J-'s family visit

J-'s sister and one of his nieces came to visit! 

We had rain forecasted for the entire week and record breaking cold weather in the Bay, but his sister and niece were coming from England and weren't concerned with the weather! :) 

Here's the list: 

Sunday 

• Driving over the Golden Gate Bridge with a stop at the viewing point 
• Walking Sausalito along the water and into some galleries 
• Lunch at Fish
• Attempt to see Muir Woods and ending up at a very cold Muir Beach
• GGP Conservatory of Flowers 
• City Lights Bookstore 
• Dinner at China Live 

Monday

• Quick stop at my place 
• Lunch at Cafe Reveille
• 4th Street shopping 
• Visit to Cal, Berkeley (University of California) 
• Dinner at Stoa

Tuesday

• Attempt to attend the Chinese New Year opening ceremonies, but no parking and lots of rain
• J- racing his niece on the Embarcadero 
• Ferry Building wandering 
• Lunch at Lunette Cambodia
• Exploratorium 
• Hilariously short Waymo ride leaving us with a 15 minute walk to the car :)
• Fisherman's Wharf
• Dinner at Flower + Water in North Beach 
• Mitchell's Ice Cream and J-'s place

Wednesday 

• Google Visitors experience and lunch 
• Visit to Stanford 
• Dinner of leftovers 
• Drive down Lombard 
• Dear San Francisco 

Thursday 

• Lunch at Sobakatsu
• Japantown wandering 
• Asian Art Museum 
• Dinner at Nopalito 
• Dolores Park 
• Mitchell's Ice Cream and J-'s place 

Friday 

• Drive by the ghost statues on California St
• Drive by the Painted Ladies 
• Pacifica 
• Lunch at YouTube 

We had raincoats, umbrellas, and determination to do everything on J-'s niece's list, but we also allowed ourselves some time to relax with late morning start times and a break to rest and warm up before dinners. 

It was a lovely time together, even in the cold!