AT MY BEST...: San Francisco

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Biking the Golden Gate Bridge - Video

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Riding Cable Cars in San Francisco

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'Forever San Francisco'

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My Week at WOW - ' The Hearts of San Francisco'

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New York City

Honeymoon - New York City, New York, USA - Day 5

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There isn't too much to show in photos for day 5 of our trip. We were up and on the go early for our shuttle to San Francisco airport. And when I say early, I mean still dark for hours early. We go through security and found our gate and settled in for the long wait. New York City was covered in heavy fog and ALL flights in and out were delayed. As the morning progresses, our delays came at us every half hour to hour and we watch, what was to be our first day in New York City slip away in an airport lounge.

Our view in the window of the beautiful San Francisco weather while waiting for news of our flight. Once we were seated and in the air, we were told of our flight path. We would be flying over Canada for a good bit of the flight so that all of the delayed flights could be staggered into NYCs major airports. This added nearly 2 hours to our flight, but to be on our way was a good start.

The selfie at the airport upon arrival. The weather was a bit dismal but we had made it and were glad to be on the ground. The shuttle bus ride into the city was another adventure. The shuttle drivers in NYC are maniacs, but this trip we did see a lot of the city from the shuttle, coming in from the Bronx end of town, and were lucky enough to have a local next to us who was pointing out landmarks and chatting with us about life in the Big Apple. Mean while, my gorgeous SIL was flying in from London and texting us for a catch up.

We arrived finally at our hotel and hit Time Square in search of dinner. This was to be our only main meal this day due to such an early start and delayed flights (and you cant count flight food as a main meal)! We hit TGI Fridays as we had always had a great meal here. When ordering I requested a Samuel Adams beer (I had been hanging for a Sam), to which I was given size options. I took the largest one they had and enjoyed every bit of it :-)

And entree was awesome.... Cant you just feel the weight stacking on by looking at this picture!! Skillet Nachos coated in cheese. This was the best way to end such a long day.

The life of a traveller! The NYC adventure starts on Day 6!

San Francisco

Honeymoon - San Francisco, California, USA - Day 4

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Honeymoon - San Francisco, California, USA - Day 3

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Day 3 in beautiful San Francisco saw us hopping a bus for a visit to the beautiful Redwoods at the Muir Woods National Monument. This forest had been on my to do list since the first time we visited and we finally went and checked it all out. We headed out over the Golden Gate Bridge and along the Redwoods Highway to the North.

These trees are just something else. I have never seen trees so tall or round in my life.

I am very glad it was pointed out to us that George Lucas lives in the area of the Muir Woods and used this beautiful backdrop in Star Wars as the home forest of the gorgeous Ewoks. We tried to play 'spot an Ewok' but the forest was too busy.

Just to show how round some of these mighty trees can be.

A quick stop at Fort Baker and Horseshoe Bay for a couple of happy snaps on our way back into town. I will just say that our Tour Guide was amazing. His knowledge was well worth the cost of the day and proved that he had a genuine interest in local history with all of the little stories he was able to tell.

Our afternoon activity saw me crossing another 'must do' off my list with a trip to Coit Tower. There is a fantastic history behind this building and the eccentric lady behind it all. Not only was it a great site to see, the view of the city was amazing - 360 degrees on the bay.

The view of the Ferry Building from the top. This building is iconic San Francisco Bay and has been recently refurbished.

Every afternoon we ventured down to Pier 39 and sat with a drink watching the Sea lions playing. You can sit and watch them play and show off for hours.

Dinner was at Pompei's Grotto on the bay. It was a cooler night, so we were happy to huddle up in this cosy restaurant for an hour or so. We did try the locally brewed Prohibition Ale. A bit too dark for us but tried it anyway.