San Francisco

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Happy Christmas to us.  We gave ourselves a late Christmas present by staying in Berkeley, CA at the Carleton Hotel.  We mistakenly thought they would have a shuttle to the Bart station but not so lucky.  It is a beautiful old building full of charm and character and with a great pool and spa.  We took a $7.00 cab ride to BART and rode into Powell street in San  Francisco. We sat outside and had coffee at Union square. It was a  warm sunny day and we rode the cable car to Nob Hill, Lombard St, and Chinatown.  We bought shrimp cocktails  at Fisherman's Terminal.  We were walking across the street with the food to eat when I was attacked by a very hungry seagull that managed to take half  my cocktail and the sauce that went with it before I even knew what happened.   We took the tour bus across the Golden Gate Bridge and back then toured Persidio.  I had hoped to find the apartment where I lived when I was 12 but we couldn't find it.  Most likely it is not there anymore.  . We met up with our friends Joe and Valerie for a few minutes but Joe wasn't feeling too well so they gave us a ride from West Oakland back to the hotel.  We hope to catch them on our trip home.  Not sure where we are headed tomorrow.  Be sure and click on the link for pictures.