It was AMAZING

One would hope that I add something to the world- be it good, bad, or indifferent- Me

So we went to San Francisco last weekend. It was one of the best trips of my life. A little weekend getaway...not really vacation, not really travel, but amazing...

Here's a run down of events:

We were supposed to leave at 12noon. I didn't end up leaving Irvine until almost 11:40, so needless to say, I was late. We had a little time at Matt's place then we got on the road. There was a bit of traffic, but we were out of the way before rush-hour.

We drove until around 4pm, when we got to Pismo Beach. Matt's mom had recommended we try to see the butterflies, so we got off the freeway. No butterflies, but a beautiful sunset. We sat on the beach, and a wonderful woman came by taking pictures of the sunset, she snapped a few shots for us. Then back to the truck where we lit the Shabbat candles.

Back on the freeway it rained a bit, but we pulled off the road in Paso Robles for dinner. A tad bit of a hard time finding a place, but we managed to find the historic old town and had Italian. Not fabulous, but it was cute and a nice little town. We got back on the road and Matt drove while I napped.

My GPS was out of batteries, so we called the hostel to make it there. By 11pm we had checked in. We read a little, had some tea and settled in to bed.

The next morning we awoke slowly, had some time, and then walked over to the museum. There was a long line, but we both got 10am tickets and saw the Afghanistan exhibit. It was AMAZING! If you have the chance to see it, you really must. Matt bought me some earrings, and I made us take cute photos.

Then it was back to the hotel to drop off our purchases, Pho lunch in little Saigon, and hopping on the F Streetcar to the Warf. There was a protest, so we had to switch to a bus, but we made it to the ward by 2. We wandered, had some Boudin bread and tea, did some shopping, saw the seals, etc. We tried to make reservations for Zuni Cafe, but no luck.

Then the Alcatraz tour. It was AMAZING. I'd always wanted to go, and we got the sunset tour. It was really cloudy all day but we stepped on the boat and the sun came out... amazing.

The tour is really graphic, but if you go at night they do a bunch of specialty things while you're there. We got to hear the doors slamming, totally scary. We decide we should try to get to Zuni, even if they said it's an hour wait. So we hop on the F. It's FREE! totally great.

It's a cute little ride and we take pictures. Then we get off and get to the Zuni cafe. We walk in and the bar is overflowing with people waiting. However, there's a 2-person table in the cafe. We are seated immediately.

We spend the next 3 hours eating, drinking and chatting. A little people watching and wonderful food. We ordered the special chicken, and it rocks.

Then we walk back to the hostel. At this point we really know we're in the tenderloin because we're surrounded by hookers and sleazy men. But we make it home safe, and I fall asleep while Matt reads. I drift off on top of the covers and Matt helps me get settled in.

The next morning we take it leisurely. We walk to Chinatown where there is a fair going on for Tet, the year of the Ox. Lots of people, lots of things to look at, lots of fun.

We do a tea tasting, buy some flowers for the office, and I buy a gift for my wonderful boss who let me leave work on Friday. Then lunch at Nan King.

AMAZING! the first Chinese food I've ever liked.

We hike it back to the car and are on our way by 1:30pm. We drive straight through was a few pit stops for gas, bathroom and split pea soup. Then we get home by 8pm. We eat dinner, watch a movie, and the best part of all is that we're not sick of each other. We want to curl up in bed and stay together.

That was a awesome trip.

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