san francisco

                                             Fort Point is one of my very favorite spots in San Francisco. It’s perfect for appealing to both … Read More

  When we first moved to the Bay Area just under two years ago, we lived in San Francisco for two months. It was WONDERFUL. Had it not been a two hour commute – each way – for my husband … Read More

We were all surprised by just how much we loved the Asian Art Museum. While my family is Indian, I tend to prefer science-y and hands-on museums in addition to those with Western religious art. Still, we all found this … Read More

We were excited to check out some long concrete slides in a tiny park not far from Twin Peaks. Sadly, we didn’t check the hours beforehand…because it never occurred to me that they would have hours. Rookie mistake – city … Read More

Since well before we moved to California, I’d been looking forward to visiting the Academy of Sciences. It’s a fantastic natural history museum that goes pretty in depth in a few exhibits. What I liked about it: it took a … Read More

We loved checking out the (free!) Cable Car Museum a few days after our arrival in SF. It was a great introduction to what is, in my opinion (and certainly that of my children), the most fun form of public … Read More

We stopped into several bookstores during our time in SF.  We lived just a couple of blocks from the infamous City Lights bookstore. City Lights wasn’t the most kid-friendly bookstore in the world (a fairly small children’s section, and, at the … Read More

Might as well get the touristy things done first, right?  This day, we walked by Liguria Bakery to pick up some fresh focaccia, down to Pier 39, by Fisherman’s Wharf, and ended up at Ghiradelli Square. From there, it was … Read More

Our first day in the city, some friends texted to say that they were checking it out the Joe DiMaggio Playground and would we like to join? So I looked it up and when I realized it was only about … Read More