Seeing the Blairs reminded me that we never did post pictures from our early December trip back to the Bay Area, so here you go.
Even though we went for a conference in San Francisco, we could not resist staying in our beloved Tiburon. We stayed at the Water's Edge, which was ok, but mostly because it was home.
Here is a view of good old Tiburon harbor from our room.
The very first morning we went by to check out the old homestead, of course, and wow, were we in for a surprise. Here is what it looks like now:
Even though we went for a conference in San Francisco, we could not resist staying in our beloved Tiburon. We stayed at the Water's Edge, which was ok, but mostly because it was home.
Here is a view of good old Tiburon harbor from our room.
The very first morning we went by to check out the old homestead, of course, and wow, were we in for a surprise. Here is what it looks like now:
Our good friend Barbara Major took us on a tour. Here is what it looks like inside:
This is where our kitchen used to be.
And here is the master bedroom where our living room used to be.
That hurts. A nice master bath and cool shower attached to the master bedroom.
And a kitchen like that would have been hard to leave. We almost could have stayed with a house like that (but not with what it cost to make the conversion . . .).
It was Christmas time in San Francisco during our trip, which made for a fun visit to Union Square.
We also managed to see the new California Acadamy of Sciences Building. We were shocked and appalled at the price ($59 for the two of us--how do you pay for a family?!?!), but it is really a cool place.
The roof is just amazing. Below is what it looks like close up.
Here is the underside. Very cool curves.
This dome was really cool. It had a mad aquarium, and was filled with tropical birds and butterflies.
The very best part of the whole trip, though, was going to the San Rafael II Ward Christmas Party, and seeing so many, very dear old friends (Even the Blairs!). All in all, it was a great visit.
We also managed to see the new California Acadamy of Sciences Building. We were shocked and appalled at the price ($59 for the two of us--how do you pay for a family?!?!), but it is really a cool place.
The roof is just amazing. Below is what it looks like close up.
Here is the underside. Very cool curves.
This dome was really cool. It had a mad aquarium, and was filled with tropical birds and butterflies.
The very best part of the whole trip, though, was going to the San Rafael II Ward Christmas Party, and seeing so many, very dear old friends (Even the Blairs!). All in all, it was a great visit.
3 comments:
So...are you guys getting us back for not seeing you in June in Utah? Hmmm. Just kidding. Sounds like it was a wonderful weekend.
Your old house looks amazing. That is incredible how they flipped that thing.
The Academy looks very cool. We only visited the Academy when it was temporarily downtown. It wasn't that impressive back then but boy is it now. I'll definitely check it out next time I'm in San Fran.
Okay, okay! We've added you to our "People We Like" on the blog...does that help? And get in line for complaining about our poor visiting skills. Even Jo wanted us to stay the whole day and I bailed after a couple hours. We just have no visiting stamina. So sue me. We did LOVE seeing you, though. ...man, I KNEW we were in trouble the minute I pulled onto that street. Knew it.
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