Tuesday, December 9, 2014

[California Adventure] San Francisco 1

Doug and I flew into San Fran to visit some friends, see some sights and prepare California for the arrival of my family.

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Doug and I landed in San Fran and used taxi to get to our hotel. It was a holiday weekend (Labor Day) so the traffic was extra intense. 2014-08-28-19-22-34_IMG_4335_thumb

We stayed in Fisherman’s Warf and walked all over the place. 2014-08-28-19-22-47_IMG_43371_thumb2014-08-28-19-23-07_IMG_43381_thumb2014-08-28-19-25-00_IMG_43431_thumb

The following day we headed to Pixar Studios. 2014-08-29-14-49-33_IMG_4389_thumb2

Doug’s college room mate, Alex, works there currently. 2014-08-29-14-32-28_IMG_4367_thumb2

He was gracious enough to give us a tour of the grounds and public areas. We met him for lunch on a Friday – and let me tell you…it was delicious! They have an amazing restaurant/cafeteria.2014-08-29-14-12-08_IMG_4362_thumb2

Right when you walk into the main building there were a few friends we all recognized…

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We had to take a photo with “the lamp”. 2014-08-29-14-37-01_IMG_4383_thumb2

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Just past the main entrance…the food is on the left near the tables.

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Leaving Pixar….

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They have SUPER intense security. Background checks, etc. Smile

Here is how lucky we were…you have to KNOW someone who works there to get a tour. You cannot just walk up/pay for a tour. Thank you again Alex H!

Side Story: there was a moment when we were all standing there talking to Alex H and I happened to look at my brother and this is what I saw. I grabbed the camera and took this photo. It still cracks me up. Very uncommon sight.

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I feel we could do a whole post on “what is happening in this photo” blog! If you want to comment, feel free!

Love and Hugs, Lizzie

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