For Thanksgiving, John & I went to San Francisco. Here is a recap of our adventure:
Wednesday, Nov 21 – Drove up the 5, ate at Pea Soup Andersen’s, arrived at Anne’s house and went to sleep around 11:30pm
Thursday, Nov 22 – I woke up early, made a WordPress site for Anne, emailed Tony with a Happy Birthday note, woke up John to go to breakfast with Anne & I to Noah’s Bagels, wandered around UC Berkeley, got on a Bart to the city, and dad picked us up at Powell Station. We checked into the hotel, dad then drove us to the Wharf, John & I wandered around, bought candy (zots), walked up Hyde Street, walked back to our hotel in Nob Hill (Mark Hopkins International), rested, went to dinner with dad and grandma to Home (in the Castro), had great drinks and food – toasted almond, mushroom risotto, butternut squash cinnamon creme soup, pumpkin pie, went back to the hotel and watched tv, cuddled, passed out
Friday, Nov 23 – walked to Roxanne’s Diner with John & Dad for breakfast, John & I walked to Union Square (Disney Store, Victoria’s Secret & Borders), wandered around taking pix of the Women Against the War peace protest, walked through Chinatown, met Joe & Janis at City Lights Bookstore, went to Coit Tower with them, went to Alamo Square and the shoe garden, drove through Height Ashbury area, went to Twin Peaks, drove along the coast, took pix of the Golden Gate from Land’s End, got some drinks at BevMo and went back to the hotel to enjoy them, went to Benihanna with everyone (including dad & grandma) for John & dad’s birthdays, went back to hotel for drinks and hanging out, Joe & Janis left and John & I passed out
Saturday, Nov 24 – Joe & Janis picked us up and had bagels for us! We then went to the crystal faire at Fort Mason and bought lots of pretty crystals, went to Herbivore for lunch, drove to Chinatown and wandered, drove around looking at houses, drove down Lombard Street, went to the Buena Vista Pub and had Irish Coffees, drove to Q for dinner (yummy Mac/Cheese), Joe & Janis drove John & I to Berkeley to pick up our car, we went back to their place in San Rafael, I learned to play poker (and lose at it), drove back to hotel and found parking nearby, passed out
Sunday, Nov 25 – Woke up at 7:30am, showered, packed and left, met Maya for breakfast at the Santa Cruz Diner, drove to Monterey and looked at Harbor Seals, drove to the Butterfly Sanctuary (few Monarchs were flying), got coffee and a bagel, drove the 17-Mile Drive (no deer or squirrels spotted), drove down the coast, stopped at Napenthe, stopped at a few overlooks, stopped for dinner at Alex’s BBQ in San Luis, drove the 101 home, brought up stuff, fed cats, passed out
It was such a great weekend! I got the most beautiful flourite crystal (rare, aqua in color). John & I had so much fun with our friends, sightseeing, wandering the city, and driving along the beautiful coast. It was a great extended weekend!!!
Nov 28 2007