March 20 - SF tourist for a weekend

• I had a great long weekend showing my NYC girlfriends why I moved out here. Kathleen, Sue and I kicked things off at the SF MOMA where I signed up for membership (anyone else who comes out to see me should know we can attend for free now). There's a great photographic exhibit on the 1906 Great SF earthquake. I learned a lot about how the city basically had to build itself up from scratch after a fire raged from east to west coast and desecrated anything in its sight. It's an amazing exhibit, especially considering the film based camera had just been invented 10 years earlier by Mr. Kodak.
  
• We had a full day of St. Patrick's day festivities at the Royal Exchange, and then headed to North Beach for the O'Reilly's block party. Lots of green hair and irish fanfare to go around. I will post photos soon.
  
• On Saturday we had the perfect day and recommend this for anyone with out of town guests who is blessed with good weather. We shopped the Saturday markets at the Ferry Terminal for a bit, ate some kickin' sausage rolls, bought some veggies, and headed to Sausalito around noon on the ferry. After we walked around for a bit, Kathleen took it upon herself to see how much houses were (ouch!) but the good news was that there were places in Sausalito that were under half a million dollars. Now we are talking...We spent the afternoon eating a leisurely lunch at The Spinnaker - a must see for anyone who appreciates gorgeous views as sailboats and kayakers float by with San Franciscon skyline as the backdrop. After a few bottles of Moon Valley Sauvingnon Blanc which hailed from nearby Napa, we headed back to the mainland.
• Our last day again had amazing weather, and was spent hiking up and down the hills of San Francisco checking out Grace Cathedral, Nob Hill panoramic views, the oldest single family home left after the 1906 earthquake near California St and Larkin (sorry, forgot the name). We opted to not tour the house but one can for $8. Overall we had a great trip!