Arriving in San Francisco feels like coming home (though I live in Arizona now).
It's my favorite city in the world. I never get tired of it. The beautiful skyline, the constantly changing bay, the vibrant city life, the quirky characters, and of course the food! 
It's hard to put any city above New York, Rome or Paris, but for me, San Francisco takes the prize. Whenever I get back here, it makes me feel good. I felt my heart soar as I crossed the Bay Bridge and saw the city before me.
I'm in town for our Napa Valley & San Francisco trip. It's the first time we're doing this one, so there's an extra bit of excitement before the trip. Every trip is an unknown before you start. No matter how many times you've done a particular trip, each one is different. What will the people on this one be like? What will the weather do? What little surprises are in store for us? On this one, I'm also wondering "will they like my favorite places?" I love San Francisco and the surrounding area so much, I hope I'm able to share some of what I feel with our guests.
The downsides? Parking (difficult or expensive) and prices (sky high housing). But once you're here, you understand why people are willing to pay so much to live here.
We stay at the Orchard Hotel, a lovely boutique hotel downtown. Dinner tonight is in North Beach, the Italian section of the city (my fave), then a cable car back to the hotel. What could be more perfect?
Tomorrow we meet the group, and begin our adventure! - Deanna
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1 Valerie O'Donnell // Jan 15, 2009 at 4:54 am
Hi Deanne, I was on this this trip and it was my first time in San Francisco and I loved it, The ladies I met and the tour where great , I would recomend to any woman if you are thinking of taking a trip to San Francisco then please do so with the Wenches. The hotels we stayed in, the places we visited and the whole trip was 5 star. I had a cold while there and I still had a ball . I enjoyed it so much I am coming back to San Francisco this October and hope to take part of the trip with the wenches. Deanne and fellow ladies thank you for a great time and I have made some great friends.
Valerie
2 Deanna Keahey // Jan 15, 2009 at 8:50 pm
Hi Valerie -
Good to hear from you, and thanks for the kind words! I really appreciate that. We're negotiating with vendors right now on that Napa trip, and I promise to get you information very, very soon. I'd love to see you again!
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