I had the pleasure of a quick visit from a friend from far away. While on her first trip to the area, Oksana was able to stop by for a quick visit. She had time for us to get together for one day, and we went into San Francisco and did some sightseeing. We got to experience heavy Bay Area traffic going over the relatively new Bay Bridge, and then we headed over to Lands End in San Francisco and did some hiking along the trails with the great views of the Golden Gate. It had been about a year and a half since I’d been over there. It was a grey day, but the temperature was good for climbing around. Oksana seemed to really enjoy seeing the area.
After the hiking, we headed into Golden Gate Park and went to the Steinhart Aquarium at the California Academy of Sciences. We saw lots of sea life and some dinosaur skeletons. After that, we still had a little time, and we went through the Japanese Tea Garden. I’d never been there before, and it’s really quite beautiful. The soft light overcast day really made the colors of the flowers pop.
It’s too bad we didn’t have more time, but Oksana seemed to enjoy the whirlwind tour and her first taste of this area. It was a very nice day.