Dreamlike days wandering leisurely about in a favorite place . . . if there’s a heaven, it will have had stiff competition from certain days on earth. Yesterday here in San Francisco continued to be spectacularly sunny and full of the usual beloved scenery, friendly folk and delectable dining (more on that tomorrow). The air was filled with floral exuberance, food-stall enticements, salt tang from the waterfront, and the sounds of birds, humans and cable car bells all singing of happiness. Bicyclists jostled for space with meandering pram pushers, pedestrians, cars, buses, trolleys and hand-carts.
I forget, between times, what a vertical city SF is, not only in its hilly terrain but in the many buildings and monuments that spike up in a fountain-like spray of height and the tall trees all around and the masts of innumerable boats and ferries as one nears the waterfront. I think somehow this raises my spirits as well, a little like the developers of the High Gothic style’s vertical temples of pillars and points aimed at Heaven. Thanks to a Muni passport for occasional breaks from the walking, it’s still a magnificent city for traipsing around on foot for most of the day without flagging too badly. Being elated by the beauty all the livelong day, I am distracted from any such mundane concerns as it is.
And it’s nearing time to do just this again today, so I shall leave you with some more glimpses of our happy peregrinations.
Because I’m told that Sharing is a good thing.
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Wonderful pictures of a wonderful place. I wish I was there…
Something tells me you’ll find your way back there again, my friend! It certainly is a place that lures us back once we’ve been on our first, dream-filled visit. Ahhhhh!
I totally agree with Mark, :).
With excellent reason. 🙂 Maybe we should find a good excuse for a San Francisco gathering of all of us blogging fans of the city, and if we’re *really* smart we’ll figure out how to get someone to sponsor our visit! 😉
I love your idea, count me in! 🙂
Ahhhh, we’re heading down that way shortly. Can’t wait. Great pics.
Lucky you! Hope you have as much fun as we did. 🙂
It´s on my wish list of places to visit – thanks for sharing these lovely photos!
You will love it there! So much great food, scenery, adventure. You’ll be in your element, my dear. 🙂
Dinner on the wharf…. try Alioto’s if it is still there. I love the salt air smells and that – only in San Francisco sourdough bread. I am in Comcord and it is 93 degrees……wish I was across the bay in your neck of the woods right now!
Yep, we did get to Alioto’s. Thankfully! I was a purist and had the Dungeness Louis and it was as perfect as ever. Yummmmmmmy!
Great post giving us “glimpses of your happy peregrinations.” What a wonderful city!
It’s certainly in my top-ten of favorite cities, for so many reasons. Can’t believe my good fortune at being able to visit. Hurray!
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. . . but at least I took a few million calories-worth of the city *with* me when I had to leave!! 😉
You made me want to jump on the plane and go to San Francisco right now.
It’s such an irresistible place. Not that there aren’t quite a bunch of them I’d happily revisit any time I get the chance, and a whole long list yet to try!
Lovely.
🙂 Mandy
Besides all of the fun and delicious aspects I so enjoy about San Francisco, it really is quite simply a stunningly *beautiful* place almost everywhere you look.
Awesome photos, Kathryn, and they all look so familiar! xoxo 🙂
As well they should, my dearie!!!
xoxoxo
K