left), SF (right) |
Great view of Alcatraz from the Sausalito-San Fran ferry |
We rode our bikes this far? |
The Bike Gang: We did it! |
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| Day 2, early evening of May 22: Waiting for the 30 Stockton bus |
The 30 Stockton, the bus that goes everywhere |
AT&T Park! |
The weather couldn't have been nicer |
Willie Mays statue in front of AT&T Park |
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| Diddy and I walked around the outside of the park |
McCovey Cove |
Right field has a spot where fans can come up at field level and watch the action |
Astros warm up about an hour before the game |
They were about 15-20 feet away... |
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| ... and work hard for the money |
Diddy approves |
Documenting the moment |
"Can I take your picture?" |
Behind the scenes at the major-league scoreboard |
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| We still haven't even entered the park |
I'm goin' in |
No, these aren't our seats, but we can wish |
Bleacher-seat concourse at the park... |
... where they sold huge selection of ethnic and gourmet food and beer |
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| Hey! Over here! M's dropped his hot dog! |
Ticket: $10... View: Priceless |
McCovey Cove from our seats |
Barry Bonds in left field |
Who's making the next beer run? |
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| Bonds on the jumbotron |
Bonds strikes out; Roy Oswalt pitching |
At another at-bat, Bonds is walked |
How about another Harp? |
Swinging for the fence |
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| It's freezing cold up here at this point |
And now... Time out for an important message (for a co-worker who used to live in the area) |
$10 a person never better spent |
Day 3: Morning of Wednesday, May 23: Discussing our plans for driving to Half Moon Bay |
M catching his breath before another adventure |
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| We head south on Highway 1... |
... over a mountain, then by the beach... |
... and into Half Moon Bay, about 45 minutes later... |
... where we stop for breakfast at a greasy spoon |
At a quaint shop down the main street in Half Moon Bay |
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| On the way back to SF, we pull over on the side of Highway 1, at a public beach... |
... which turned out to be beautiful |
How long can we stay? |
The view was gorgeous, and the weather perfect |
We literally parked on the side of the road |
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| Diddy takes in the Pacific Ocean |
There was a horse rental a little ways down the road |
The girls take in the beach air |
Peace |
Flowers in her hair (er, her cap) |
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| Junior gets his feet wet |
Is this a postcard? |
Junior does his best "Chariots of Fire" |
Beach boys |
On the way back to San Fran, we stop for lunch in Tiburon |
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| Tiburon appears to be very tony |
Turning in the car, luckily without a scratch |
Day 3, evening of May 23: Can't miss wine hour before dinner |
M's friend N (second from left), who lives in the area, meets us for dinner |
Waiting for sushi at Ryoko's |
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| After dinner, back at our favorite watering hole |
The Lobby-Bar Buzz |
The firewater is kicking in |
Not satisfied with sushi, N and M talk us into drinks and a buffet |
Kanpai, part 2 |
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| The margarita buzz is still going strong |
Joe DiMaggio memorabilia lined the walls at Lefty's |
The San Fran Apple Store near Union Square |
Happy 40th birthday, Junior! |