San Francisco.

Yay! I had a wonderful time and managed to get out and do sightseeing and shopping galore.

I was a bit worried that Jet lag on top of an already fatigued body would see me sleeping my time away in the USA. however, far from it - I felt fabulous! the time difference really worked in my favor so I was able to get up and out in the morning and do 2-3 hours of sightseeing or shopping each morning before flagging and heading back to the hotel to relax in front of movies or have an afternoon kip before meeting up with everyone for dinner and drinks in the evening. I did this every single day! woo hoo. The weather was so glorious - fresh and cool but so sunny and clear, it really gave my spirits such a lift. I loved San Fransisco and managed to pootle round on buses, cable cars and street cars galore to see the sights including the golden gate bridge naturally. James and I even managed to make a trip to Alcatraz which was really good and, the highlight of my whole trip, the Nappa valley wine tour. We went to 4 wineries, i sampled every wine on offer on the tour, and we came home with a cheeky little bottle of port to enjoy over the Christmas period. The tour was kicked off at Domaine Chandon, the Californian brother of moet and chandon and so I thoroughly enjoyed starting the day tasting 4 sparkling wines at 11am in the morning!.

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