Warren's Place

It was a perfect fall day with clear, crisp, blue skies, and moderate temperatures. We usually choose to be out and about on the Sunday of Fleet Week because the Columbus Day celebrations are also happening in North Beach. It's a walking day, so we parked our car on Union Street near the Marina District, then we walked to neighboring North Beach. The Italian sports car exhibit is at Washington Square. In previous years, we had lunch in Chinatown before heading out for the day, but this year, we ate lunch at Moose's where we had a sidewalk table. Moose's is across the street from Washington Square and right on the parade route, so we had ringside seats. After lunch, we barely had time to view the cars in the Square before we rushed down to Aquatic Park to see the 3pm Snowbird airshow. In prior years, the Blue Angels would perform as the main attraction, but this year, the Blue Angels were inexplicably scheduled to fly at another location, so the Canadian Snowbirds came to perform instead. While the Snowbirds' Italian trainer jets are not quite as exciting as the Angels' F-18 Hornet jet fighters, the Snowbirds performed amazing feats of precision flying nonetheless. We capped off the enjoyable day by sipping a latte at Ghirardelli Square while listening to the all-volunteer sit-down marching band.

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--Warren

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