KAZBAY in SF

Friday – Day two in SF

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!

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.

San Fran Day One

Kenji and I ventured down to SF this past weekend... please be patient as I take forever to upload pics and updates!

Here's Thursday rundown:

Arrived in SF @ 8.45am, snagged the rental and we were off on SF Adventure #2.

First stop: Filipino Breakfast @ Lucky Chances, Longsilog and Topsilog - nasty burps all day but still so YUM!

Left there to snag some snacks for later @ Raymond’s. Yeah for authentic San Fran Sourdough bread!

Headed into the city to shop on Haight Street. Went to some cool stores like Upper Playground (they just opened in Seattle on the Ave), TRUE, and Loyal Army. Two hours of walking around… why'd I seriously just bought a book?

After that we headed to Alamo Park to see the famous “Painted Ladies” – yes friends – it’s the Full House houses. Turns out it’s a frequented photo opt so we had to duck and dodge a few non-friendly photo takers just to get a picture!

Last trip we discovered Japan town and Sophie’s Crepes – Nutella, fresh strawberries, and vanilla ice cream *drools* so we had to go back! Hands down the best crepe's I've ever had.

Next stop, a few of my fav photo opt places in SF, The Palace of Fine Arts first.

After that we went down Crissy Field to Fort Point. I was freezing my ass off w/ a hoodie and my NorthFace jacket, why were there really a ton of surfers in the bay?! I thought that’s why Alcatraz was so gangsta – the water was to f’in cold for anyone?! It was surreal watching these guys wait for a wave and take off. I was lucky to catch a few shots...

Yeah, that's really Alcatraz in the background?! Ironic... yes!

After watching the surfers come way too close to the rocks a few times, we headed upwards to the actual Golden Gate bridge south viewpoint. I knew Kenji wanted to take some nice shots so I sucked it up and offered to walk on the bridge until the straight-away. OH SHIT! That was scary… traffic, buses, wind, and 200+ feet OVER the freezing water?! I was done in 10 minutes… But I can say I tried it!
It was already 5:45 at this point and we’d been up since 4am – I was exhausted and hungry again so we decided to get out of downtown and head to our resting place for the weekend in Daly City; on the way we detoured and drove the entire waterfront along Embarcadero.

Met up w/ Vincent and Katrina to play the food game for a bit. We ended up @ Kamameshi for dinner w/ Larissa. Unfortunately, baby Lucas and Miles were out for the evening and I’d have to wait to see them later.

Exhausted, I feel asleep on the couch trying to read an SF guide at 10:30.

hahahaha it was a good day one!