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South to Yosemite & San Francisco (Page 4/6)[October 27] After cleaning out Doe's Cottage and packing up, we headed out of the Sierras and drove down to San Francisco. (It seems kind of silly to provide links to places like Yosemite and San Francisco, but I will anyway. Try them, you might like them!)
[October 28] Since we hadn't been in San Francisco in a few years Kathy's sister Maryann was kind enough to show us some of the things that we may not have seen before. Our first stop was Chrissie Field, a great park and beach along the Bay. Many boats were out on the bay and there was some kind of race going on (I know nothing about sailboats and even less about sailboat races so who knows what the heck was really happening!) The weather continued to be great so there were quite a few families enjoying the park. Since Halloween was just around the corner, a number of children were out in costume for a party being held somewhere in the park.
Later in the afternoon we drove over to Golden Gate Park and went to see the new de Young Museum. What a fascinating place! It opened in 2005 and, according to the brochure (which wouldn't lie), this museum is "...a state-of-the-art new facility that integrates art, architecture and the natural landscape in one multi-faceted destination that will inspire audiences from around the world. Designed by the renowned Swiss architecture firm Herzog & de Meuron and Fong & Chan Architects in San Francisco, the new de Young provided San Francisco with a landmark art museum to showcase the museum’s priceless collections of American art from the 17th through the 20th centuries, and art of the native Americas, Africa, and the Pacific." (I couldn't have said it better myself, mainly 'cause I didn't know any of that stuff.)
There's a cool 144-foot tower on the museum that spirals as it goes up so that the top lines up with the grid formed by the streets of the surrounding neighborhoods. An observation floor on the top provides fabulous 360-degree views of the entire Bay Area. Since it was late in the afternoon and the museum was going to close soon, we rushed up to see the tower and the views. The art collection will have to wait for another visit.
South to Yosemite & San Francisco |
We
crossed the Bay Bridge at about 3 PM; luckily the traffic was very light.
It didn't take us long to find Noe Street and we were soon relaxing in Jim and
Gil's backyard enjoying a beer. (Note, however, that the beer Kathy is drinking
is Black Butter Porter, which is from Bend, Oregon.)
