Grandma Margaret joined us for a week! We enjoyed our time at home, but also got a chance to get out for a couple of day trips. Once such trip was to San Francisco. We dropped Margaret off at a friend’s house (they have known each other since college), and we took the boys to Fisherman’s Wharf to one of our favorite restaurants, The Franciscan, for lunch.
The restaurant has binoculars at the table. You can see the Golden Gate Bridge, and Alcatraz from the window…
After lunch, we drove up to Coit Tower. We took the aged elevator up to the top to enjoy the sweeping views of San Francisco…
‘A’ wanted us to act like we were getting arrested…(Alcatraz is in the background…)
After Coit Tower, we decided to drive to Lombard Street, and drive down the crookedest street in San Francisco.
We spent the rest of the afternoon playing at Ocean Beach. The weather was delightful; not too hot or cold.
Running from the waves…
The boys found a furry friend and held a digging party…
Sandy fun…
Rolling down the sand dunes…
It was time for dinner, and we knew we wanted Chinese, but did not know where to go. So, we pulled out our trusty iPhone app, Urbanspoon. We entered the neighborhood we were in (Richmond), Chinese, and $$. Up popped Burma Superstar. There were quite a few positive reviews, so we decided to check it out. I am so glad we did! It is actually Burmese food; a combination of Chinese, Thai, and Laos. Apparently two of their dishes were recently showcased on one of the Rachel Ray shows.
After dinner, we drove to the new apartment of David’s brother Paul and girlfriend, Shannon. Paul had picked up Grandma Margaret and spent the afternoon/evening with her. After we visited for a while, we headed for home. It was a full, fun packed day!
