Miles Away From Home ~ Durham Region Photographer

My husband and I had the opportunity of a getaway together in San Fransisco last weekend for our anniversary. I have to say, I am in love with that city (and my husband)!! Despite not packing for the cooler temperatures and having to buy jackets, it was 30 C heat we were leaving behind in the Greater Toronto Area after all, we had a great time! All the history, sites, sounds and tastes the city had to offer were wonderful. We will definitely be going back there again one day. We will also be doing more tours of places we have yet to discover. The amount we learned on the city tours there (not one, but two!), was amazing and with both, we learned different things that we wouldn't have learned had we not taken the second.

Our first evening there began with a walk around the city and dinner at The Stinking Rose. If you are a lover of garlic, this restaurant is for you. It had atmosphere and a variety of garlic dishes, even garlic flavored ice cream. We were seated in a cozy little mezzanine that made for a very romantic setting with a fountain bubbling away in the corner, patio lanterns and candles to add to the ambiance. I was still battling a lingering summer cold so it was just what I needed to help boost my immunity, however stinky we may have been the next day ;). At least no vampires would cross the two of us while we were there.


On our first full day there, on our anniversary, we started with a bite to eat on Nobb Hill and then a tour of the city followed by lunch at the infamous Boudin, on FisherMan's Warf. We had to try out their carved out sour dough bowl of clam chowder. Yum! After that we had an early evening tour of Alcatraz. I was a bit exhausted by the time we made it back to the hotel from the tours and a bit of jet lag. Tears poured out when we were greeted with a special treat from the hotel for our anniversary. Chocolate, fruit and a yummy dessert! We rarely get a chance to be together alone these days. I am sure many new families struggle with the same thing. It is so worth it but this was a real nice break for the two of us to enjoy just each other for a change.

My wonderful and crazy husband has this thing for this pose wherever we go. It is part of his charm ;). That and standing on a ledge that backs onto a 10 ft drop to a steep hillside. Didn't someone just fall over Niagra Fall's last week?!!

A small frame of the world across a mile and half of frigid cold water.