On Saturday, our last morning in San Francisco, we had an early morning swim in the hotel and then went out to wander the streets one last time. It was another lovely sunny morning. We found ourselves walking up the steep part of Mason Street up to Nob Hill, where we had fine views over the city. We saw a statue of the singer Tony Bennett outside the Fairmont Hotel. We then walked back down the hill and had a coffee at a wee café in sunny Union Square. All too soon it was time to go to the airport where we relaxed in the small but very comfortable British Airways lounge before our flight. We enjoyed our spacious upgraded seats and both got some sleep overnight. The only hitch was that when we arrived in Glasgow, we found out that our luggage had been left in London. Luckily it was delivered the next day. So that’s our holiday in Oregon and California over. It was amazing; we saw and did so much. All that’s left is to get over our jet lag! As Tony Bennett sang for the first time ever in the Fairmont Hotel on Nob Hill in 1961:
“I left my heart in San Francisco
High on a hill, it calls to me
To be where little cable cars climb halfway to the stars
The morning fog may chill the air, I don't care
My love waits there in San Francisco
Above the blue and windy sea
When I come home to you, San Francisco
Your golden sun will shine for me.”
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