Snow Day?

With a forecast of snow (seriously), I took my chances and headed out to the Outer Richmond for a museum day and was pleasantly surprised by the blue skies and fun times.

First, I found these steps at the end of California Street near 32nd Avenue, on my way to the Legion of Honor Museum in Lincoln Park. Check out that beautiful tile bench at the top of  the stairs.

Next, I enjoyed the Pulp Fashion exhibit at the Legion of Honor, with amazingly detailed, historically inspired dresses made out of nothing more than paper. Isabelle de Borchgrave is a contemporary artist that uses paintings from the 15th - 19th centuries to design her masterpieces out of paper. The lace is made from lens paper but, is paper nonetheless. I was hugely impressed by the Medici room with its gowns and children dresses inspired by paintings of the Medici family from the Uffizi.

Lastly, the Balboa Theatre was in walking distance and I've been wanting to see what everyone has been raving about and was delighted by the scenery and constuming, as well as the acting of The King's Speech. Every recent Colin Firth movie I've seen has made me respect his acting more than the last and Geoffrey Rush is as good as everyone has said.

Outer Richmond is a great place to hang out on a sunny (albeit very chilly) afternoon!