Kiwis and Fairy Bread
Mike and Ellen's Travel Adventures
Designed with WordPress
-
San Francisco to Yosemite: the long and winding roads
22 June 2025 With one last morning in San Francisco, we wandered once more into Golden Gate Park seeking a good cup of coffee and some atmosphere. At The Conservatory we saw Faurik again at his snack cart. He didn’t have coffee, but noted that so many people asked him for it, he was thinking of setting up his own shop. He talked about life in this city, the rents and how much he is relishing his new little apartment with no roommates. Faurik, you make all the people you encounter feel good about themselves. It is a gift! Down… Read more
-
San Francisco: it’s great to be back in The Haight…or…Party in the Park
21 June 2025 The only thing that we wanted to do today was explore the Japanese Tea House in Golden Gate Park. We’d read that it was best to get there early, so we set off down Haight St at 8am. The only people really out and about were the homeless, sleeping in doorways or having a smoke. From what we saw, San Francisco does try to help these people. Just the night before we had seen two tables on the sidewalk giving away free burritos to a line of folks who had all their belongings in backpacks and bags.… Read more
Kiwis and Fairy Bread 