Coit Tower

Climbing Coit Tower:

As the afternoon waned, Nataliie, Geg and I parked down by the Pacific Wharf. Then, we walked UP! 435 stairs plus 8 inclines (hill like objects) to the top of Coit Tower. Of course, afterwards, we had to walk those 435 stairs back down.

Coit Tower, a slender white concrete column rising from the top of Telegraph Hill, has been an emblem of San Francisco’s skyline since its completion in 1933, a welcoming beacon to visitors and residents alike. Its observation deck, reached by elevator (tickets can be purchased in the gift shop), provides 360-degree views of the city and bay, including the Golden Gate and Bay bridges.

Some of the movies showing Coit Tower: San Andreas, Boys & Girls, After the Thin Man, Dr. Dolittle, Sister Act 2, The Enforcer, The Presidio, The Rock, Innerspace.

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Only you will have stars that can laugh.

 

Trying to remember one good day, but it the good keeps slipping away:

Sitting in the living room. The room we are never supposed to be in. Scraggly green and yellow shag carpet tickles are knees and ankles and toes. We climb up onto the reclining chair and snuggle in closer as she reads.

The most beautiful things in the world cannot be seen or touched, they are felt with the heart. Antoinede Saint-Exupéry

The story is long and sometimes confusing, but this never happens. This uninterrupted time with her. 

The big sister from far away.

You—you alone will have the stars as no one else has them...In one of the stars I shall be living. In one of them I shall be laughing. And so it will be as if all the stars were laughing, when you look at the sky at night...You—only you—will have stars that can laugh. Antoinede Saint-Exupéry

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Chinatown -- San Francisco

Five month in the Bay Area, and we finally made it into San Francisco's Chinatown. This Bay Area  Chinatown is the largest Chinatown outside of Asia. It is also the oldest Chinatown in North America. Inside Guide to Chinatown

 

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