This is just not a city I do well in. This is the second time we’ve been here, and both times, within a couple of hours, my nerves are just fried. There is so much going on, too many people, constant noise bombardment, etc. I just can’t handle it. I’m sure I must have some sort of condition since I’m the only one I know who is affected this way. I don’t care what it is, I just don’t ever want to come back here. We had a nice ferry ride over from Sausalito. I brought my jacket because I’m always cold, but this day turned out to be one of the few hot, sunny days. And it was Hot! One of the things we didn’t get to do last time was ride the cable cars, so we took one to Chinatown. There is a fortune cookie factory there, where you can watch them being made. The kids love fortune cookies so off we went. It was neat to see, and we bought a bag of them. We looked in a couple of shops, but they were all my worst nightmare, incredibly crowded with cheap, gaudy crap from China. We didn’t stay too long, but when we tried to catch a cable car back to the pier, we had to wait a long time for one that wasn’t too crowded. I nearly passed out from the heat.
San Francisco
Posted by: purcellsonwheels | April 22, 2009 | 3 Comments |
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Poor Lisa, I can just imagine you in a store where everything is made in China. Beware of the paint!
By: Gwen on April 24, 2009
at 10:59 am
You are not alone. Connie is the same.
By: alice on April 28, 2009
at 4:40 pm
I finally found the site again – I guess in the server migration, the link didn’t work. Wow! I loved the picture with the live sand dollars. We find them sometimes in the Gulf (of Mexico – Florida). I never saw a whole “herd” of them.
I love all the pictures – especially of Ian and Caitlin. Sophie has ALWAYS had an eye for the boys! She was a tease with Darius and Adam.
My sister is in Seattle – a high school teacher there. If you need a contact there, let me know. There is also a big group of Leos there, so maybe you can join them on one of their get-togethers.
The weather here in Florida is picture perfect. It is in the upper 80s with a wonderful cool breeze. All the flowers are in bloom – the gardenias are amazing. Of course, we are desperate for rain! But hopefully that will come. Big hugs!
By: Sandra on April 30, 2009
at 11:40 am