Greetings from San Francisco Pride!

JWBear · 06-22-2006, 09:31 PM

(Pictures will come after we get back.)

Day 1:

The least said about the flight up the better. We took BART in to the city. Today turned out to be a special free fare day for BART and MUNI. Cool.

We got to our hotel at about 4:30 in the afternoon. We’re staying at the Ramada Plaza International on Market Street, right across the street from the Civic Center (Site of the Pride Festival). The hotel, which is an eight story - vaguely Renaissance Revival – pile, served as City Hall from 1911 (when the building was built) to 1916. I’m told that there are still jail cells in the basement. Our room is small (which is to be expected on hotels of this vintage) and has all the original architectural details – including the old steam radiator! Parts of the wood trim are painted a blue that, as Bill pointed out, is the exact shade as painter’s tape. The toilet looks to be original also. It’s very small and seems to be doing its best to be inconspicuous, as if wants to apologize for its very existence. For some unexplainable reason I find myself feeling sorry for the poor thing. The walk-in closet, on the other hand, is huge. It’s almost as big as the bathroom.

After checking in and unpacking, we took MUNI to the Castro. There is a wonderful little café there called Cove Café. Simple, basic, comfort food excellently prepared. We had both been there, separately, in the past. I recommend it highly.

After dinner, we walked around the Castro and did some shopping. In one shop, we saw this and immediately thought of Lisa.

The highlight of the evening happened when we went to A Different Light. Out former NFL player Esera Tuaolo was there for a book signing. Bill is in the middle of reading his book – Alone In the Trenches. He bought another copy for Esera to sign, and I took a picture of Bill getting a bearhug from him. I don’t think Bill is ever going to wash that T-shirt again!

After that, it was back to the hotel for a quiet evening watching TV.

06-22-2006, 09:31 PM	#1
JWBear Worn Romantic Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Long Beach California Posts: 8,435	Greetings from San Francisco Pride! (Pictures will come after we get back.) Day 1: The least said about the flight up the better. We took BART in to the city. Today turned out to be a special free fare day for BART and MUNI. Cool. We got to our hotel at about 4:30 in the afternoon. We’re staying at the Ramada Plaza International on Market Street, right across the street from the Civic Center (Site of the Pride Festival). The hotel, which is an eight story - vaguely Renaissance Revival – pile, served as City Hall from 1911 (when the building was built) to 1916. I’m told that there are still jail cells in the basement. Our room is small (which is to be expected on hotels of this vintage) and has all the original architectural details – including the old steam radiator! Parts of the wood trim are painted a blue that, as Bill pointed out, is the exact shade as painter’s tape. The toilet looks to be original also. It’s very small and seems to be doing its best to be inconspicuous, as if wants to apologize for its very existence. For some unexplainable reason I find myself feeling sorry for the poor thing. The walk-in closet, on the other hand, is huge. It’s almost as big as the bathroom. After checking in and unpacking, we took MUNI to the Castro. There is a wonderful little café there called Cove Café. Simple, basic, comfort food excellently prepared. We had both been there, separately, in the past. I recommend it highly. After dinner, we walked around the Castro and did some shopping. In one shop, we saw this and immediately thought of Lisa. The highlight of the evening happened when we went to A Different Light. Out former NFL player Esera Tuaolo was there for a book signing. Bill is in the middle of reading his book – Alone In the Trenches. He bought another copy for Esera to sign, and I took a picture of Bill getting a bearhug from him. I don’t think Bill is ever going to wash that T-shirt again! After that, it was back to the hotel for a quiet evening watching TV. __________________ Unrestrained frivolity will lead to the downfall of modern society.
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