Hotel Review: Westin Verasa Napa
Westin Verasa Initial Impressions On arrival at the Westin Verasa in Napa, Murph and I both remarked on the similarity of the hotels’ exterior to properties we’ve stayed at in various ski resorts – not what we’d expected on arrival in California wine country. The earth-toned colors used in wall coverings and carpeting extend a Read the Rest…
National Steinbeck Center
Salinas is hardly a town on the list of must-see attractions in the great state of California. We over-nighted there on our way from Santa Barbara to San Jose simply because it was a convenient stopping point. CAM had read Of Mice And Men at school last year so even though we had arrived in Read the Rest…
WanderKids at Golden Gate Bridge 2009
When I posted about visiting San Francisco for Thanksgiving last year, I showed the photos we’d taken of our boys with the Golden Gate bridge in the background on previous trips. This has become a family tradition which we were hoping to be able to continue on this trip. Well, we did get a photo, Read the Rest…
UFO Response Team in san francisco
We spotted this while walking along Lower Haight St in San Francisco. CAM and BigB were suitably fascinated and BigB is still young enough to seriously wonder whether it really was a UFO Response Team. Wander on over to DeliciousBaby for more Photo Friday fun. Related Posts The SF Muni Boat Tram A Public Transit-Only Read the Rest…
the SF muni boat tram
 As I said in my previous post, we used public transit for all our transportation needs during our recent visit to San Francisco: buses, trams and rail. But then again, it was San Francisco, so I wasn’t surprised to see some more unusual public transportation options such as this Boat Tram which trundles along Read the Rest…
A public-transit only trip to San Francisco
Before you read this article, you have to understand that when I moved to the U.S. in 1995, I was 25 and I did not have a driver’s license. In fact, I had never driven a car. When I applied for my license, the DMV official looked at me and said “You took your time Read the Rest…
crazy wireless internet charges at the westin and visiting SFMOMA
BigB posing with Katharina Fritsch’s Baby With Poodles I have a rant and a rave to report from my recent trip to San Francisco. My rave: using Expedia’s package options, we stayed at the Westin San Francisco Market Street. The published rate for our room, a standard room with 2 Queen beds is $329/night. We Read the Rest…
san francisco for thanksgiving
CAM, Golden Gate Bridge, 2002 CAM, Golden Gate Bridge, 2005 Hopefully, I’ll be adding another long-interval time-lapse photo of my babe posing with the Golden Gate Bridge in the background after our visit to San Francisco for Thanksgiving this year. We’ll be celebrating Thanksgiving with Irish friends in the Bay Area. Much of what I’ve Read the Rest…
i love legoland
You might think I’m kidding, but I truly do. I’ve always been a Lego fan. I actually love it when my kids get complicated Lego sets as gifts because I know I’m going to be called in to help put the models together. In 2001, we visited Legoland California. I think I was more excited Read the Rest…
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