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Our First Trip Showing Someone Else Around the City
An STN friend of mine (katego/Katherine) was in town from Seattle for work and wanted to see the City. Dan and I were happy to oblige, as there are still vast areas of unexplored hillsides for us to see as well. After a breakfast of homemade waffles we set out in the car and headed northwest. A quick check of the GPS gave us a good place to stash the car and off we went, up, down and all around, checking out the architechtural variety that is the heart of San Francisco.
October 19, 2008
San Francisco, CA
  
Dan, GQ model (doesn't he look happy?)
Stairs to the west of Grand View Park
A close-up of some of the stairs
Another close-up
Most tiles had people's names. This one was different
Katherine climbs to the top
See the 3rd house from the right? 1.3million and it can be yours...
The view was not so grand today
After a quick climb up the stairs we found ourselves on a hilltop with no where to go but down. So down we went, meandering along the city streets until we reached the Haight-Ashbury district and found lunch at the Burger Meister.
Looking back on Grand View Park
Apartment (?) complex
Private residence stairs from the street
San Franciscian home
Some homes need more love
Gilatto flavors - Ice, Ice Baby...
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Craigslist - the largest internet garage sale ever
We avoided most of the steeper streets

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No, I didn't bother to ask how much this one was
Lunch, with a cute doggie waiting patiently outside
Bad photographer! Here's Katherine smiling below the famous signs
I think the sign says it all
I sincerely doubted that this house needed much preparation for Halloween
So after offering up much constructive criticism on other peoples' homes, we decided that it was time to make our way back to our own. The idea of continuing on to Pacifica, a very rich an influential neighborhood, would have to wait for another time. Fortunately we had a great route planned for our return to the car: Golden Gate Park
Our first view of Golden Gate Park
The Conservatory of Flowers
Dancing to Michael Jackson's "Thriller"
California Academy of Science building
Dan in front of the De Young Museum
Even the palm trees become "art"
Dry fountain near the Music in the Park shell
Here come Dan and Katherine
A Fiat in very good condition
Fiat - backside
Segway Tour through Golden Gate Park
Dan and I in the park

It took us a bit longer than we expected to get to the car, and I'm glad that Dan remembered to mark it's location on the GPS before we left it. By the time we reached it we were tired of walking and it felt good to just sit back and enjoy the drive home.

Here are some pictures Katherine took, just to round out the day.