Post-Christmas City Outing with
Ann
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| The Sheraton Palace Dining Room |
Don’t you
just love big cities during the holidays? I know they’re crowded and chaotic,
but they are so sparkling and magical, it’s worth it. There is nothing like the
enchanting window scenes at Macys and the giant tree at Union Square to keep me
in the spirit of the season.
Gloria
told me about some really fun things she and her husband, Jack, enjoyed in the
city this year; including the Fairmount Hotel lobby and the gingerbread house
(people were actually eating it!), riding up California Street toward Nob Hill
amidst the festive city lights of San Francisco and the waterfall of lights in
the lobby of the Hyatt Hotel at the Embarcadero. I just had to see that one!
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| Cascade of Lights Hyatt Emarcadero |
It was an
easy BART ride from Oakland’s Rockridge Station to the Embarcadero and I was so
excited that my fellow flaneur, Ann Cromey, was up for it. As I entered the
lobby of the Hyatt Hotel, I spotted those lights and I literally gasped with
delight. There are literally thousands of tiny white lights cascading down from
the tall ceiling; all of it surrounding an enchanting Santa’s Village, (see the
Golden Gate bridge). I have tried to capture it in a photograph for you, but
alas you have to be there! Go stand under those lights and I guarantee you that
your heart will soar with the awe of light. Thank you, Thomas Edison!
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| Santa's Village Hyatt Embarcadero - Golden Gate Bridge |
The next
stop was the Sheraton Palace and we were greeted by the ??? Society, (I promise
I will get the name for you after asking Ann!) men and women dressed up in turn
of the century, old world attire, corsets and dresses with velvet ruffles and
lace, big, fancy hats with feather plumes and the gentlemen attired in smart
suits and top hats, all milling around the lobby entrance to the magnificent
dining room. There is such a romance to that time that transports me to another
era.
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