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San Francisco, Palo Alto, Santa Cruz

December 14, 2016 by shelley

San Francisco, Palo Alto, Santa Cruz

Bob needed to go to San Francisco.  We stayed at the University Club San Francisco.

University Club San Francisco

University Club San Francisco

We dined at John’s Grill (of Maltese Falcone fame)…Every inch of John’s is packed with historical morsels, down to the basement. That’s where the original owner coined, crafted and bottled Gerard’s salad dressing. An upstairs glass case houses a shrine to Humphrey Bogart’s 1941 film noir classic, The Maltese Falcon. It’s based on Dashiell Hammett’s novel, in which private eye Sam Space orders chops, a baked potato and sliced tomatoes from John’s—a combo still available to diners today.

John's Grill

John’s Grill

John's Grill

John’s Grill

John's Grill San Francisco

John’s Grill San Francisco

John's Grill San Francisco

John’s Grill San Francisco

John's Grill San Francisco

John’s Grill San Francisco

John's Grill San Francisco

John’s Grill San Francisco

John's Grill San Francisco

John’s Grill San Francisco

Whenever we go to San Francisco it automatically means a day at Stanford so Bob can reminisce, walk around campus, and visit the bookstore…..walk around some more….visit the chemistry building….walk around some more…

Stanford Campus

Stanford Campus

Stanford Campus

Stanford Campus

Stanford Campus

Stanford Campus

Bob

Bob

Stanford Campus

Stanford Campus

Bob

Bob

Stanford Campus

Stanford Campus

Bob loves the old Chemistry Building…he spent many, many long hours in this building as a student.

Chemistry building Stanford Campus

Chemistry building Stanford Campus

I love the collection of Rodin that Stanford has on campus (Cantor Arts Center).   It is the largest collection of Rodin outside of Paris!   Much of the art is outdoors and available 24 hours of the day.  Here are the Burgher of Calais…

Rodin's Burghers of Calais on Stanford Campus

Rodin’s Burghers of Calais on Stanford Campus

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We explored St Grace Cathedral San Francisco

Stanford University

Stanford University

Stanford University

Stanford University

Stanford University

Stanford University

Stanford University

Stanford University

Stanford University

Stanford University

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Grace Cathedral is an Episcopal Church in San Francisco, California in the Nob Hill area.  It was born of Grace Church which was founded in 1849 during the Gold Rush, and became a cathedral just in time to be destroyed in the Great Earthquake of 1906. Construction of the present structure, in the French Gothic style, was begun in 1928 and finished in 1964. Today, it’s the third largest Episcopalian Cathedral in the nation. Grace Cathedral is a living cathedral especially known for its completeinvolvement serving the diverse San Francisco Bay Area, its “Gates of Paradise” front doors, its indoor and outdoor labryinths, stained glass windows, choirs, a 44-bell carillon and more.

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Ghiberti's Doors of Paradise St Grace Cathedral San Francisco

Ghiberti’s Doors of Paradise St Grace Cathedral San Francisco

The front doors of Grace Cathedral, facing downtown San Francisco, are called the Doors of Paradise. They are replicas of famous doors in the Baptistry of Florence Cathedral, Italy, the work of master founder and artist Lorenzo Ghiberti. They are his masterwork (1425-1452) and are considered the high point of technical and artistic bronze work in the early Italian Renaissance. The young Michelangelo is said to have dubbed them “Porta del Paradiso,” the Doors of Paradise.

The story of the cathedral replicas is bound up with the originals. For centuries the originals stood in Florence, the golden panels slowly disappearing under layers of grime. In World War II they were under the supervision of Bruno Bearzi, master founder and superintendent of the city’s art works. At first the doors were sandbagged, then taken down and hidden in a railway tunnel. Bearzi discovered the original gilding exposed by rubbing ropes. At last they were moved to the Palazzo Pitti. Partisan railroad destruction prevented their possible export to the growing collection of Nazi Reichsmarschall Hermann Goering. After the war, Bearzi cleaned the doors and made gelatin molds of the panels, from which he later cast and finished replicas. He offered the replicas for sale and one of the cathedral completion architects, Lawrence Kruse, heard of their availability. Donors enabled Grace Cathedral to purchase the replicas for the cathedral completion in 1964. The doors are opened for special services and occasions. Each door is over 16 feet (4.8m) tall and weighs over a ton. In Florence, the originals, meticulously restored, are now in the Cathedral Museum with replicas (1990) in place at the Baptistry.

Stained glass windows St. Grace Cathedral San Francisco

Stained glass windows St. Grace Cathedral San Francisco

Stained glass windows St. Grace Cathedral San Francisco

Stained glass windows St. Grace Cathedral San Francisco

Stained glass windows St. Grace Cathedral San Francisco

Stained glass windows St. Grace Cathedral San Francisco

Stained glass windows St. Grace Cathedral San Francisco

Stained glass windows St. Grace Cathedral San Francisco

Stained glass windows St. Grace Cathedral San Francisco

Stained glass windows St. Grace Cathedral San Francisco

Stained glass windows St. Grace Cathedral San Francisco

Stained glass windows St. Grace Cathedral San Francisco

Stained glass windows St. Grace Cathedral San Francisco

Stained glass windows St. Grace Cathedral San Francisco

Grace Cathedral has a rich collection of stained glass; some 68 named windows by five artists, in three techniques, covering some 7290 square feet. The 34 windows by Charles Connick Studios of Boston comprise the largest Connick collection in the west. America’s acknowledged master of medieval-style glass, Connick windows are especially known for their rich “Connick” blues. Of special note are the Gospel windows (1930) of the Chapel of Grace, and the nearby Blessed Virgin Mary and Twenty-Third Psalm windows. Connick’s Nine Choirs of Angels choir series are the tallest in America, and the two transept façade windows are the largest in the west. More modern in style, but traditionally-crafted, the colorful eastern aisle Willet Studio windows were designed by Marguerite Gaudin.

Murals St Grace Cathedral San Francisco

Murals St Grace Cathedral San Francisco

Murals St Grace Cathedral San Francisco

Murals St Grace Cathedral San Francisco

There are elaborate murals along both walls of the length of the church. They largely tell the story of San Francisco and the Nob Hill area, including construction and  reconstruction of the church after the 1906 earthquake and subsequent fire.

A San Francisco landmark is the Mark Hopkins Intercontinental Hotel…it is one of the historic hotels of America.

Mark Hopkins Hotel

Mark Hopkins Hotel

We went to the Top of the Mark, Mark Hopkins Hotel San Francisco

View from the Top of the Mark

View from the Top of the Mark

One of the banquet areas, “The Room of The Dons”, contains a piece of California history. Nine seven-foot-high panels painted by artists Maynard Dixon and Frank Von Sloun in 1926 for the hotel’s opening decorate the upper walls. One panel shows Queen Calafia and her Amazons set against a gold leaf sky. Calafia is the namesake for the state of California.

During World War II, the Top Of The Mark lounge was a favored place for Pacific-bound servicemen and their sweethearts to meet before being deployed.

Mark Hopkins Hotel

Mark Hopkins Hotel

Mark Hopkins Hotel

Mark Hopkins Hotel

Mark Hopkins Hotel

Mark Hopkins Hotel

One of the banquet areas, “The Room of The Dons”, contains a piece of California history. Nine seven-foot-high panels painted by artists Maynard Dixon and Frank Von Sloun in 1926 for the hotel’s opening decorate the upper walls. One panel shows Queen Calafia and her Amazons set against a gold leaf sky. Calafia is the namesake for the state of California.

Mark Hopkins Hotel

Mark Hopkins Hotel

Our last day there was a cold rainy day so we took a drive to

Santa Cruz

Santa Cruz

Santa Cruz

Santa Cruz

Santa Cruz

Santa Cruz

Santa Cruz

Santa Cruz

Santa Cruz

Santa Cruz

Santa Cruz

Santa Cruz

Santa Cruz

Santa Cruz

Santa Cruz

Santa Cruz

Santa Cruz

Santa Cruz

Santa Cruz

Santa Cruz

Santa Cruz

Santa Cruz

Santa Cruz

Santa Cruz

Santa Cruz

Santa Cruz

Santa Cruz

Santa Cruz

Santa Cruz

Santa Cruz

Santa Cruz

Santa Cruz

Santa Cruz

Santa Cruz

Santa Cruz

Santa Cruz

Santa Cruz

 

 

Filed Under: Travel Tagged With: John's Grill, l, Mark Hopkins Hotel, Palo Alto, San Francisco, Santa Cruz, St. Grace Cathedral, Stanford, University Club

San Francisco here we come and the AANS (American Association of Neurological Surgeons)

April 26, 2014 by shelley

San Francisco and the AANS.

Our vacations always entail Bob’s meeting…that is his idea of a vacation.  But with the meeting in San Francisco I cannot complain, so we packed our bags for the AANS meeting (American Association of Neurological Surgeons) .

However, for Bob the first order of business when visiting the San Francisco area is a visit to the Stanford University Campus and bookstore.  It is almost like homing pigeon heading home to roost.

Stanford University Bookstore

Stanford University Bookstore

Stanford University Bookstore

Stanford University Bookstore

 

And then it was off to the meeting at the Mascone Center in the heart of downtown San Francisco.

American Association of Neurological Surgeons

American Association of Neurological Surgeons

Sign at AANS

Sign at AANS

The Harvey Cushing Orator this year was Clayton Christensen.

Clayton Christensen at the AANS

Clayton Christensen at the AANS

We knew the Christensens when we moved to Boston for Bob’s internship and residency.  The first year we lived in the Boston area we lived in Belmont and the Christensen family was in our ward.  (We lived in Belmont for only one year and then moved to Medfield.)  After his speech we had the opportunity to visit with Clayton and his wife Christine and enjoyably got caught up with each others family etc.  In the world he is known as a best-selling author of nine books and over one hundred articles, Christensen has been the recipient of several awards. The Innovator’s Dilemma (1997), Christensen’s first book, received the Global Business Book Award of the year and in 2011, it was named by The Economist as one of the six most significant books about business ever written.  

Innovator's Dilemma

Innovator’s Dilemma

In the church he is best known as the author of The Power of Everyday Missionaries.  Clayton’s expertise as an innovator kicked in, and he set out with friends and family members to find a more effective approach to member missionary work. Their refreshing perspectives are presented in this book, which includes inspiring, unusual stories that demonstrate the effectiveness of the ideas. It even has its own website.

Read about Clayton Christensen on the AANS website.

Close to our Hotel was John’s Grill.  A good restaurant and the home of the famous Maltese Falcon.  It is a historic restaurant and one of the city’s oldest and most famous establishments.  It was a setting in author Dashiell Hammett’s the Maltese Falcon.

John's Grill San Francisco

John’s Grill San Francisco

Maltese Falcon at John's Grill in San Francisco

Maltese Falcon at John’s Grill in San Francisco

Another favorite restaurant of ours in San Francisco is Scoma’s on Fisherman’s Wharfs.  Scomas has been in existence since 1965.

Catch of the day at Scoma's

Catch of the day at Scoma’s

Scomas Menu

Scomas Menu

Bob enjoying his cioppino.

Bob enjoying his cioppino.

We enjoyed Fisherman’s Wharf stopping to enjoy the seals on Pier 39.  

Seals on Pier 39 San Francisco

Seals on Pier 39 San Francisco

We discovered some street art that was really quite amazing to watch.  Using spray cans of paint these artists created a picture in minutes using only the spray paint, plates and paint scrapers.

And for just $10.00 both Miriam and I had to purchase our “outsider” art.

Street art Fisherman's Wharf San Francisco

Street art Fisherman’s Wharf San Francisco

Street art Fisherman's Wharf San Francisco

Street art Fisherman’s Wharf San Francisco

Enjoyed the view of the USS Pampanito framed through the arches.

 

USS Pampanito Fisherman's Wharf San Francisco

USS Pampanito Fisherman’s Wharf San Francisco

And the view of Alcatraz.

Alcatraz Island San Francisco

Alcatraz Island San Francisco

Our next stop was Salt Lake City to visit Jen, Adam, Becca, Henry and Caroline. Head to the mountains!

Filed Under: Art, Travel Tagged With: AANS, Alcatraz, American Association of Neurological Surgeons, Clayton Christensen, Cushing Orator, Fisherman's Wharf, John's Grill, Pier 39, San Francisco, Scomas, Seals, Stanford University, Stanford University Bookstore, Street Art, Street Graffiti, The Power of Everyday Missionaries, USS Pampanito

San Francisco, Oakland and Palo Alto

November 25, 2011 by shelley

We got to see our new little grandson and his parents, B.J. and Jenn. But while we were in the area we also were able to go to the Oakland Temple and visit Bob’s favorite restaurant Soma’s. Soma’s is been on Fisherman’s Wharf for decades. It is quite unique in that it has its own boats to catch the freshest fish possible to serve in their restaurant. We ordered one of the specials of the day, halibut, but they were already out of it. (And it was quite early in the evening.) We got the scallops instead and they were delicious and very tender.

The scallops at Soma's Restaurant Fisherman's Wharf, San Francisco.

The Oakland Temple was getting ready for Christmas with lots of lights being put up around the grounds. It was a real foggy view of San Francisco and the Golden Gate Bridge from the temple on the Oakland side of the bay.

View of the Oakland Temple.


Another view of the temple.


Foggy San Francisco.

Filed Under: Family, Travel Tagged With: California, Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints, Fisherman's Wharf, LDS, Mormon, Mormon Temple, Oakland, San Francisco, Soma's Restaurant, temple

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