Per Gretchen: The bridge did not get it's name from either it's "golden" orange color or that it seems like a "gate" into San Francisco. It took it's name from the Golden Gate Strait, the waterway over which it passes. The strait connects the bay to the Pacific Ocean. The strait was named in about 1849 by a U.S. army captain who said it reminded him of Istanbul, Turkey's Golden Horn Harbor.
No matter what you call it, we crossed over it. The Golden Gate Bridge is 1.7 miles long and very cold and windy. Poor Gretch was wearing flip flops. I don't think her feet thawed out until the next day. We had such a wonderful time together.
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I wish I had been there! These pictures are really cute. Miss you. You are looking awesome by the way!
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