San Francisco

We took our last family vacation at 32 weeks pregnant (Feb 18-25) to San Francisco where we rented an apartment near Duboce Park at the Lower Haight/Hayes Valley area of the city. We walked and walked and walked every day which was a nice change from our usual routine and then vegged out at home in the afternoon where Lev was obsessed with viewing Rio on HBO every day, twice a day, before heading out again for dinner. We really explored each neighborhood as well as visit with our friends Randi and Maz, the Gurmans, and take a day trip to Muir Woods and Mill Valley. On the way down we stopped at Palo Alto, Santa Cruz, made our way down Route 1, stopped at San Louis Obispo for dinner, and managed to earn a speeding ticket near Santa Barbara. The trip was a long time in the making and I'm glad we finally did it.

View of Alcatraz Island.

Lev loved the novelty of taking public transportation - BART, trolleys, buses, and trams.

 We visited Michelle at work at the Exploritorium and then walked around the Palace of Fine Arts.

We also walked through Golden Gate Park a few times to play at Coret Playground. This is outside the Flower Conservatory.

 Inside the Flower Conservatory, Lev was impressed with the Playland exhibit.

Lev was not into getting photographed at Muir Woods but his outfit was too cute to resist snapping a paparazzi shot.

 We all  loved Mill Valley.

We had too many breakfasts of Cafe Au Lait, fresh baguette, and Nutella at Cafe del Sole near our apartment.

 The requisite trolley ride.

The maze at Duboce park made us all smile.