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Balmy Alley, Mission District in San Francisco.

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="text-align: left;">We thawed ourselves in sunny </span><b style="text-align: left;"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/San_Francisco" target="_blank">San Francisco</a></b><span style="text-align: left;"> during our Easter break. A city that lured us with it's weather, landmarks, historical places, food and it's happy colours! </span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><b>San Francisco</b> city is best explored on foot especially the <b><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mission_District,_San_Francisco" target="_blank">Mission District</a></b>. As we emerged from the 24th St. Mission,  BART station we were welcomed into a lovely Latino neighbourhood with vibrance in the form of street art, cafes, bakeries and architecture.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVupqsCq7ZezBw6kYtJKYg8UjSC6xTTEE5m14d2ZkRAOWhxsUieL7-W2r8Mptm1nQwI_BLUrujqvC3_iT5wu36lDn_DnNyTz2WX8u9kK_u4Lb1ROqDA8zHn-YJMjX6lr8Pc6keMe1tFfQ/s1600/balm7.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVupqsCq7ZezBw6kYtJKYg8UjSC6xTTEE5m14d2ZkRAOWhxsUieL7-W2r8Mptm1nQwI_BLUrujqvC3_iT5wu36lDn_DnNyTz2WX8u9kK_u4Lb1ROqDA8zHn-YJMjX6lr8Pc6keMe1tFfQ/s640/balm7.jpg" width="424" /></a></div><div style="text-align: left;"><b><a href="http://missionpie.com/" target="_blank">Mission Pie Cafe.</a></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjgq6Vhta0kpZyk3o-ynLRLzUMBPbCy5m1s-a-YqOx3KQ-3MoxTpwTwvdJyworURkcKCAUEFExzOPl5LehiGZEYJwS8JNjyoBC-NlJeq9UIW_ma6fPIn10eiFJCrhIqYpi4VaPD7hmlXI/s1600/balm2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" height="424" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjgq6Vhta0kpZyk3o-ynLRLzUMBPbCy5m1s-a-YqOx3KQ-3MoxTpwTwvdJyworURkcKCAUEFExzOPl5LehiGZEYJwS8JNjyoBC-NlJeq9UIW_ma6fPIn10eiFJCrhIqYpi4VaPD7hmlXI/s640/balm2.jpg" width="640" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: left;">The colourful murals take over large walls.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGEvHDDeP006I3iauL0I_2oJOLiXECfkx6s_s0ZnCk9IlONhsYUN0VYxDFJai1e2D9OkISKApIaCdiA0kQQ0MSRUuRRgWO2cQe0YYz2_M0quwaQTJmZInSo4f8j6CwZ3loBjbsSzPANk8/s1600/balm26.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGEvHDDeP006I3iauL0I_2oJOLiXECfkx6s_s0ZnCk9IlONhsYUN0VYxDFJai1e2D9OkISKApIaCdiA0kQQ0MSRUuRRgWO2cQe0YYz2_M0quwaQTJmZInSo4f8j6CwZ3loBjbsSzPANk8/s640/balm26.jpg" width="424" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">As we started our walk, there was so much to take in, the architecture with the deep blue sky above and  the multi- coloured art splashed on the walls.</div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9MuIZsW8xAYc9YfpFuYtm6K1yig06Mc-LkLv_O7c7KRs72VgocbTxb14inyGHnKP2Zo8oUfy7unJnG6pDl_PVFKdqmZ8ZHK0wHj0PdS9NPGOezu3oevI07eNnRxF28IASjAk80430yTo/s1600/balm1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9MuIZsW8xAYc9YfpFuYtm6K1yig06Mc-LkLv_O7c7KRs72VgocbTxb14inyGHnKP2Zo8oUfy7unJnG6pDl_PVFKdqmZ8ZHK0wHj0PdS9NPGOezu3oevI07eNnRxF28IASjAk80430yTo/s1600/balm1.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsTEv0OhkXkdS-kdGiPr19R1dXqIMM86eehwU0A52SWOhi1oHNiOJ6SMWa0GjdfJSubhChEgKfoHns-wp0GhidmUTwfrxAVlPmle0HZKSanHu7-86mR8Ijq-15R46cGWhM1ryYfOqIu4c/s1600/balm9.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" height="424" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsTEv0OhkXkdS-kdGiPr19R1dXqIMM86eehwU0A52SWOhi1oHNiOJ6SMWa0GjdfJSubhChEgKfoHns-wp0GhidmUTwfrxAVlPmle0HZKSanHu7-86mR8Ijq-15R46cGWhM1ryYfOqIu4c/s640/balm9.jpg" width="640" /></a><span style="text-align: left;">The houses saturated with bright colours.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTtffjYejtDB0OJJvFVl0hU603jGBFZBzdFD9JYu4YlcDfTc-oAZCeD7-ca9xRBumz4YGHOR80shyRL74K7-TlWmjUVp-HSAwWxOn4KEENaMS3FC6w9t_jivaYM_4DdMu9hAS7UzNBDIU/s1600/balm12.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="424" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTtffjYejtDB0OJJvFVl0hU603jGBFZBzdFD9JYu4YlcDfTc-oAZCeD7-ca9xRBumz4YGHOR80shyRL74K7-TlWmjUVp-HSAwWxOn4KEENaMS3FC6w9t_jivaYM_4DdMu9hAS7UzNBDIU/s640/balm12.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKvRDu6sI2EvW2j9LZEPAzAmzOGYoIKJAkDfFp1zFiwxLeFbFOqh1SrSJ3XHIWgz8nXezx2ztOGh9vISSdNIYQQ7yTOtDG4JWFS7SOiCWmowubftyMdcc1NWOLWxqjL6ueIzm7V3O-iRw/s1600/balm15.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="424" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKvRDu6sI2EvW2j9LZEPAzAmzOGYoIKJAkDfFp1zFiwxLeFbFOqh1SrSJ3XHIWgz8nXezx2ztOGh9vISSdNIYQQ7yTOtDG4JWFS7SOiCWmowubftyMdcc1NWOLWxqjL6ueIzm7V3O-iRw/s640/balm15.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Art, patterns and colour play.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioNOHZKDK3jXjtZqEgKkO1XgJVvGRk5NzXw_7xQ2ovpiGVnXIdtbiE96TOIzfOk_RnOxha4_-aOnWWFXGG5r393wdnZJiY9OL7OlyDXPHiBwoogJCWoDrYdNpRfgm67yVC1mFN2ehWVhQ/s1600/balm16.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; 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text-align: left;">My friend's little daughter was completely taken in by the colours.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisNORzEkP6g4i2VWGtRyZdUPGiH_j144M95GEIycBjp_Z0JPM3nA5wrwpm6Lag35jnxJAcOUD5vB6bAJ0mQ-Sktrlzzl0JEb1aL2pQE3YfpYK2omH37qXqXw4nkAEwKsDseuCykbG0znQ/s1600/balm5.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisNORzEkP6g4i2VWGtRyZdUPGiH_j144M95GEIycBjp_Z0JPM3nA5wrwpm6Lag35jnxJAcOUD5vB6bAJ0mQ-Sktrlzzl0JEb1aL2pQE3YfpYK2omH37qXqXw4nkAEwKsDseuCykbG0znQ/s640/balm5.jpg" width="424" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Each alley. Each lamp post seemed to be covered in art!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnfnECp7pbudBf2BKr8-mDN4oReyf4sfDfao0zRiIkZuB2U9yLDGcjekc0p1sTAsk9fhs5pg068l8faV4Xn8PFtKR7u0eWdGCsDJ41287Zq3-hjxkW7OYBeU2TIv5zLV2yzTkTWRyQGPI/s1600/balm17.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="424" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnfnECp7pbudBf2BKr8-mDN4oReyf4sfDfao0zRiIkZuB2U9yLDGcjekc0p1sTAsk9fhs5pg068l8faV4Xn8PFtKR7u0eWdGCsDJ41287Zq3-hjxkW7OYBeU2TIv5zLV2yzTkTWRyQGPI/s640/balm17.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhei29TGX90-tRn7vKuEVU0UEGkxWTOeyG-7h0ZkuT7HRlyL-e4xI4KCxv0e2n0OKDP4XzEckaDvuz_zGSKxckeu92J0L1t4uxU6KSlUwTDB0qg4wlqdDFI9Lcqbs143ELo4MQDaAAJlLU/s1600/balm29.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhei29TGX90-tRn7vKuEVU0UEGkxWTOeyG-7h0ZkuT7HRlyL-e4xI4KCxv0e2n0OKDP4XzEckaDvuz_zGSKxckeu92J0L1t4uxU6KSlUwTDB0qg4wlqdDFI9Lcqbs143ELo4MQDaAAJlLU/s640/balm29.jpg" width="424" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Patterns in the network of cables!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgL0uRq1duOx2qbf5YgsnpOX_yp35JjQGMxxQVnVDJ23wOzEhgZ1Gc7A9NqG2s2cGGKEuKOp6lJ5r8FGtp87CMnsHVNNWM-WjbJaBfpqZNsEXNflx7Zjc4UrrHHR-KZ9VmxIjACiuZKpEE/s1600/balm28.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgL0uRq1duOx2qbf5YgsnpOX_yp35JjQGMxxQVnVDJ23wOzEhgZ1Gc7A9NqG2s2cGGKEuKOp6lJ5r8FGtp87CMnsHVNNWM-WjbJaBfpqZNsEXNflx7Zjc4UrrHHR-KZ9VmxIjACiuZKpEE/s640/balm28.jpg" width="424" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhiyhNaWuT80bpaJC08XZ9EzvKDGHIGggDuKJ1nk7WAW1QI61Hni2resauRkqp5Ie7YEzIZ4N6jjX9MLlbfv9g2RBurptTe6Ais8LGLknhU1OPJh-kDv59JPhefeKSi3t23MO3Yh4wRWww/s1600/balm14.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhiyhNaWuT80bpaJC08XZ9EzvKDGHIGggDuKJ1nk7WAW1QI61Hni2resauRkqp5Ie7YEzIZ4N6jjX9MLlbfv9g2RBurptTe6Ais8LGLknhU1OPJh-kDv59JPhefeKSi3t23MO3Yh4wRWww/s640/balm14.jpg" width="424" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">The buildings formed lovely angular patterns against the blue sky.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhT-eEF6IFOh6H_Bl97JE5ORDgzPfyiDqdWLVu_0mhJEURRV4yC8AashRp1fe-B6PAQUkwf0_4TPCxizb5o4StP7fJajKoq-YEQM5TQB1SmTkjKnGLaU-afogcpgbN3xk8_CuPK2WERyjM/s1600/balm8.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="424" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhT-eEF6IFOh6H_Bl97JE5ORDgzPfyiDqdWLVu_0mhJEURRV4yC8AashRp1fe-B6PAQUkwf0_4TPCxizb5o4StP7fJajKoq-YEQM5TQB1SmTkjKnGLaU-afogcpgbN3xk8_CuPK2WERyjM/s640/balm8.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">We finally reached <b>Balmy Alley</b> where Mission District artists have transformed the walls of their neighbourhood with huge murals.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVe4IPPMLSeUSqRBWLFgsqjQFQQCL8EB3bUSYtmiQR3REOfSfx-zEiyLMTmY_Hg0uOa_xlCFCDQU6dSkcLDlkMpP4rxY61mxamqwN6vQCgBACvO6VPVxPPvwHUAa5ZJ-qXKUAbAAft3xk/s1600/balm3.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVe4IPPMLSeUSqRBWLFgsqjQFQQCL8EB3bUSYtmiQR3REOfSfx-zEiyLMTmY_Hg0uOa_xlCFCDQU6dSkcLDlkMpP4rxY61mxamqwN6vQCgBACvO6VPVxPPvwHUAa5ZJ-qXKUAbAAft3xk/s640/balm3.jpg" width="424" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">The murals of <b>Balmy Alley </b>are examples of expressions of the history of displacement and marginalization  experienced by Mexicans and <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chicano" target="_blank">Chicanos</a> of the United States.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKuy5-CkJLki69mbgNY7ijseQuwJQ5_Yd4SFf4R_-b4ICmDlmcx4qcdB5wkeX1I2L6AJDt_Egqqnogv3IA3-izrV8zwBC6RYHQF5hzABQ7wacWynwuLzDtgBfhnNH2zfEcGutKZT_Rhdw/s1600/balm11.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="424" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKuy5-CkJLki69mbgNY7ijseQuwJQ5_Yd4SFf4R_-b4ICmDlmcx4qcdB5wkeX1I2L6AJDt_Egqqnogv3IA3-izrV8zwBC6RYHQF5hzABQ7wacWynwuLzDtgBfhnNH2zfEcGutKZT_Rhdw/s640/balm11.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><img border="0" height="416" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimBMa7h0Z917FtKGdCclxoqurvDV3pJSwnQOpqosO1g8nd3eteU5MQf9iNbdmb1EoQM8LK9OJ0fmz8SuFm-ubdXQRPFBCImCBEqO4ejkEXu4WFPYHw1AvUKCiHugoBW_WL2wbknsPhg60/s640/aarohieyes.jpg" width="640" /><span style="text-align: left;">These eyes reminded me so much of </span><b style="text-align: left;"><a href="http://www.artbyaarohi.com/" target="_blank">Aarohi Singh's </a></b><span style="text-align: left;">work.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">The walls are covered with Latino and South American murals portraying images of political struggles, artistic movements and their cultural heroes.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEOeTdDu0iY6drMyB0ImMKRWvIO5LV8jNGBs4QVIHpncqPJ338NfhCe-plU7bo4FmKG3P4-PLgo-3W0qBek2vORbSBqFLTBZxmqdh5is1fKP2oeDtfWiuDxT4oQBSKP1P7n8Pr-a4ruXk/s1600/balm19.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEOeTdDu0iY6drMyB0ImMKRWvIO5LV8jNGBs4QVIHpncqPJ338NfhCe-plU7bo4FmKG3P4-PLgo-3W0qBek2vORbSBqFLTBZxmqdh5is1fKP2oeDtfWiuDxT4oQBSKP1P7n8Pr-a4ruXk/s640/balm19.jpg" width="640" /></a><span style="text-align: left;">The famous mural  <b>Naya Bihana</b> by artist</span><i style="text-align: left;"> Martin Travers</i><span style="text-align: left;">.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQ0_Bp04o0rJzf0ryiXmtAB-dolMxTY7-7VIDuI8IkR_wg-ogoNFO50YhSagdIJpVqHvrZsXvWCNddacC6xyyMTN0uS5d0dwUF13og2BVMUYz6ZE6FLfzpWbYlHIrAfwc7O835GFdTqL8/s1600/balm18.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; 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The murals keep changing and many are added over time.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="text-align: left;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEituND-Q-mSakGlkfMS4ClKY8caVKpc8tbnQos_yKNbryNn4109pflcJA43VV2OTuXKHzCwKv4b8owJjubi4UlFe5bQMpbOqflFj9HR-v9IxtPnNhAtLnQwJVFet4_vnuRy8UReRweUOzw/s1600/balm13.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEituND-Q-mSakGlkfMS4ClKY8caVKpc8tbnQos_yKNbryNn4109pflcJA43VV2OTuXKHzCwKv4b8owJjubi4UlFe5bQMpbOqflFj9HR-v9IxtPnNhAtLnQwJVFet4_vnuRy8UReRweUOzw/s640/balm13.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFww6E9ZRlmwiWrtwoSeietaxPGGlOnQdfgu1I6i9Knl7JHohaDIq2ZKUwF5zBgdXj5T9dw2ngHUqezXxJ_cWbqiyUV0ywAcliajCbvTtV5S3UZjx11USDhsDmEo4EtBMfjbVsfbPVxH4/s1600/balm25.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="424" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFww6E9ZRlmwiWrtwoSeietaxPGGlOnQdfgu1I6i9Knl7JHohaDIq2ZKUwF5zBgdXj5T9dw2ngHUqezXxJ_cWbqiyUV0ywAcliajCbvTtV5S3UZjx11USDhsDmEo4EtBMfjbVsfbPVxH4/s640/balm25.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="text-align: left;">Art in every nook and corner.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9xpL6iMcXyZ4aUPgjOv8shDNV7Wn40ppFkz8pB18lY0Deb6-d5YDLz3Jqr55IDEx5hQOpdZZhwy3cItcihC0K7Xk1MjD4u2v2T_3KN6QnQKmgjMNP-hbTjCz9kk8KOck6Qo6z1xfSIV4/s1600/balm10.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9xpL6iMcXyZ4aUPgjOv8shDNV7Wn40ppFkz8pB18lY0Deb6-d5YDLz3Jqr55IDEx5hQOpdZZhwy3cItcihC0K7Xk1MjD4u2v2T_3KN6QnQKmgjMNP-hbTjCz9kk8KOck6Qo6z1xfSIV4/s640/balm10.jpg" width="424" /></a></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="text-align: left;">I found this interesting link to</span><b style="text-align: left;"><a href="http://www.sfmuralarts.com/" target="_blank"> San Francisco Mural Arts.</a> </b><span style="text-align: left;"> You can find your favourite mural artist here.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">If you are traveling to <b>San Francisco</b>, do visit the <b>Mission District</b> and also the <b><a href="http://www.sfmuralarts.com/" target="_blank">Precita Eyes Mural Arts and Visitors Center. </a> (</b>We ran out of time but it does come highly recommended!)</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">I re-lived all those beautiful moments while I put this post together. Hope you all like it:-)</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><i><b>( Images by Arch. Reference: Wikipedia, </b></i><i><b>Fodor's California 2012</b></i><i><b>)</b></i></span></div></div>

Balmy Alley, Mission District in San Francisco.

We thawed ourselves in sunny San Francisco during our Easter break. A city that lured us with it's weather, landmarks, historical place...

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Vintage Gardens: Modern Country Style Loves

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Oh, sunshine, how I love you. You make feel all skippity again when you peek through those pesky clouds that have been dominating of late.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhglqhd5T2grn1r3m1KeRmkeyQx1NDLbcj1NsmS7EjY8yVARZH0i8yaZ__kqUC8G1RBqJiFYoUUExLTO79YN4g3W9DB9BtmYdSDU6eSDbjxPzQnr4x5pYOoIyXEEIBMYD-01IUwMSXywVqa/s1600/10-fabulous-garden-seatings-inspiring-ideas-landscape-design+(10).jpg" /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">This warm weather has had our whole family dashing outside to play, sit and work in our lovely garden. I have my seeds bought and my seedlings at the ready. Are you gearing up for some planting-action too?!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><img src="http://housetohome.media.ipcdigital.co.uk/96/000012364/7438_orh550w550/Pretty-country-garden-Country-Homes--Interiors.jpg" /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Today, I wanted to share these images of Vintage-style gardens. It's a look that's hard not to fall for: the blend of older, well-loved pieces, especially when mixed with pretty </span><span style="font-size: large;">country</span><span style="font-size: large;"> fabrics is a positively heady combination</span><span style="font-size: large;">.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><img src="http://media3.onsugar.com/files/2012/08/31/4/2312/23128003/503176d22424ab55_vintage_garden_decor_a.preview.jpg" /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">If this look is one that gets your heart beating faster then stay tuned for my review of an utterly fabulicious book coming up next on Modern Country Style! </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><img src="http://farm3.staticflickr.com/2437/3587516393_2fa9bdd55a_z.jpg?zz=1" /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Ooooh, you're going to LOVE it!!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhU1dBW0D67_xEKJuDBFnt6GjbhkHDvtVbOc97LKIXxQOBcg2TWEAphNorxwRWjsJOXqlU6tE98fQdyOj8hyphenhyphen-01Y_2l_Bm51cBJDq0E7H8f95HuZXqLjgnLdnZWgsfRXIKkd4qH8hchlzo/s640/059.JPG" /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Now, trowels at the ready....?</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEishdyCk6ObcKba86AmGFXP8ZzlWNLaNUxY1YUf5fZgrAuub43PCTanFzHQIWZaHPxWWEyGo27f0dmV6LlJVoivf2FfJI6bW-2vZuJ37vNTL_rqXDcTQ0gCMjkXzyiu81CunQfWH1y3_ZU/s1600/911BDF1E66C2C8003D62774447FCC1C0.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEqUyRhCg66gPfNQHh81rGOfvP_VywWXZqmmtMCjkwk_8h3tp2giJzjabWtNCTfsCfeGInxUcrjS5f4hN-9ni-WpudY16p2jrQvLG77TNFiylmGDVHlNlhiZJunob4YyRG5n7m46U703I/s1600/2052BBEDE343AF4A73F6A61C3820B007.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Images via: House To Home, The Master Garden Decorations, World Of Vintage Pearl, Flickr, Modern Country Style</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div>