San Fran and back...all in one piece!

Oh...where oh where to begin?? Shall I tell you about the glorious hills and views? Shall I tell you about our adventurous children who actually appeased their parents and tried oysters at "Hog Island Oyster Company" and steamed buns in China Town? Shall I tell you about the cable cars, Alcatraz or the Ferry Building with all of it's glorious food stalls as far as the eye can see? Shall I tell you about the sea lions or mission street or the Castro? How about Sonoma Valley and Muir Woods and Stinson beach? We did so much and experienced so much in five short days it's hard to know where to begin....

We had a wonderful vacation and I have plenty of "blog fodder" for all of you in the coming days...I hope you don't tire of stories of San Francisco, or plane traveling or traveling with children because I certainly have plenty to tell. Overall, the children were great even when our plane was delayed for three hours going from Tampa to Atlanta, which then caused us to miss our connecting flight and have to try for a "standby" seat on the 11:45pm flight. Oh, I have a nice letter to Delta about that one...I think my words to hubby were, "I think I would rather stab myself in the eye then fly with Delta ever again." Good times...

Little legs tired easily on the big hills but to be honest big legs tired really easy on those hills too. The views when you got to the top of those hills was stunning though. Hubby is a true "New Yorker" and never fails to get the point across that things are better in NYC...find a good restaurant, NYC has one better. Find a beautiful view, Central Park in NYC has that. Public transportation? Nothing compares to NYC's subway system. By the end of this vacation Hubby actually said, "I could see myself living in San Francisco!" I could see myself living there too. We ate and drank to our hearts content and the best thing about all of that? Those brutal hills I mentioned? Walking them paid off...I gained not a single pound...now I call that a successful vacation!