Several weeks before this trip we sat down and planned on what we would like to see in San Francisco. We trawled web sites for ideas and Roisin came across Muir Woods. This is a national park across the bay from San Francisco. It is the home of the world-renowned redwood tree.Normally we make our own way to places if possible. Research showed that buses from San Francisco to Sausalito, a small Mediterranean style town across the bay, ran very frequently. However...

I woke up at 02:30am. This was only to be expected as it was 10:30am back home. It was too early even for me to get up. I managed to doze again until 05:45. I then decided to repack my suitcase. You can always tell when someone has too much time on their hands; they always have to rearrange something; furniture, the food cupboard, the display of ornaments on the mantle piece. We've all been there!! When I was satisfied with my lot, I closed the case and locke...

Our flight today was at 10:35 from Heathrow, terminal 3. We were breakfasting by 06:50 and by 07:30 we were waiting for the hopper bus to take us back to terminal 5 where we would then board the Heathrow Express train to terminal 3. It seamed a bit of a palaver but added to all the fun of the fair!! One glass walkway (to which Roisin was now hopping and skipping across having put that demon to bed!!) and one, rather full, glass elevator later we were at the bag ...

Chris was skimming the pages of a San Francisco travel guide when it suddenly dawned on him – "The wiggly road thing. We forgot to visit it!" he exclaimed. So that settled it. Wednesday was scheduled to be a day of relaxation, and a night at the Opera. Chris and Roisin were out of the hotel and heading for the cable car to take them to Lombard Street, the crookedest Street in the world.Now, there were two cable car routes. One stopped at one end of Lombard ...

Chris and Roisin were up this morning at 07:30. Their plan today was to visit Alcatraz and then take a stroll through Fisherman's Wharf stopping off at the famous sea lions basking in the sun. As it turned out, the weather was a glorious 78ºF so the seals should be out in force today.After the obligatory bagel and coffee at Centos deli, the cable car conveniently ran past this establishment that would take them directly to Fisherman’s Wharf. From there...