San Francisco

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We did the mandatory San Francisco tourist activities today. . .Rode a cable car -- with Laura and Steve hanging on the side. . .Had a delicious seafood lunch at Scoma's restaurant where they have their own fishing boat bring in their daily catch. . . Rode the one-hour bay cruise under the Golden Gate Bridge and around Alcatraz. To say it was a bit brisk would be an understatement! Very choppy waves, but there were large sailboats out, and even someone windsurfing. We rode to the top of Telegraph Hill (Coit Tower), with a great view of the city. Then walked to Chinatown for supper--what an amazing Chinatown! This is quite the city--so many different personalities to it--from the Spanish influenced architechture and palm trees to all the pretty painted Victorian homes to the ocean/beach areas with surfers to the street people to the hippy vibe to the well, you know, alternative lifestyles. And all the hills!!

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