Since I had some work on my computer, I spent a fair bit of the time in my hotel. But no visit of NYC, in particular in May, would be without an extended stroll through Central Park and a visit to my favourite bar/restaurant the Boathouse.
Sadly I did not manage to get in touch with Anita, my cousin and her husband Oliver. They might have been in their summer residence and who would blame them!
NYC was followed by the equally well known and loved San Francisco. I would imagine that my number of visits here is close to or equal to those of NYC. And whilst NYC is a real ‘walking town’ SF is more of a driving town for me. Hence a little car was picked up at the airport for the familiar drive into the city.
As a regular visitor to SF would know, the city can sometimes be seriously shrouded in fog. On my first day after breakfast I made my way to Twin Peaks and guess what, the fog had rolled in and covered the entire city. The funny thing was that there was a Japanese Tour bus with about 40 elderly Japanese and I started a conversation with the guide about what he is going to tell his travellers what they might have seen, had it not been for the blanket of fog. Thankfully for him, it started to lift and at least a few photos could duly be taken.
A bit like in Hong Kong, I was re-tracing long and often trodden paths down Market street, around Union Square and over to Embarcadero.
The next day was reserved for a tour into Napa Valley and for lunch at my favourite Restaurant in this part of the world, the Horizon. I remembered taking our mother and Frau Hillebrand there during our trip in 2000
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