SF Friday

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Good morning, San Francisco! We are here for the weekend for Clusterfest and plan to take the city by storm and giggles.  But first, breakfast at Mo’z Café was a quick walk from our hotel, Parc 55

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Mine was an everything bagel with cream cheese, sprouts, tomato and red onion and Mason’s was a short stack with bacon.

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We had a few hours before Mason and Bill’s event began so we headed on foot toward Union Square.  When I first started working for Westin Hotels & Resorts, my office was at the Westin St. Francis.  I showed Mason the private side entrance where the elevator took me to the 13th floor.

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From there we took a quick walk to China Town, stopping for boba tea along the way.

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We wanted to go to Ghirardelli Square by trolley so we walked to a nearby stop.  Unfortunately, all the trolleys were full. 

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Some city blocks are stair stepped. Pedestrians walk toward the wall and descend stairs.  Cars are out of luck.

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At the corner of Mason and California, we caught a Lyft to the Wharf. 

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Down by Ghirardelli Square, Mason found the beach.

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We were right at the edge of Fort Mason so we insisted he climb behind the fence to take this photo.

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The California wildflowers were in full bloom. 

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We took a walk along the pier to see the Golden Gate Bridge and Alcatraz in the distance. 

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Then we walked along Jefferson Street toward Fisherman’s Wharf

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Mason found a painted rock!

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Coit Tower was in the distance.  We walked a little further to catch a Lyft to grab lunch at Tacorea, a burrito place with a Korean twist. 

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Bill had the Best Breakfast Burrito Ever,

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Mason had the Tater Tot Nachos,

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and I had El Super Burrito, vegetarian style. These amazing burritos were proof that the tortilla matters.

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When I lived in San Francisco, I used to take the 38 Geary bus to and from work.  Just like then, this was the first bus in a cluster of them. 

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We took a short walk back to Market Street where we explored a little more. Mason got to test his, and all the other style, Razer keyboards at this retail store

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and Bill did a little footwear window shopping himself. It was nice to be in a big city where stores like these were common. Then we headed back to the hotel so the boys could rest up before Clusterfest began and I could plan my yarn adventure.

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Because the weather was so glorious, I opted to walk and explore Market Street. Along the way, I stumbled upon the Orpheum Theater and Clusterfest.

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Eventually, I arrived at Imagiknit, a quaint yarn store in the Castro District.

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Falling victim of inspiration overload, I spent more two hours there and didn’t get to the other store I had intended to visit. 

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Thankfully, I only walked out with two skeins of yarn (one which already has a plan) and an ergonomics knitting book.

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Traveling back, I popped into Whole Foods and picked up a beverage and a new brand of my current obsession—grass fed whole milk Greek yogurt. Not surprising, Whole Foods in SF had so many more options than we do at home.

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After dropping my purchases, I ventured out for dinner at Old Siam for a spicy eggplant dish.  My day’s activities were done but the boys were just gearing up! More about theirs in one dedicated post soon.

One Comment

  • Elizabeth McCleary wrote:

    I was fun to see all the Mason signs! I am impressed that you worked in SF! The biggest town I ever lived in was Minneapolis and now that community is way to large for me!!

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