Vacation Recap

Will try to recap a bit of the vacation. One of the highlights was the overnighter to San Francisco, one of the best cities in the world. David and I stayed at the Carlton Hotel near Union Square. A nice accommodation and the right price. SF MOMA was closed, so I went off to shop (frilly undies at VS) while David gallery hopped (most were closed but he got a little action in). Had a nice drink break at Mocca cafe on Maiden Lane. Dinner was spent in North Beach: cannelloni at Sodini's. Browsing at City Lights. Books and beer in the hotel room. The next day was SF MOMA--Chagall and Philip Guston. I bought a Diebenkorn print for when I become permanent (no permanent office art while temporary was my motto)--Ocean Park #54. Dim sum at a great place on Clement Street--all the locals were there. Last culture stop at the Legion of Honor then home across the Golden Gate.

Caution to breastfeeding moms: the one danger in all of this was gradually filling breasts during the trip, and no pump with me. This meant regular manual expressing in the hotel room and a stall in the Legion of Honor. The ladies must have wondered what I was doing. The trip was definitely worth the pain though.