Only this time I was with Mum - and despite her being quite sick - we saw a fair bit of the city. We had a bus ticket that allowed us to go on three different tours of the city. So we got to see some great sights.
Union Square - The figurine at the top of the monument, "Victory", was modeled from the likeness of a local heiress, Alma de Bretteville Spreckels. And it is Alma we can thank for the term "Sugar Daddy". After modelling for this, the Sugar magnate Adolph Spreckles just had to meet her, and eventually married her, despite being twice her age. She referred to him as her "Sugar Daddy".
The Seven Painted Ladies - recognise these? Yes, Full House! (Cut it out!) Third house from right.
The typical view of the Golden Gate Bridge - covered in fog!
It was SO cold driving across the bridge, the fog was so thick it felt like rain stinging my face!
Ay mateys!
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