San Francisco: Monday

On Monday, we got up early and had breakfast in the ferry building: Blue Bottle Coffee and biscuits from this cute cart called the Biscuit Bender (so yummy!).  Then we grabbed the Muni all the way to Ocean Beach, where the girls frolicked on the sand and dipped their toes in the water.

After the beach, we went back to Golden Gate Park to the California Academy of Sciences (on recommendation from a couple of different sets of friends).  This was a great way to spend the afternoon with the girls: lots of fish, butterflies, earthquakes, and other exhibits.  Maya and Tim watched a film in the Planetarium, but since kids under four were not allowed, Christine and Cora found the preschool area.  Cora discovered a rocking snail that she adored.

After playing at the museum, we headed back into the city.  We met up with some former UT graduate students for a very delicious and interesting dinner at a Chinese restaurant before calling it a night.