Golden Gate

A leisurely stroll around the Japanese Tea Garden at Golden Gate Park, followed by a visit to the iconic bridge itself was how we spent our second day in San Francisco.

The Tea Garden was a delight, and while I initially balked at the entrance fee, the garden was so meticulously manicured I could easily see how a good deal of money would be needed for it's up keep.

As you can see, it was clear and sunny while we were at the Tea Garden, but as we headed up to Golden Gate Bridge, that completely changed! When we arrived, not one speck of the massive bridge was visible, it was completely swallowed up by the fog.

I had to laugh as I watched other tourists proceed to take photos in front of the invisible bridge. Since we came to see Golden Gate, we decided to make the small trek down to Warming Hut, get a coffee by the window and keep an eye on the fog.

Eventually it started to clear, and we started to hike back up to a more ideal photo location. At about the midpoint the fog actually started to roll back in again, and by the time we'd made it all the way back to the start the bridge had once again disappeared!

I'm happy I was able to snap a few good photos while the fog was subsiding, I think it adds a bit of magic.

The Rundown
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Brooklyn Camera Bag ONA via Young Adventuress Giveaway
Cuff "Vista" Gorjana via Rocksbox
Gold Bracelets The Cavernous Jewelry Box
Thin Gold Ring Etsy via Sweet Olive Jewelry
Sunglasses "Meteor" Ray-Ban c/o TJMaxx
Nail Color "It's a Boy" OPI

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Trolley from Market Street to Hyde Street

It was good to be away, and it's good to be back.
It's hard for me to wrap my mind around the fact that we are now nearly three weeks into June, like time should have stopped passing while I was away, yet thinking back to the first day in San Francisco feels like forever ago.

The time difference between the coasts is tough - at least in California it could be used to advantageously avoid lines at popular breakfast places, since I was wide awake at 6 a.m. This past weekend however, I felt like I had lead weights attached to my eyelids if I tried to get up before noon and falling asleep earlier than 3 a.m. was challenging.

San Francisco was one of the destinations I was most looking forward to - the iconic landmarks, the trolley, the homes built into the steepest of hills I could never fathom living in and ever being able to leave the house in heels.

For our first day there, we headed to the Trolley. The lines were long and slow moving, but we rode it twice anyway, as the place we were staying was only a few minutes from the Market Street station, and was the most direct, and fun way to get down to Fisherman's Wharf and Ghirardelli Square.

The Ghirardelli ice cream shop is not to be missed - sundaes are pricey ($14) but big enough to be shared and I made sure to scrape every last bit of the fudge sauce out of the dish. I also enjoyed the seals at Pier 39.

The weather in San Francisco was confusing - we unknowingly scheduled our trip just in time for June Gloom, which we did not know about prior to our arrival and it haunted us for nearly every day we were in California - but San Francisco had the most unpredictable weather, and I think it's best described by what I saw one woman wearing: summer dress under a winter coat.

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Brooklyn Camera Bag ONA via Young Adventuress Giveaway
Bling Earrings JoJo Loves You
Alphabet Necklace c/o Gorjana
Gold Bracelets The Cavernous Jewelry Box
Thin Gold Ring Etsy via Sweet Olive Jewelry
Sunglasses "Meteor" Ray-Ban c/o TJMaxx
Nail Color "It's a Boy" OPI

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