Friday morning starts off a little on the slow side; perfect!
We hung around the house and watched ABDC – go Quest Crew – while eating some scrumptious sourdough toast w/ butter – YUM
After much discussion Kenji and I drove back into downtown via the scenic route and went through the city. We kinda went through the financial district, then Chinatown, and then Little Italy. We ended up at Ghirardelli Square and the waterfront.
We scooped out the Cable Car turn around then walked down the end of the Hyde Street Pier. I’ve never walked to this part of the waterfront but it was interesting to see lots of old ships, motors, and historic items on display. Seems like some others liked the area too as there were tons of seal lions and sea gulls hanging out…
We continued – um… south? And walked down to Pier 39 where there was lots of hustle and bustle. In most cities there are hot dog/pretzel carts, in SF on the waterfront you get seafood carts! Crab, shrimp, oysters in all kinda of styles, cocktail, on in the shell, fried, steamed. It was insane! Kenji gave in and devoured a 2 lbs crab… I watched for a bit bc I didn’t want to get my hands all gross but after 10 minutes I gave in… OMG bomb.com! So good *drools*
We continued our walk despite the food coma. We walked back to Ghiradelli Square to look around… I snagged some cupcakes from Kara’s Cupcakes. Highly recommend their Meyer Lemon filled – YUM.
It was already mid afternoon and we were still waiting for Charlene to fly in from YVR – she was delayed so we opted to kill some time… next stop was Lomabard Street. Now, I’ve been here a few times and it’s cool to look at but pics are lame… there is no angle on anywhere on the steps that give this street justice. I realize the only good pics are aerial shots! Nevertheless, we made the trek down the hill and back UP the hill.
Now I’m hungry so we head back over to Japan town to have some ramen @ Iroha. Eh it was ok; still prefer Boom Noodle's Tokyo ramen above all else.
Vincent had ventured downtown so w/ the Garmin in hand we set out on a journey to pick him up. With all the high buildings and small spaces I think it was a bit overwhelming bc the Garmin went psycho on us and started telling us to drive in circles “turn, left, left, left here. Right turn in 100 feet. Turn left”. WTH? So Garmin got shut down and replaced by Mai-Mai and her map! Which worked out well. HAH
Next stop, back to Daly City to see the rest off the fam! Headed to Tita Virgies and I finally got to meet the beautiful and ever so calm baby Bella. She was in a deep sleep and was woken up at least 5 times bc someone else wanted to hold her but she never cried… isn’t she cute!
We hung around the house and watched ABDC – go Quest Crew – while eating some scrumptious sourdough toast w/ butter – YUM
After much discussion Kenji and I drove back into downtown via the scenic route and went through the city. We kinda went through the financial district, then Chinatown, and then Little Italy. We ended up at Ghirardelli Square and the waterfront.
We scooped out the Cable Car turn around then walked down the end of the Hyde Street Pier. I’ve never walked to this part of the waterfront but it was interesting to see lots of old ships, motors, and historic items on display. Seems like some others liked the area too as there were tons of seal lions and sea gulls hanging out…
We continued – um… south? And walked down to Pier 39 where there was lots of hustle and bustle. In most cities there are hot dog/pretzel carts, in SF on the waterfront you get seafood carts! Crab, shrimp, oysters in all kinda of styles, cocktail, on in the shell, fried, steamed. It was insane! Kenji gave in and devoured a 2 lbs crab… I watched for a bit bc I didn’t want to get my hands all gross but after 10 minutes I gave in… OMG bomb.com! So good *drools*
We continued our walk despite the food coma. We walked back to Ghiradelli Square to look around… I snagged some cupcakes from Kara’s Cupcakes. Highly recommend their Meyer Lemon filled – YUM.
It was already mid afternoon and we were still waiting for Charlene to fly in from YVR – she was delayed so we opted to kill some time… next stop was Lomabard Street. Now, I’ve been here a few times and it’s cool to look at but pics are lame… there is no angle on anywhere on the steps that give this street justice. I realize the only good pics are aerial shots! Nevertheless, we made the trek down the hill and back UP the hill.
Now I’m hungry so we head back over to Japan town to have some ramen @ Iroha. Eh it was ok; still prefer Boom Noodle's Tokyo ramen above all else.
Vincent had ventured downtown so w/ the Garmin in hand we set out on a journey to pick him up. With all the high buildings and small spaces I think it was a bit overwhelming bc the Garmin went psycho on us and started telling us to drive in circles “turn, left, left, left here. Right turn in 100 feet. Turn left”. WTH? So Garmin got shut down and replaced by Mai-Mai and her map! Which worked out well. HAH
Next stop, back to Daly City to see the rest off the fam! Headed to Tita Virgies and I finally got to meet the beautiful and ever so calm baby Bella. She was in a deep sleep and was woken up at least 5 times bc someone else wanted to hold her but she never cried… isn’t she cute!
The rest of the night was dedicated to the “not old and boring”. Nicole, Charlene, Kenji, NJ, and I had an overwhelming dinner @ HOPR – House of Prime Rib. We first came here 2 years ago for Raquel and Shawn’s rehearsal dinner. And Kenji and Charlene fell in love w/ the food. WOW – salad, sourdough bread, prime rib w/ your choice of creamed corn or spinach, and baked or mashed taters. Oh yeah… It’s all you can eat! Gag but still so damn good. Fun times, lots of chatter and catching up; good times!
We wanted to do some night scooping and pics but it started to rain again… no rain in SF for 2 months and we come and it pours?! What the hell! Anyways, NJ drove us across the Golden Gate to a place I thought was private and closed to the public… the Marin Headlands are a-freakin’ mazing! Pics didn’t come out all that great bc we were in a rush, in the mud, and in the rain… next time…
We drove back in to the city a saw how the richies do it in Pacific Heights and through the Marina? Can’t remember… food coma set in fast. Time to head home to sleep.
Day two – a food lovers success.
We drove back in to the city a saw how the richies do it in Pacific Heights and through the Marina? Can’t remember… food coma set in fast. Time to head home to sleep.
Day two – a food lovers success.
No comments:
Post a Comment