In the City

we knew it was going to be especially hopping in the City last weekend....

"Fleet week", Columbus Day parade, a 49er game, Blue Angels show, Giants in the playoffs (against Atlanta)...just to name a few.

so to minimize the hunt for a place to park the car and

the incredible traffic we would face...

we decided to park at BART and take public tranportation

into the City

Milbrae was the station we chose

BIG MISTAKE.

took at least an extra 45 minutes

(note to self, never go to Milbrae, pick up BART in Daly City).

we headed to North Beach (the Italian section of the City)

to watch the parade in honor of Christopher Columbus

The Stanford band was there...can't miss that redwood tree (their mascot)!

oh, by the way, speaking of Stanford

did you see the game on Saturday against USC?

what a nail biter...

caught the last half of the fourth quarter

and what about that ending?

I taped it and have watched it several times

lovely indeed!

that is, as long as you are a Stanford fan

which, I am.

we strolled to Fisherman's Wharf

for a better view of the powerful Blue Angels

one can't help but get goose bumps all over

as those jets roar overhead.

how do they do it?

I mean, without crashing into each other

six planes in the shape of a diamond,

twisting and turning in unison

performing a delicate diamond dance in the sky

my eyes were fixed upward in awe.

caught a free bus (one lucky thing that day)

which was headed right to the

bottom of Market...just where we needed to go.

along with a zillion other people.

unfortunately, we hopped off the bus way too soon.

should have stayed (in spite of the snail's pace it was moving)

because we ended walking over a mile to catch

the BART train to get back to our car.

what an adventure!

I love the City...especially when the weather is eighty degrees.