If you're goiiiing.....
To San Francisco, the song says you should wear some flowers in your hair. Well, our first full day in the White city, we woke up to rain.... It was regular, foggy SF weather. Our first port of call in the morning was the marin headlands national park... It turns out though, that there was fog down to about 100 metres, so the scenic lookout right above the Golden Gate bridge wasn't exactly scenic.... Either way, we headed down to the base of the bridge, where you could at least see the bottom of the Golden Gate. Unfortunately, due to 'security concerns', much of the area below the bridge is fenced off. Our morning of exploring the fog-ridden headlands had given us quite an appetite, and luckily Hayley and Mum knew a great little diner down in Sausolito, the Lighthouse Diner where you can watch the short-order cook whip up your 1/2 a pound of cheeseburger and home-fried potatoes. Finally, we crossed back over the bridge, and saw the fog beginning to lift!
Our first stop on the other side was the Palace of the fine arts, an ancient roman/greek style building built back in 1915. While the rain had stopped, it was still overcast, which made for some pretty uninspiring photography. But believe me, it's a beautiful place, and well worth the visit.
Driving vaguely in the direction of the hostel which was to be our home for the next few days, we experienced some of the spectacular sights of San Francisco, where it seems that a breathtaking view can be found at every intersection.
We saw the crazily windy Lombard street, then went up to the base of Coit Tower, which gave me an excellent chance to do my best Zoolander impression (trendy sunglasses courtesy of Hayley).
After checking in and getting settled in our room, we walked the couple of blocks to Union Square, where we found the spectacular Macy's christmas tree. I was feeling arty, so I got up into Macy's, and took a shot across the square. But the highlight of the night was discovering a little store called Rasputin's, 5 floors of new and used music and DVDs of all sorts. This is my idea of paradise. So I wnet home satisfied, and determined to go back to Rasputin's in the next few days and buy some ridiculously cheap music. Hooray!
Our first stop on the other side was the Palace of the fine arts, an ancient roman/greek style building built back in 1915. While the rain had stopped, it was still overcast, which made for some pretty uninspiring photography. But believe me, it's a beautiful place, and well worth the visit.
Driving vaguely in the direction of the hostel which was to be our home for the next few days, we experienced some of the spectacular sights of San Francisco, where it seems that a breathtaking view can be found at every intersection.
We saw the crazily windy Lombard street, then went up to the base of Coit Tower, which gave me an excellent chance to do my best Zoolander impression (trendy sunglasses courtesy of Hayley).
After checking in and getting settled in our room, we walked the couple of blocks to Union Square, where we found the spectacular Macy's christmas tree. I was feeling arty, so I got up into Macy's, and took a shot across the square. But the highlight of the night was discovering a little store called Rasputin's, 5 floors of new and used music and DVDs of all sorts. This is my idea of paradise. So I wnet home satisfied, and determined to go back to Rasputin's in the next few days and buy some ridiculously cheap music. Hooray!
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