STAYCATION - Chinatown/San Francisco

If you can't make it to China, you can experience a lot of the sights and sounds by visiting Chinatown in San Francisco.  Here are photos to give you the idea.  Double-click on any photo to enlarge it.

San Francisco

Arrived late last night and found our way to the hotel. Forgot which rental car co. I had made reservations with, and that proved to be a challenge, but solved at last.

Today met with old friends for breakfast, then a walking tour of the Chinatown neighborhood around the hotel. Out our window is Coit Tower. Have to go take a look at the new "birdman" of SF, the one that feeds the wild parrots at Coit. May get to that Friday before the convention gets cranked up.

Oh, parking is about $30/day at the hotel. That is a surprise. Asked around, and that seems to be the prevailing rate. Wow, city living is expensive.

Met up with our son, Sturdy for a late lunch and then to his house. Little Sturdy and Calan were home with their mom Kathy, so had a nice visit before Emerson came home from school. First grader, big deal.

Back at the hotel and trying to get a little rest. Grace was up 24 hours yesterday, and I have to admit both of us are tired.

Off and Running!

We leave for San Francisco today. We'll attend the US-China Peoples Friendship National Conference this weekend. (Go to http://uscpfa.org/.) And get our visas for the China trip.

But here are the BEST reasons for going to San Francisco!
This photo taken by our daughter-in-law is one of my very favorites!

Grace