We were going to go to the pumpkin festival in Half Moon Bay, but when we arrived at the backed up 92, we quickly changed our plans and happily headed north rather than west to the city. We spent the afternoon at Golden Gate Park. We rode the carousel and played at the Children's Playground and that's it! The park is huge and there's so much to see. Luckily we live here in Northern California and can go back pretty much whenever. Both Holly and Greta loved the carousel. And I love all carousels - the older the better! The entire time, Greta was "ooohing" and completely entranced with the whole thing. The playground was so fun too! There's so many museums and other attractions in Golden Gate Park. We definitely need to go back soon. One of the neatest things about the park is all the big trees so we literally felt removed from the city even though we were surrounded by it. That part of it reminded me of Central Park in NYC.
On the drive home, we stopped in at Trader Joe's and spent $20 on treats. I bought a little carton of peanut butter cups, which are so good. Reeses' peanut butter cups are pretty much garbage compared to these! I love California!
PS: we're planning to go to LA for the weekend soon. Does anyone have any recommendations?
Esther Beazer
16 Oct, 2011Gretas face is seriously priceless in these pictures!