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San Francisco Trip, Part 1

June 5-6, 2005

We explored on our own today. Here's the entrance to Chinatown

Walking up Chinatown

Had to get a picture of the lovely squid hanging in the window

Matt in Washington Square

They were selling lots of pretty artwork

Erin about to walk up the steep steps to Coit Tower

View of Coit Tower

Trying to show how steep the road is

View on the way to the tower

And now we're in the tower

You can see Alcatraz

Nob Hill area

Downtown/Financial district

Erin in Coit Tower

Matt looking over the water

At the bottom again

Here's the tower from the base

Lots of pretty homes on the walk to Fisherman's Wharf

Pier 39, touristy-spot extraordinaire

Matt with the carousel at Pier 39

Erin and Matt in front of Alcatraz

Looking at all the sea lions

There are many, many sea lions! And they're loud

And they smell

See the Golden Gate Bridge?

Sign for Fisherman's Wharf

Ghiradelli Square

Eating chocolate (what else?) at Ghiradelli

Cable car

Ugh, see how steep the street is?

Lombard Street, the crookedest street in the world

They planted lots of gorgeous flowers at the street

Now we're at the bottom

Erin, about to walk back up Lombard Street

View from the top

On the cable car. Notice that I am in fact standing behind the gripman

Erin and Matt on the cable car!

Union Square

The cable car museum - these are the actual cables

Matt loved this museum

Matt's grandparents were at the same bar that we were! Not really

We ate at the Cheesecake Factory on top of the Macy's building

View from our table

Driving over the Golden Gate Bridge on the way to Napa and Sonoma

At the winery Viansa

Very picturesque

Erin with all the wine barrels

Matt learning how to properly taste wine

Lots of grapevines

Matt posing with the scenery

Erin and Matt at Viansa Winery

Matt and grapes

Erin trying to pose with the itty-bitty grapes

Next winery, the Madonna Winery. They grow everything organically

Erin and Matt in the winery's tasting room

Matt with the organic, non-watered grapes

Last winery - Kirkland Ranch

We bought Erin's dad a bottle and are now posing with it

Here is where the bottle was made!

And here is where it was born!

Erin and fountain

The Oakland Bay Bridge

Picture taken from Treasure Island

View of the city from Treasure Island

Nice skyline, but very cold and windy

Matt with San Francisco

Ooohh...buildings