| | The beautiful Grace Cathedral... | |
| | | ... with its amazing gold doors | |
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| | Each panel tells a story or depicts an event | |
| | | | Inside we were greeted by this 8-ft bronze statue | |
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| | Beautiful stained glass windows | |
| | | A special sanctuary off the main lobby | |
| | | Looks like and may be by Keith Haring | |
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| | | Beautiful frescos adorn several walls, this one depicting the great earthquake | |
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| | | This prayer alter seems to reflect Spanish or Moorish influence | |
| | | Lots of walking, half of it up hill | |
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| | Michael complained we were trying to do him in! | |
| | | Zarzuela's, our favorite Russian Hill restaurant, for lunch | |
| | | Zarzuela's offers Spanish cuisine including tapas and... | |
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| | | Our friend and favorite waiter, Arturo, took good care of us and... | |
| | | ... insisted we stay for dessert! | |
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| | | We haven't yet, but Arturo has invited us to his family's home in Guadalajara | |
| | | Next morning we walked to Roxanne's, a local dive, for breakfast | |
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| | The "special." No one tried it. | |
| | | The food was just okay and the service lacked, uh, personality but... | |
| | | ... the company was great! | |
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| | Next stop, Fisherman's Wharf and... more walking | |
| | | We stopped here for water and a little stage show | |
| | | A candid of Sisko. Could be an ad for bottled water... | |
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| | I love the signage over this cigar shop. Michael bought some Cubans (right!) | |
| | | Boudin has a huge restaurant and bread store on the wharf | |
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| | ... including cute little bread bears! | |
| | | Of course, Fisherman's Wharf wouldn't be complete without crab... | |
| | | ... and clam chowder in bread bowls! | |
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| | So we indulged ourselves for lunch on the Wharf. Literally. (photo: Michael) | |
| | | Then on to Pier 39, home of sea lions and tourist shops galore! | |
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| | I especially enjoy the signs | |
| | | I first met Chris Isaak here, long before he was famous | |
| | | Sisko fell in love with this "Lambchop" hand puppet | |
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| | A great weekend with good friends, and another "to do" checked off the list! | |
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