Sausalito is a city in Marin County, California, across the Golden Gate Strait from San Francisco. Whilst in San Francisco it is fun to take a ferry over to Sausalito or Tiburon where you can get great views back across the bay and enjoy brunch overlooking the water.
As in the previous post this photo also refers back to that famous 1915 Expo. Close to the ferry port in downtown Sausalito is Viña del Mar Park, a small triangle-shaped park offering benches & grassy areas, and known for its elephant statues & fountain that were commissioned by William B. Faville for his ‘Court of the Universe’ complex in the 1915 Expo. He couldn’t bear to see them destroyed after the expo so had two of the elephants and a fountain shipped over to his Sausalito home. Obviously since they were made of Papier-mâché the ones you see now are replicas.
Sausalito is a good place from which to rent bikes (including electric) to ride over the Golden Gate bridge and on to the ferry terminal to return.
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This looks a nice sunny spot for a Sunday.
A nice spot for weekend brunch.
It does look like a lovely place to zoom over the Golden Gate Bridge on a bike. Fun.
Yes. If I had any cycling skills I would have done that.
Long ago, Jude? You have a happy box of memories.
So long ago. In those days of conferences when we went abroad at least twice a year.
I’m on a slow start this morning. Mick slept in so we missed a walk and I was watching Novak being Novak…recorded from last night…so I didn’t wake him 🤣💙
It’s going to be a quiet day for me today. Too much walking and standing yesterday wasn’t good for the foot. But the weather is fine so a nice shady spot in the garden and a book beckons.
Sounds good, and safe travels tomorrow. James and Lauren are in a country pub in Hovingham- just overnight. Pleased the weather has been good for them.
This is the little town from which we caught the seaplane for our flight over SF, which was fabulous. Because we were delayed due to fog (unsurprisingly in the Bay) we had about three hours to kill wandering around Sausalito waterfront where there is a rather unusual neighbourhood in terms of housing…and a delightful little cafe, I seem to recall.
I can’t imagine spending 3 hours there, but it is a sweet little place.
I like the elephant. I had heard the name Sausalito but didn’t know anything about it. However, it stuck in my mind because a place called something like sausages seems funny. Well, to me 🙄. At least now I know it LOOKS completely unlike sausages.
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Remember Sausalito from 2014 visit… beautiful memories
One of those places often referenced in American films and TV shows, but rarely shown. Thanks for enlightening me, Jude.
Best wishes, Pete. x
I would like to explore the area over the bay from SF one day.
It is worth it. The wine regions are lovely.