Today is our last day in SF – we fly home tonight.  It’s been a big couple of days of exploring.  

Monday was an epic walking day beginning with the walk down the hill from our hotel, through the edge of Chinatown and to North Beach to find an italian language bookshop I’d found online.  Unfortunately Wellington will never to be able to support something like Libreria Pino – made me wish my reading skills were better as he had a great selection; anyhoo, I got some books designed for adult learners of italian.  

From there we walked along Union Street to Cow Hollow – which was reminiscent of Melbourne (but with hills!).  Nice victorian architecture, interesting shops and cafes.  After lunch we walked from there to Fort Mason park on the Bay and back to the Ferry Building via what felt like an endless walk along the Embarcadero.  By then it was time for a restorative drink.

Monday night was our blow-out dinner at Quince – I had gone on my own last year and wanted John to try it. It was amazing – we tried the seasonal white truffle menu with the wine match – even the dessert of an amazing chocolate souffle came with truffle gelato.  

Yesterday morning was a very early start for a photography tour.  Again, I had done one last year with Doc and enjoyed it.  So at 5am we were off to Treasure Island in the Bay for city lights, then various stops including views of the Golden Gate and Bay Bridges and the Sutro Baths.  I’ll post some shots if WordPress cooperates!

We were back at the hotel by 10, and after a brief break were off to the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art.  We had booked lunch in their restaurant which turned out to be amazing – but one of those experiences where the menu description doesn’t do justice to the food that arrives. The museum had an interesting exhibition of Walker Evan photos – he took some interesting and iconic photos during the Great Depression, but had a long and varied career.  And, there was a small display of Louise Bourgeois metal spider sculptures.🕷

By last night we were shattered!! It was dinner in the bar of the hotel and a few photos of Grace Cathedral’s Christmas lights.  And sleep….😴💤💤💤