FLOWERS IN OUR HAIR

So, we got to San Francisco with "flowers in our hair" and we planned to meet some "gentle people there." (thanks Scott McKenzie). We didn't meet any hippies, but heard they were there. We did, however, explore Pier 39, do a tour of a submarine from WWII, and ride the trolley cars. It was such a blast. We didn't want to just take a tour of the city on one of the regular bus tours, we wanted the real San Francisco experience. So, we got on the trolley at the start of the line where they turn them around and rode almost to the end. Brian and the kids were all standing on the outside holding on, I was sitting down because there wasn't enough room to stand. You should have seen Hannah's face when they started going up the first steep hill - she was right at the front so she got the best ride of all. Her expression changed a little however, when they started going down the first steep hill. I think it was a little scary. We got off in Union Square where our first stop was Victoria's Secret of course. Then we walked through Macy's - that was an entire experience in itself - just the sheer vastness of the store. After that we walked through China Town. That was an incredible experience for our country kids - swarms of people, cars and shops. We stopped in at a Dim Sum restaurant - we just wanted some egg rolls and a drink. This old Chinese woman came up to our table and was trying to get us to take all these different dishes. One thing I did recognize was chicken feet. Ewww. We tried to tell her we just wanted egg rolls. Finally someone else came along and helped us out. Then we headed back to the pier, picked up our truck and drove to the golden gate bridge, which we walked on. It was a great day. The next day we spent relaxing.

We spent the last 2 nights in Malibu. It was o.k. Our campsite had a great view of the ocean. We spent all day yesterday at Universal Studios. Another fun day. Today was a driving day. It wasn't a long distance, but with the crazy traffic it took a while.

AND I THOUGHT I SPLURGED ON MY SKETCHERS FROM THE OUTLET MALL. This view was totally shattered today when we walked down Rodeo Drive. Fancy. Let me just say, we didn't even try to walk into any of the stores. Then we stopped in Hollywood and looked at the stars. But by this time the heat had really started to take off so we just stopped for a while then headed off to the campsite. Tomorrow we start our Disneyland marathon. The kids are so excited.

I will try to post again in a few days. Talk to you all again soon.