Thursday, October 1, 2009

San Francisco – Day 1

I took Austin to San Francisco for the UEA weekend. We stayed in a little hotel right off Market Street near the Tenderloin and Financial District. Market Street is a little “shady” but it was a great hotel.

Our first evening there we walked to China Town from our hotel.

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I loved all the fresh food markets, little bakeries, and all the “ma – pa grocery stores”. I was actually really grossed out by all the turtles in the fish markets though… gross!

After China Town we rode the Trolley to Lombard St “Crookedest Street”.

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I absolutely LOVE all the tropical flowers of California!

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I wish I could grow hydrangeas' like these, with no effort!

We then walked to Fisherman’s Wharf and ate at a fabulous Italian restaurant.

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We caught the Trolley at the turn-around by Fisherman’s Wharf to go back to our hotel. The line was long, but it was a beautiful night and I loved spending the day with Austin. We were both exhausted and ready for sleep. Austin didn’t realize how much I liked to walk and see everything possible in the cities I visit. Day 1 was just the warm up.

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