Took a long walk on Saturday and discovered the following: secret gardens, sweeping staircases (my vote so far for coolest staircase), bees and England!
Up the hill my boyfriend and I went to the "Comstock Grande Dame" which the map maker took the time to tell us was "great fer kissing." Sure enough it was! It was a sweeping, secret, lush staircase, totally private. We had to kiss and we agreed, it was great fer kissing. I think that this so far was the most dramatic staircase yet. I could see myself coming back on a summer afternoon for a read on the steps.
Up the hill we decided to take 2nd N all the way into Fremont. Well, we got sidetracked, as is often the case with these walks. We saw the Wilke Farmhouse and learned this was a farmstead which this house had been a part of, was built in 1890 something. Fun!
We passed by what looked on the map to be the Queen Anne P Patch, but from the street looked like someone's pathway (see left). Sure enough, it opened up to a sprawling P. Patch filed with rainbow chard, peas, artichokes, lavender and other tasty treats.
On the southern end of the P Patch was a note on the map that simply said "bees" we thought it was just because of the P Patch and the map maker was pointing out to be careful. But, no, there was a box, with a bee hive. So cool!
After heading towards Fremont we came upon a split in the road, we had to take the dead end street at the end of 2nd, just to cross it off the map. I had run by this dead end so many times, not ever knowing the charm that lay hidden down the cozy street! We were instantly transported to England, which continued down Nob Hill on the other end of the Smith Street bridge (which sits high atop the Great Ravine, which we spit off to see how far down it actually was). A street full of brick houses and English sized roads.
After crossing over Queen Anne Dr we decided we were too hungry to make it all the way to Fremont. Across Queen Anne Ave we went, back up the hill to 1st W and a stop in at Orapin for a lovely Thai dinner did the trick. Then back over to 1st and all the way home.
What a lovely stroll across the world!
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