Gingerbread House~Fairmont Hotel

Hello everyone,

Who doesn't love gingerbread? I love gingerbread, 

especially when it is made into a Gingerbread House.

On my recent trip to San Francisco in December 2017

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The beautiful lobby of the Fairmont Hotel is transformed at Christmas time, 

with the most beautiful Gingerbread House covering the entrance of the dining room. 

This experience has been on my bucket list for years.
The Gingerbread House is just amazing.

I am standing in front of the small tea room.
This room is reserved private dining for 12 persons.

Fairytale: The house has two floors, is 23 feet wide, 22 feet high and is stuck together entirely with icing. Visitors can wander through the ground floor level and into the hotel restaurant

On the balcony of the Gingerbread House.

Santa's workshop

Christmas Carolers on the second-floor balcony.

The entrance of the Gingerbread House.

I love the details.

The train circles the Gingerbread House.

We made memories on this trip. There are so many great treasures in

the City of San Francisco.  Visiting at Christmas time is a bonus.

Thanks for visiting,

Joyously,

Betty 

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Girls Trip to San Francisco

Hello everyone,

I am so excited to share my trip to San Francisco a couple 

of weeks ago.  We started out adorned with our new hats I knitted.

I took the back seat with my granddaughter called "The Bookworm."

And gave the driving duty to my daughter. My granddaughter in the front seat

 is the GPS professional. We live about four hours from the city, and 

once we cross the Bay Bridge, Beth helps her mother maneuver 

the city streets of San Francisco.  Our first stop was San Francisco

State University for a two-hour tour. The bookworm is applying 

to colleges in California, and she wanted to see the campus.

After the college tour, we checked into our hotel.

In the lobby of the Fairmont Hotel is the most beautiful 

Christmas Tree. 

Also in the lobby of the Fairmont Hotel is a Giant Gingerbread House.

I will share a post about the Gingerbread House, later this week.

If you haven't been to San Francisco during the holiday season, 

I would suggest you put it on your bucket list.

I have wanted to visit the city at Christmas for over 50 years.

The girls were so wonderful to share my experience.

We walked to Union Square to see the Christmas tree.

And checked out Macy's windows decorated with 

real wreaths hanging from every window.

The palm trees were lite with sparkling lights and the Ice skating rink 

was busy with skaters enjoying an unseasonably warm evening.

The next morning we spent the day at the Academy of Science and

the de Young museum.

The Fairmont Hotel is on Nob Hill, and it was a gorgeous day

to be a tourist. 

Please check back in a few days and I will have the rest of my visit to 

San Francisco ready for viewing.

Thanks for stopping by.

Betty 

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Bouquets to Art overlooking San Francisco

Hello everyone,

I promised you a trip to the de Young museum. Well here is 

a small snippet of the Bouquets to Art 2017. HERE go to 

the bottom of the page to exhibition preview and see more of

this beautiful art. The object of the display is to replicate the

artwork with a living floral arrangement in the same colors and

design.

This a large wall hanging and has an interesting story.

Discarded bands from liquor bottles create this beautiful piece of art.

On the ninth floor of the de Young Museum is an observation 

 tower with a 360-degree view. You can see the Acadamy of Science

with the green grass mounds and garden on the roof top.

The two towers side by side of San Francisco University 

The de Young Museum with the observation tower.
We had a wonderful day visiting my
favorite city (Well almost. I have been to some pretty amazing cities)
in the world. 

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Thank you for visiting today.
Come back real soon!
Joyously,
Betty

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Visiting San Francisco Flower Mart

Hello everyone,

Happy Sunday to all my blogging friends. 

Flowers are Art. On March 17th I took a trip

to San Francisco to visit the Flower Mart and the

De Young Museum. 

Today I'm sharing the flower mart with you. If

you would like to know more about the 

San Francisco Flower Mart go HERE

I was up at 4:00 o'clock in the morning, and we left 

Shasta College at six a.m. Riding to the city is

a long day, but it is so worth it. 

The Mart opens at two o'clock in the morning to the floral businesses.

 We arrived at ten in the morning when they were getting ready to close at noon.

Buckets and buckets of beautiful flowers. The choices are overwhelming.

Daffodils ready to bloom.

I love the bunny topiaries for Spring decorating. 

Ivy covered bunny

Later this week I will share with you the

De Young Museum and a view of San Francisco from the observation tower

on the ninth floor of the Museum. Fabulous.

Thanks for visiting.

Joyously,

Betty 

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Tuesday Cuppa at Antiques and Tea Cups

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Savvy Southern Style for Wow Us Wednesday 

Katherines Corner for Thursday Favorite Things Blog Hop

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Between Naps on the Porch for Tablescape Thursday
Thoughts of Home at Poofing the Pillows

The Essence of Home for  Show Your Style Thursday

French Country Cottage for Feathered Nest Friday

Rattlebridge Farm for Foodie Friday and Everything Else 
 The Charm of Home for Home Sweet Home Friday

Ms. Toody Goo Shoes for Best of the Weekend

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