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| Looking to Point Bonita - the mouth of the bay |
We crossed the famous bridge into San Francisco.
We visited many of the popular places along the water in the city - including Fisherman's Wharf, the original Ghirardelli, and several markets and piers. It was a beautiful, sunny Saturday with no fog - the beaches were packed, and droves of bicyclists and runners were out everywhere. In addition, there were dozens of sailboats out on the bay - possibly gathering for a race. It was a very "San-Fran" kind of day there.
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| Looking up one of the ridiculously sloped streets |
We left and went to the Mission District to meet one of Jenna's friends who lives in the area for lunch. The area had an odd feel; it is a traditionally poorer-looking Hispanic neighborhood that is transitioning into a trendy, young/hipster place. We walked through Clarion Alley, which is permanently covered in ever-changing graffiti.
A friend I met through work the past two summers at NASA had agreed to let us stay the weekend at his house - an old, very "Californian" home a few blocks from Stanford that was quite a neat place, surrounded by lemon-lime trees, olive trees, and two gigantic palm trees. It was a treat to stay there; Silicon Valley is home to ubiquitous great food, coffee shops, and nice neighborhoods (I saw no less than 6 Teslas just walking around.)
We took some downtime on Sunday to catch up on writing and explore the area for a while. We walked through Stanford, a pretty, sandy-brick campus that is also very much California-style. I liked seeing it since it was a break from the norm: 95% of college campuses seem to use more or less the same brick architecture.
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| Palm Drive - the entrance to Stanford |
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| The central quad |
With laundry, grocery shopping, and errands done, we were ready to leave early Monday morning on the way to Yosemite National Park!
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