Amazing vid right?
We were trying to get our donut from Dynamo Donuts as previously discussed in the last post. But when we got there - they were out! Boo!
So onward to the Golden Gate Bridge. We get there and this is what we see...
amazing. This is where they send the people in CA to die...they don't come out the other side...I checked.
Oh it did...it did. John had a couple Irish coffees. I had a couple sips - very good - now back to my Sprite.
This place was the first to serve Irish Coffee in America. You can get the recipe here. Of course there's more to it - the perfect ingredients, but I imagine you can get pretty close.
We also had fresh crab dishes that were just yummy. I got presents for the fam near Alcatraz and Fisherman's Wharf. The city was amazing in this area. The hills and buildings and lights - gorgeous!
So after driving around exploring a bit, we got back to our hotel and crashed.
This hotel was better than the last. Both were great and both were Hyatts, but this one was so airy and it didn't hurt the view was of the bay.
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I don't think I put a link to the actual site for the first hotel so here's the Silicon Valley Hyatt and for the San Francisco Hyatt. Have to give credit where credit is due. But kept it in tiny type so it wouldn't look like an advertisement ha ha. Both are highly recommended! .JPG)
The next morning, someone brought me this:
Woo hoo - finally!
I also tried the Chocolate Rose and hubby tried Spiced Chocolate, but the star was the Maple Glazed Bacon Apple. It tastes like high quality perfect bacon on sweet sweet bread with a hint of apple and maple syrup.
Then off to the airport we went. San Francisco airport - plane delayed - finally on, a stop in San Diego, then on to Pheonix. It was HOT in Pheonix. We came from 68 degree weather and walked into 108 degree oven. Pheonix airport is where I had a hot dog I shouldn't have and for punishment I dropped some on my shirt. So yay - I get to go through the airport with a stain. No fears - we'll be on the plane then into the car quicker than you know it. Ha! Wishful thinking! The flight was fine until we got about 30 minutes from St. Louis. Then we saw the storms. This is the video we took of us flying above the lightning filled chaos.
This was the weirdest landing I had experienced. Side to side, this way, then that. Didn't even hear the landing gear open.
After that, when we were getting ready to pull in, they wouldn't let us because of the lightning. About 5 minutes passed and we pulled in. Not bad. We make our way to baggage claim and nothing's coming. For 10 minutes we sat there...15 minutes....announcement: "Due to lightning we cannot allow our crew to get baggage - we apologize for the inconvenience...if you'd like to leave, let us know and we will lock your bags up and you can come and get them tomorrow."
Four to six planefulls were waiting for their bags. Various camping settlements broke out. Thankfully a breakthrough two hours later. We get our bags and get a move on through the storm. Rain went away as we got closer to home, but we saw this little truck at the power station. Then watched as the dark houses went by...and no streetlights...awesome...no garage door opener....no power. St. Louis says welcome home in such a weird way.
So after we got home about 30 minutes later we had power again.
Today we are recovering from a ton of travel and good times.
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As always, throughout the trip, I analyzed every business - from the guy who prints the graphics in the kiosks to the plastic in the air masks on the plane. How did these companies come to be, how did these employees get here? What did the owners start with? How many failures did they have on the way? What kind of business do they do in this location and would it serve them to re-locate or expand?
I bought a Harper's in the airport and was reading Freud's theories and the unhappiness in America and I couldn't help but think of how many times I think 'if I just had my business up and running like these people - I'd be happy'. But it's that same old thing...if I had this business...if I were this weight...if I had this, if I was that...the key, is to find happiness now - wherever you are, be happy with what you have - Like What You Are Doing Now!
People are fascinating creatures and the things we have accomplished in this world are astounding. We look at the rich and famous as some kind of myth or superhero, but the truth is we are all the same. Every one of us has the same basic needs and functions. All the people we look up to started in the same place we did. Born naked into the world. Yes, some have a proverbial silver spoon, but whether it was their grandfather or his grandfather - someone started out having a lot less and wanted to be the one who made the difference and kept their determination and knew they would be successful....some way...somehow - they would realize their dreams.
LA, San Francisco, New York City, Chicago, Minneapolis, St. Louis, and any other major cities I've experienced - do have very different energies and yet it all comes back to the same basic feeling. First - the need to survive, then the need to succeed and make a mark in the world, hopefully changing it for the better. Love it!
Okay forgive...I am still in such a head fog lol. But that was the quick summation of our trip and I am spent. Time for some at home recovery today, a lot of laundry, and a little nap.
Love and Gratitude,
Erica Nicole
P.S. My surprise pics I wanted really badly (mentioned in a previous post) was the various scenes in Full House - yeah Imma big dork - shhhh. But it didn't happen. Not enough time. So here's a video of the opening theme - hope it makes up for it ha ha.
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