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Happy World Lion Day!

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Lion cub playing in the Masai Mara, Kenya, July 2014.

 

San Francisco

Here some more photos from my San Francisco trip. Can’t wait to go back and really explore the area.

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A person walks the trail in front of the Golden Gate Bridge at Lands End park within the Golden Gate National Recreation Area in San Francisco.

 

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A red-tailed hawk at Lands End park within the Golden Gate National Recreation Area in San Francisco.

 

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A view of the Golden Gate Bridge from Vista Point in the Golden Gate National Recreation Area

 

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A view of the Bay Bridge from Vista Point

 

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Couples take selfies at Vista Point.

 

Did you say food? Of course! So many delicious things everywhere. At Scoma’s Restaurant in Sausalito, I had the lobster risotto and my friends had the Dungeness crab. Everything was delicious and the view was awesome.

 

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Lobster risotto at Scoma’s Resturant in Sausalito.

 

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Dungeness crabs at Scoma’s Resturant in Sausalito.

 

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A sailboat glides past the San Francisco skyline as seen from Sausalito.

 

Had a wonderful shrimp and grits at Brenda’s French Soul Food in San Francisco, but the Beignets were out of this world. Plain, chocolate and apple. I’d take any of them again.

 

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Shrimp and girts at Brenda’s French Soul Food

 

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Full moon over San Francisco

 

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The Holy Virgin Cathedral of the Russian Orthodox Church

 

If you are a food lover, you can’t miss stopping at the Ferry Building Marketplace.

 

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The U.S. flag on the Ferry Building is reflected in a water puddle.

 

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Fishermans Wharf reflections

 

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A seagull tries to get the leftovers of a fish sandwich

 

The Sea Lions of Pier 39

One of the days in San Francisco I just had to to go see the sea lions. They were playing in the water and of course loud and fun.

 

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A sea lion plays in the water off of Pier 39 Monday, Dec. 16, 2013, in San Francisco.

 

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A sea lion uses a friend as a pillow.

 

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