Title: November 17, 2019 - San Francisco
Hike Info : Description : Background : Extra Photo's
Trail head:Cow Hollow Inn
Hike Info:
Type:
City
Trail:
Marina
Destination:
Palace of Fine Arts, Ghirardelli
Distance:
3.96
miles 1
Start
Time:
10:31
End
Time: 1:16
Travel
Time: 2:45 (1.44
mph)
Moving
Time: 1:36 (2.47 mph)
Elevation
Rise: 221'
Descent: 211‘
Maximum
Elevation: 119'
1We walked from the Cow Hollow
Inn till almost to the Palace of Fine Art before the GPS started
recording travel information.
A
good night’s sleep and a breakfast this morning of granola. A bit
lazy getting started, but neither are we in a big rush. We check out
of Cow Hollow Inn. We can leave our car here until 2pm, so we will go
for a walk. The only thing which we found a bit disturbing about the
hotel was the City was doing construction on Lombard, even on Sunday.
They were making a bit of a racket.
We
walked through the Cow Hollow district of San San Francisco. This was
an area where cows were grazed and produce grew for the soldiers at
the Presidio a long time back. As such, it is not so much of a
touristy spot. So you get a good flavor of a quiet San Francisco.
But
where we are headed for is the Palace
of Fine Arts. Friday when we picked up Andrea’s packet for her
run, the Palace was all lite up-definitely an oooh and aaaah moment.
Last night we were too tired to wander down here after seeing Andrea
and Lawrence off.
While
yesterday was foggy, today is bright and glorious. While the lights
made an impression in the dark, the sunlight brings out its natural
beauty. The columns and arches make for a bit of ancient Greece in
the City. The pond in front of it adds a bit of serenity. Signs along
the way say that the archetiect for the Palace, Maybeck, would not
let the Panama
Pacific Exposition of 1915 drawn a swamp, but reconfigured it to
allow the beauty of the Palace to be enhanced by it. He did a great
job with it. We wandered around it, definitely did not rush through.
Then
off to view the Bay. When we got to the beach to the south of Crissy
Field, a young woman was trying to do a selfie, but asked if I
could help her out with it. Yes. I think she was satisfied. Then it
was our turn to gawk at the Golden Gate Bridge and Alcatraz. Today
was a day of contrast with yesterday. Fog to clear and sunshine leads
to so much Wow!
We
then walked along the Marina towards Ft Mason. Many people were out
and about, running, walking and bicycling. An everyday festival in
the City. We debated about getting ice cream from a van parked at Ft
Mason, but decided to go on. Unusual sculptures are in the park above
the area. One with boulders in a tree.
Then
off to Ghirardelli. Now the big question is, what kind of sundae will
we share? Crissy Field of course. We have come to the conclusion that
the cookies in the sundae is not really special. The ice cream seemed
much better years ago. But the chocolate syrup has not degraded.
After
finishing off the sundae, we head back to the hotel to pick up the
car. We leave San Francisco via the Bay Bridge. As we pass through
Oakland, we wave bye to Andrea and Lawrence-doubt they saw us. We get
back home to Fresno around 5:00pm. A good trip.
Background
Trip
Advisor Review: Cow Hollow Inn. Do not let the name fool you.
Located close to the Marina District, the Cow Hollow area of San
Francisco is a (mostly) quiet area, away from the bustle of other
parts of San Francisco. It is about a mile walk from the Presido,
Ghirardelli Square and other points of interest. The hotel is on
Lombard St. The staff was friendly and the premises clean. There is
free on-site parking, which in The City is a real plus. The room was
large enough for four adults not to feel like they were bumping into
each other all the time. The only two drawbacks were no on-site
breakfast and there was a lot of street noise. On the later, road
work was being done on Lombard St. Once that gets cleared up, the
noise should go down. In the meantime, staff suggested that a good
option is to request their superior or deluxe rooms.
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