Lombard St., Haight/Ashbury, and King Tut

We are home now, and had such spotty internet availability during our trip (and such busy days!) that I was unable to blog daily. I'm going to attempt to play catch up today and make some sense of our past two whirlwind weeks!

We finished up our time as tourists in San Francisco on Friday. Throughout the week, we joined the hordes as we walked/drove down Lombard St.




I also insisted that we visit the spot where the peace and love movement of my generation began - a history lesson for our kids! I wasn't the only person taking a picture of the Haight/Ashbury street sign! We returned to Fisherman's Wharf and Pier 39, and got really good at taking the streetcar and trolley from place to place. Emily and Larry visited the tall ship Cuatemoc that was touring from Mexico. Sarah and I did far more shopping than we should have. There was a much more festive atmosphere there on Friday than on our Wednesday visit. Musicians and street performers were everywhere, and the whole place felt livelier.



We also spent time in Golden Gate Park, where we visited the Botanical Gardens. We barely made a dent in the place, but moved on to one of the highlights of our trip: the King Tut Exhibit at the deYoung Museum. Larry and I both saw this exhibit in New Orleans 30 years ago - separately, as we didn't even know each other yet! So, it was really special to be able to revisit it and share it with our girls. It was as magnificent as we remembered, and included a handful of new items not previously on display.



Sarah and I were able to visit Union Square at a later date, and continued our art education there. We caught a local artists' exhibit in the square, and popped into a gallery where we saw a number of works by Picasso, Miro', and Chagall. Pretty heady stuff..