Mosiac Steps

These steps are lovely. And they were created with the help of many people. 

The stairs are located at 16th and Moraga.

The first set that I found were created recently, and they were called Hidden Garden Steps.

This was a volunteer project in 2013. And it's an incredible work of art.

I took a lot of pictures :)

My favorite part was the butterfly ^_^

After walking a few more blocks, I found the staircase that I was looking for:

This was a longer, more elaborate staircase. 

The moon was my favorite part.

And the sun was at the top :)

After that I arrived at Moraga

Climbed these stairs . . .

Up this hill.

And I reached the top, where I could see almost all of San Francisco!

It was gorgeous!

And I felt accomplished for walking up almost 250 steps ^_^ 

Lover's Lane - San Francisco

This lovely walk has a history. 

Located in the Presidio area it was created in 1776 to guide Spanish soliders, Franscician missionares and American soldiers to the mission in the south east. Today it is a lovely walk in a beautiful neighborhood. 

The path is very pretty. 

Many of the houses are also lovely, and they have a scenic view of the bay. 

It was a sunny day. 

There's also a meadow on the trail. 

and a nice brick bridge. 

The Palace of Fine Arts

This place is beautiful! And it's right across the street from where my friend works. 

The Palace of Fine Arts was only meant to be around for a year, but its popularity drives its presence today. 

The Palace of Fine Arts was produced by Bernard Maybeck in 1957. It was created to honor the Panama- Pacific exposition in honor of many forms of art. 

The building had a beautiful atmosphere. 

This place is not just a work of art, but a park that features many birds including

Cranes

and

Swans

It's a beautiful park near a neighborhood: 

with so many flowers and trees

It was the perfect inspiration for my new story. Espcially the inside of the building: 

There were a few wedding photo shoots going on too :) 

And so many pretty views! 

Honestly I felt like I was in Fantasia :)

This place is truly a work of art, and it was nice to see! 

Off the Grid and the Walt Disney Family Museum

Today I was invited to a cool event in front of the Walt Disney Family Museum with my friend Becca and her co-workers. It was a food based festival where booths and trucks were set up around the field in front of the Walt Disney Family Museum. 

The food was from around the world. They even had Shwarma :). 

There were many ice cream and popsicle stands, and some trucks had Indian food, Vietamese food and Barbeque!

I finally tried Creme brûlée. It was delicious. 

After we ate, and chatted about movies on the grass, we headed to the Walt Disney Family Museum.

I read a book called How to Be Like Walt a while ago, which I bought at this museum, and it was so inspirational. Walt Disney had many challenges, financial, professional and even emotional, but his optimisim got him through everything. It's what makes Mickey Mouse. 

One of my favorite quotes from Walt Disney at the museum is, "If you live right, things happen right." 

My favorite exhibit was the Disneyland one. It had a minature version of the park:

Including the castle: 

And Space Mountain: 

They even had a poster for the New York World's Fair featured in Tomorrowland. 

I met some really cool people, ate good food and was once again inspired. 

All in all, a great day ^_^