The "Best of" Day

We are keeping very busy with Jim and Laura.  Today, we took the ferry from Larkspur into the Ferry Building.  Jim had been wanting to do this since he found out about it in the fall, during Jay and Lindsey's wedding.  it was a beautiful day, just gorgeous.   The sun shone off the water, the sky was blue, you could see clearly, just beautiful.  We love the ferry, it's one of the BEST things we've done.

We then took 2 stairway walks.  These are very well known, and I've done them before, but 2 of the BEST stairways in SF.  We walked up the Greenwich steps---there was a movie made a few years ago called "The Parrots of Telegraph Hill", and this is where it took place.   The parrots are gone, but the stairway is beautiful.  It was quite high, 492 steps.  Laura was unsure of it, but made it like a trooper, and was so happy that she did!   Jim thoroughly enjoyed it, and of course, I was happy that they liked it.   We then walked around a bit, and then walked down the Filbert Steps.   These are quite well known.  They are both near Coit Tower, and Armistad Maupin based his Tale of the City on the Filbert Steps locale.   It was a bit congested, actually, with people walking up and down them.   The first time i did these, I was the only soul on the steps, how that has changed.

Anyway, the Filbert Steps are wonderful, with charming homes along the way, beautiful gardens, little alley ways, and different kinds of staircases on different tiers.

Jim, (in tribute to Alfred Hitchock) had an encounter with a pigeon. For some reason the pigeon decided to drop his load directly on Jim at the precise moment that Jim's mouth was open. Yes, he took a direct hit to the mouth of pigeon shit. Not really a very good appetizer before lunch. 

 We came home after eating lunch at The Fog City Diner, where we first met Lindsey's parents.   Took the ferry back, got some sun, came home.   Went to Boca for their Tuesday night special, which is a bottle of wine at half price, and a bar menu half price.

We came home and watched "Rachel's Wedding."  We had all seen it but Dan, and we all gave it about 2 stars.   Nice, nice day!