San Francisco!

Our trip to San Francisco can be summed up in two words: Cold and Cold.

But the chill in the air didn't stop us from visiting the Fisherman's Warf...

Where I took one of the cutest photos ever:

Yep, a baby sea lion.

Michael wanted to bring it home for Oggy.

After Saeth arrived we found the curvy street.

I started hoofing it up the street while these two watched.

The view was great.

The next day we headed to Alcatraz.

I took the requisite photo of Saeth in a cell at Alcatraz. You have to look closely to see him. The island was really interesting, but cold. The history is interesting...first a civil war fort and military installation, then the penitentiary. Turns out guards' families lived on the island. The children reminisced about an idyllic life. Weird.

That afternoon, we headed to Golden Gate park. By the time we got there, the science and art museums were closed. The only thing left open were the Japanese Gardens, which were very nice, though cold.

Aren't we Zen??

There were lots of nice Japanese Maple trees. Go figure.

After we left this garden, someone told us there was a restaurant with a fireplace at the far end of the park. So we trekked the entire length of the park in search of this restaurant. Which, when we arrived, was lovely. The walk there (approx. 6 miles!) was so cold that I refrained from taking any photos of the fantastic park. Now that's cold.