Martin, Patti and Vanessa moved to this new home in San Francisco in early 2004.
They are quite close to Mount Sutro and can see Golden Gate Park off the back balcony.
It is a 4 story home and there are balconies on three of the stories.
There is a garage which is quite a blessing due to impossible parking in the city.
The picture above shows Martin and Nicole sitting on the balcony with the park in the background.
This is the view that they see... It is absolutely stunning in person.
The financial district is seen to the right, Transamerica Pyramid...
You may have to scroll right to see the entire picture... This photo does NOT
show the ocean and Golden Gate bridge that are off to the left... Nor does it show the Mount Sutro which
is off to the right. The view is a little bit scary due to being so high off the ground.
I think that is called vertigo. After a few minutes, I felt safe there... It is possible to
climb up a ladder and get on the roof... It was too much effort for me to climb it
when I visited, but the view should be astonishing.
Here are Nicole and Vanessa in the kitchen. I am standing on the floor above and peeking
out of an inside window... Originally, this area was a courtyard but a previous
owner roofed it in.
This is the front of the home with Sutro Tower. It broadcasts television signals and is visible from
my dad's house in Los Gatos... 50 miles away...
Here is dad, Patti, Vanessa and Bonita. The earlier photo was looking down on
this scene. This house seems to go on and on and on. Vanessa showed me all the rooms and some are quite
different. There is a bathroom that is entirely covered with mirrors on all the walls.
You can see hundreds of reflections of yourself. I have never seen anything like this except
at the Smithsonian Modern Art Gallery... There is a walk in closet/crawlspace that is large
enough to house another entire family. Since this place is built on the side of a steep hill, there are odd shaped
nooks and crannies underneath. There is a piano room that has walls that are
intentionally made NOT-PARALLEL so that the sound waves will echo in an acoustically
pleasing manner. It also has movable sound dampening sections... Like a classical
music concert hall... back to the main page...
