From Travel Woes to Travel Bliss...

Traveling these days is not easy. With airlines shutting down, cancelled flights due to weather conditions, mechanical or other problems make the traveler weary. Our trip was supposed to start at 11am but at 5:30am we received a call from American Airlines that our flight was cancelled. We were able to rebook a flight for 6:30pm only to leave finally at 9:00pm. It was a very long day when we finally checked in at midnight here in San Francisco and 2:00am
Chicago time.

Ah-h-h, but here we are in my city by the Bay - I love it so! We strolled from our hotel The Tuscan Inn through Fisherman's Wharf over to The Cannery. We enjoyed breakfast at Buena Vista Cafe and then took the cable car to Union Square and walked ending up on Maiden Lane and around the corner to the Galleria where there just happened to be an open Farmer's Market. The produce here is the best! The strawberries have so much natural sugar they are like eating candy. From the Galleria we walked on into the Financial District passed my old offices when I worked for Pacific Bell so many years ago and on over to the Ferry Building for lunch which was a cup of chowder and a glass of great California wine. This area of San Francisco has changed dramatically since the earthquake in the 90's. It is now a vibrant, energetic and of course touristy area everyone should visit.


We then hopped on a trolley (this is fairly new in the last 5-10 years) and took that to the end of the line at Fisherman's Wharf where we got off and walked back to our room for a quick nap. Yes, we were fading fast and just needed a quick few minutes of shut-eye. It was just the ticket to give us that burst of energy to head on over to my favorite restaurant, Scoma's. We enjoyed a bottle of Pouilly Fuisse to celebrate our 40th and had a wonderful meal with a beautiful view. Did I mention how incredibly beautiful the weather is? You know the best time to visit San Francisco is in the Spring (April-May) and in the Fall (September-October). Beautiful warm days with cool evenings. Our last stop tonight was at Ghiradelli Square for you know what -- a hot fudge sundae!