Monday was a nice day of exploration. We checked out Golden Gate Park and saw the Shakespeare Garden that Jina wanted to see so badly (see left picture). It was a sweet little corner of the park, and even though we chased away two guys practicing some kind of weird karate tai-chi or kama sutra dance, it was still fun (you can see them in the background of the pic of Jina to the left. They ran off rather quickly) .

Later we drove along the highway that ran along the coast on our way up to the Golden Gate Bridge. We saw some cool places, like the Cliff House and the old Sutro Baths ruins. The best though was the views we got of the bridge as we drew closer and closer to it.

It felt pretty great to drive over it, this icon of history. You see it in so many postcards, but finally getting my own view of it was an awesome feeling.

We got to Sausalito, missed our exit and then drove down some wild, steep hills backtracking into town. The houses are just crazy, the roads tiny. We made it to the hotel and it didn’t disappoint. Lovely views of the boats and ocean right outside French doors. The bed was soooo comfy that it didn’t take long before I was napping again

Dinner was…well, not great…but our lunch at this small Italian cafe was nice. They ran out of Fat Tire halfway through filling my glass, so I got that plus another glass of Sierra Nevada. Yummmy.

We decided to save the Redwoods trip for Tuesday, but did drive into another town to watch Superbad, which was just as good and hilarious as promised. Review later.

Okay, on to the pictures:

The wall of Shakespeare’s most famous quotes

Jina’s favorite quote on the wall

Tree in the Shakespeare Garden

Mike ponders the ocean at the Cliff House

The Golden Gate Bridge in the distance

Almost to the bridge

The bridge from the other side

The bridge with a pelican caught in the view

Driving over the bridge!