Today finds the intrepid crew climbing the hills of San Franscisco in the Pacific Heights area. A few photos of some amazingly huge homes and a building where one of Gordon’s friends used to live. Next stop is the always photogenic Palace of Fine Arts and Exploratorium area. Followed by lunch in Chinatown. One last stop at the SFMOMA where Gordon contemplates a very black piece of modern art.
Charlotte, Valri, and Gordon headed up to San Francisco for two days of tourist fun. Today was spent around Fisherman’s Wharf and Ghiradelli Square. The lack of rain this weekend was a very lucky break.
Charlotte optimistically scheduled the first bonfire of the year for tonight down at Rio Del Mar beach. The series of storms making its way through the area didn’t bode well for the event, but we gave it a try anyway. We enjoyed the twilight view from the car while we had a picnic in the car. Paula and Matt stopped by for a few minutes, but no one else seemed crazy enough to give it a try. We stopped by Sea Cliff on the way back to catch the sunset. I think we’ll give it another try sometime in April. ...
Our next stop was in the city of Lucerne. It was much smaller than Bern and quite the beautiful location along the lake. The mountainous backdrop reminded me a bit of Boulder. Of course the expensive shops and five star hotels everywhere are in stark contrast to the feeling in Boulder.
A last minute business trip to Switzerland brings me to the city of Bern. The weather was perfect in contrast to the dire weather predictions, which was quite the pleasure.
We had a most excellent warm spell that convinced the plants it was time to start showing off their flowers. The tulips are looking great this year too.
Nick still enjoys creating his own custom creatures. I think he plans on submitting this design to Lego for some kind of contest.
Tonight is the big “Reach for the Stars” auction to raise money for Brook Knoll elementary school. Charlotte has been helping a lot with the event, though Valri’s sounds like she’s been putting in a huge effort on this one. Everything looks ready for the big crowd and there are plenty of truly awesome items people have donated or created. Charlotte and the SVEF crew also take the opportunity to plug our upcoming fundraising bicycle event. ...
This week’s day trip with Gordon is to the Filoli Center. Looks like a beautiful day and the flowers are in bloom.
While Gabe and Charlotte battled a stomach virus, we attempted to enjoy our last day at Disney World with a visit to MGM Studios. I didn’t get many photos as Nick and Monica started to come down with the sickness. We managed to squeeze in one trip to Space Mountain while everyone could keep their lunch down. The parade was a good chance to rest and take a few shots before heading back to embrace the horror of the worst stomach virus we’ve ever experienced. I did manage to keep well until our flight back the next morning, but did manage to keep it together for the flight. It really was a fun trip as long as I try to forget the last couple of days. ...