Boston

Boston

Boston, who would have known it was such a fun place to visit? We spent our 29th wedding anniversary there and had a great time. A walking city full of history and food. Oh the food!

Standing with our forefathers

I've never visited that part of the east coast. Just walking into some of those buildings that our forefathers stood in as they created this great republic that we live in. Chills.






Marliave's/sunday gravy gnnocci/lamb/beef/pork with gravy!/Italian meatball sliders

Omni Parker House Hotel/drinks in the whiskey bar/champagne and choc covered strawberries


Mike's Pastries-canolies!

Coffee Shop- /ginger/vanilla latte The Thinking Cup

Irish Pub by hotel-Shepards pie

Little hole in the wall italian place/pizza/kianti/bread/salad


Bean Town Pub-Irish breakfast/corned beef hash/bloody mary's

Horse drawn Carriage

Horse drawn carriage through Boston

North side of Boston-italian

cigar bar

walking in the rain

paul revere's house was 90 years old when he moved into it and it became a museum in 1908

San Francisco

I’ve been keeping a list! Here are some of my favorite places in San Francisco:





Chinatown walking tour:
http://www.chinatownwalk.com/page1/page1.html but sign-up at www.goldstar.com and you can get the tickets half off. My friends just went on this and said it was fascinating.

Restaurants:
The Tipsy Pig-the mac and cheese is to die for! (North Beach)
http://www.thetipsypigsf.com/

The Irish House (Union Square)-Guiness Beef stew! Stay for the entertainment-never know what you’ll see! It’s in Union Square where there is lots of shopping, bars, restaurants.
http://www.johnnyfoleys.com/aboutus.html

Rose’s Café-Great food, eat outside. Breakfast/Lunch-go in off hours Lot’s of locals. On Union St-great shopping in smaller shops, other bars and restaurants nearby.
http://www.rosescafesf.com/

Hotel Griffon (Financial District)
http://www.hotelgriffon.com/hotel.php

The Ferry Building is across the street. The Cable Car museum is a block away. Waterfront is right there. It would be a nice central place to stay. Easy to take public transportation to the ballpark from here.

The Ferry Building-brunch at restaurant outside, Market Bar http://www.ferrybuildingmarketplace.com/marketbar.php

Perry’s (Financial District) -We had a great lunch here. It’s right on the Embarcadero near the Bay Bridge and next to the Hotel Griffon which looked like a great place to stay
http://www.perryssf.com/directions_embarcadero.htm

Mark Hopkins Hotel-Great views, grand old hotel, but expensive, probably $250 and up. But it’s near everything. Close to Chinatown. Had friends that stayed there and they loved it. The views are phenomenal.
http://www.ichotelsgroup.com/intercontinental/en/gb/locations/overview/sfoha


Tommy’s Tequila Bar-Hole in the wall. Been there for years. Any kind of tequila you can imagine. Did you know there was sipping tequila? Best Mexican food I’ve ever had and I’ve had a lot! Or maybe it was the best tequila I’ve ever had. http://www.tommystequila.com/

Kuletos: Love this restaurant. Need reservations for dinner. We went there for lunch at an off hour and walked right in. Fantastic food and atmosphere.
http://www.kuletos.com/index.shtml

Villa Florence Hotel- Next to Kuletos Restaurant. Looked very elegant, very old and very San Francisco. Prices about $200+ a night.
http://larkspurhotels.com/collection/villa-florence

ATT Park-Giants Baseball- tacos, bring your lunch, garlic chicken sandwiches, hot fudge sundaes!, pastrami sandwiches

Lands End-hiking

Aquatic Park and Maritime Museum

SFMOMA- make sure to go all the way to the roof top café, the restaurant on the main floor is great for a snack or lunch too.

Teatro Zinzanni-expensive but worth it. Food ok, show is extraordinary, funny, and changes all the time

http://www.sfcablecar.com/Buy a pass for the day or weekend

http://lifeisagrainofsand.blogspot.com/2009/02/in-search-of-sea-glass-aquatic-park-san.html This is me!

Golden Gate Bridge-Fort Point underneath it. Very cool to walk through-free.
Great hot dogs at stand outside state park visitor center. Visitor center has a great collection of local tourist areas, walks, books, etc.

District-Wine bar with small plates. Excellent place to have dinner and a really good bottle of wine before yo go to the ballpark.

Dueling Grandmas

My boss and I are grandmas at the same time. Well my grandbaby is 8 months old and hers will be born in June. Close enough.

Today a car seat was delivered. My boss thought it was for her daughter and called her and told her it was here. Then she looked at the shipping label and realized it had my name on it. I accused her of trying to steal my car seat. I called us the "dueling grandmas." The office staff chuckled at our bantering. I'm sure there will be many future arguments about "my grandbaby is cuter than yours." Just to be clear the fused Photoshopped baby picture my boss put together does not count as a cute baby picture. The baby has to be born first in order that a photo count.

OMG I have a Ford Taurus with a car seat in it.