September 20, 2010 Monday finds us packing up.
Leaving the Lafayette Hotel is difficult, the beds are so soft.
But we pack the car and head over to Dave’s for one last good bye.
The Danville d’Elegance car show is over and we have had a wonderful time.
We set our sites on San Francisco.
We pay a $4.00 toll to cross the Bay Bridge.
A thick fog layer covers the bay; it’s hanging low and all you can see are the very tops of the Golden Gate Bridge.
Our destination is the Disney Family Museum.
It’s a remarkable tribute to the Disney Family and the family man that Walt Disney was.
The displays are informative and some are even interactive.
Awe and amazement at the beauty of the museum and even tears of joy and sadness.
Highly recommend you visit.
We lunch with our friend and host of the San Francisco Ghost Hunt, Jim Fassbinder.
We catch up and share stories and before you know it its 5pm and time for Jim to get ready for his walk.
Another highly recommended San Fran attraction. Oli takes him for a quick ride around the block and he insists on making a donation. What a generous, kind friend.
Back to the museum where the car has been parked and drawing a crowd all afternoon.
We meet Josh Keppel (wearing a USA shirt) from NBC Bay Area and do a quick interview.
Josh introduces us to Aaron Maestri who was actually responsible for designing the exhibits of the museum and just happened to be there this day! What a coincidence and an honor to be able to compliment the designer on his brilliant work.
This was Aaron’s first visit to the museum since it opened.
Our favorite part of the museum is as you turn the corner and look down upon the Disneyland section. During Aarons many meetings with Diane, she told him she wanted the experience of that room to be like coming down the stairs on Christmas morning. Mission accomplished. We both got goosebumps and our eyes bugged out. He happened to be there today having lunch with Diane Disney herself.
When they exited the museum they saw the DeLorean and looked it over.
I can’t believe we missed Diane by a fraction of a moment.
We were probably walking right beside her while inside the museum and didn’t know it. -But she saw our car!!
And if it made her and her daughter smile, we’re happy to have given back a small portion of what her family has done for us over the years.
By request, we posed the car in front of the building for the crew of the museum to take pics.
They made donations and we sat a few of them into the drivers seat.
Now we’ll watch FB for their posts!
Finished the day by getting a room at the San Remo Hotel and a sourdough bread bowl of clam chowder on Fisherman’s Warf.
Tomorrow we decide if we explore San Fran some more or head for the Redwoods.
I vote Redwoods!
It’s a remarkable tribute to the Disney Family and the family man that Walt Disney was. The displays are informative and some are even interactive. Awe and amazement at the beauty of the museum and even tears of joy and sadness. Highly recommend you visit. We lunch with our friend and host of the San Francisco Ghost Hunt, Jim Fassbinder. We catch up and share stories and before you know it its 5pm and time for Jim to get ready for his walk. Another highly recommended San Fran attraction. Oli takes him for a quick ride around the block and he insists on making a donation. What a generous, kind friend. 
Back to the museum where the car has been parked and drawing a crowd all afternoon. We meet Josh Keppel (wearing a USA shirt) from NBC Bay Area and do a quick interview. Josh introduces us to Aaron Maestri who was actually responsible for designing the exhibits of the museum and just happened to be there this day! What a coincidence and an honor to be able to compliment the designer on his brilliant work. 
This was Aaron’s first visit to the museum since it opened. Our favorite part of the museum is as you turn the corner and look down upon the Disneyland section. During Aarons many meetings with Diane, she told him she wanted the experience of that room to be like coming down the stairs on Christmas morning. Mission accomplished. We both got goosebumps and our eyes bugged out. He happened to be there today having lunch with Diane Disney herself. When they exited the museum they saw the DeLorean and looked it over. I can’t believe we missed Diane by a fraction of a moment. We were probably walking right beside her while inside the museum and didn’t know it. -But she saw our car!! And if it made her and her daughter smile, we’re happy to have given back a small portion of what her family has done for us over the years. By request, we posed the car in front of the building for the crew of the museum to take pics. They made donations and we sat a few of them into the drivers seat. Now we’ll watch FB for their posts! Finished the day by getting a room at the San Remo Hotel and a sourdough bread bowl of clam chowder on Fisherman’s Warf. Tomorrow we decide if we explore San Fran some more or head for the Redwoods. I vote Redwoods!
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