Dec 29 2003
good Christmas
Merry Late Christmas everybody…..
Well, I’ve had a good christmas, (good by my standards). I think 2003 will be my year of noting how important family is, as cheesy as that sounds. It was actually fun to hang out with my aunt and uncle while I went to UCI, even though their humor sometimes escapes me.
I had the best time at San Francisco. There was something very soul searchish about going around, checking out museums, bookstores, coffee places alone. It was all very satisfying to talk to the locals as they described the millions of things I can do in that great city. My highlight of the trip was (ok actually there were a couple)
1) Revisting my inner child: California Academy of Sciences and the Exploratorium. Both very fine science museums offered me a chance to learn how a tv really worked, how the plains of Africa held many types of deer, and that sound does travel REALLY far. I had a look of utter fascination as I visited each exhibit.
2) The Japanese Tea Garden was a place I’ve always wanted to see as a child. The moon bridge held the most fascination for me. (A note to my husbands-to-be: I would like to get proposed on top of the Moon Bridge in spring) I’ve promised myself a visit back when the garden was in bloom
3) And finally, my rare treasure that I found was the Legion of Honor museum. This museum was tucked in the back of the Golden Gate Park, but nevertheless was a joy, as works by unknown artists hung in their finely designed galleries. They also had an excellent Rodin section, though I had seen most of the works in Paris. The prize of that cold afternoon was the Degas sculpture exhibit, with “The Little Ballerina” being showcased. I promised myself a visit back in March, when their Art Deco exhibit opens!
After all this, I conclude that San Francisco would be the perfect place to live. Though it is a city, there is a certain atmosphere of friendliness that I could not detect in NYC (as amazing as NYC was). Luckily, it’s close by that a visit is easy.
Next up: (hopefully) Salinas~!
