What poor planning could do to you! My legs are so sore you won't believe I didn't go to a lot of places in SF. As much as I would like to blame it on others, it was my fault. I totally did the whole research thing per Mr. Boss' (Paul) instruction. He had been really busy lately so I think it's time for me to show that I do care about him once for a change. But opps, all the planning and none the execusion, I didn't book the tickets for Alcatraz Island, and duh it was Memorial Weekend, so all the tickets were sold out til Tuesday.
This totally messed up my otherwise perfectly dreamt up plan. So we went to Sausalito instead. It's a tranquil little seaside town but with a bit too many tourists (well well, I'm one of them!) Since we decided to have dinner at Crab House that night (I absolutely second what Ashley has posted about the restaurant), we decided to eat cheap at this little Fish & Chip shop but the food there was surprisingly good. We also had some icecream at Lappert's and it's highly recommended! (the green tea flavor is even better than the kind you get at Asian supermarket)
Day 3 was going to be Golden Gate Bridge/Presidio/Lombart St and maybe even a bit of real Asian taste at Richmond area, but due to my big screw up, I had to change plan and move up my shopping day a day earlier. It was not at all a good day for Mr. Boss was in a foul mood all day (for that I am sympathetic of). Did get a really cute Marc Jacobs dress at a bargain so I guess it all worked out in the end (for me). I know, I was a bit selfish even in my standard. (But I didn't stay at Union Square for nothing)
Day 4 was only half a day so we pretty much rushed to Fisherman's Wharf/Alcatraz and back to catch a plan. Alcatraz was fun but we felt it is a bit overrated after too much hype. Sometimes it's all relative, you know. We ate lunch at Pier Market--don't go there when the Crab House is right upstairs. Would you rahter pay $25 for the best crab in town or some $15 for a little cup of clam chowder & overly greasy sandwitch?!
That's it for SF, I wish it's only going to be better next time. You might think we accomplished very little considering we had 3.5 days there. I guess we spent most of the time shivering in the brutal wind or trying to catch our breath while climbing up and down those bloody hills. But if you ask me, I'm still going back for more. After all, it is still the second best city in the whole West Coast.
5.26.2007
Chinatown in San Francisco
This is the first time I'm in SF as a tourist. We are staying at Crown Plaza in Union Square this time. Surprisingly neat & delicate. Although it doesn't come with grand lobby, it does come with white duvet rather than those blankets wrapped in a bedsheet. Score!
Union Square seems as bubbly as I can remember. I could really hear them calling. (For those of you who have never been to SF, Union Square is famous for shopping. I mean, what else can be calling? Oh, my bed, of course.) But Paul pulled me right through Union Square and into Chinatown with some really lousy excuses--he said he had to have some hot beverages, and all of a sudden it couldn't be coffee, it had to be tea.
So Chinatown we went, tea we got, and we checked out some shabby shops that sell overpriced piracy CDs from the 1980s... an impossible combination I know, but it's true!! We were going to have dinner at "House of Nanking" recommended by the tour guide, but then we saw all these Caucasians lining outside the restaurants....sorry to say but when it comes to Chinese restaurants, that usually means a bad sign, so we passed. And right next to it we found a Cantonese restaurant full of (old) Chinese people--got to be good, right? Surprisingly, the food was only mediocre at best. (forgot the name, sorry for those who need reference) In general the whole town was full of lousy stores that sell chungsum dresses made of cheap polyester and cheap souvenir that perfectly suits what an American expects Chinese to be. Kind of disappointed but who can I blame? Even the tour guide said most of the Chinese had moved out to other parts of the city long time ago.
And the weather here is much unbearably colder than what I was fully warned of. As soon as I checked into the hotel, I changed into all I got with my cord jeans, tank top (anything helps), wool blend dress, cashmere cardigan, fleece jacket and my muffler and still I felt cold. So even though the night was still young after dinner, we decided to come back to our hotel right away.
Hope tomorrow is going to be better. I want to go to Crab House per Ashley's recommendation. I wanted to make a reservation but Paul said it's unnecessary. We'll see!
Oh Mike, I know you are still protesting the whole Google/Blogger thing but if you see this blog, I'm in San Francisco!!
Union Square seems as bubbly as I can remember. I could really hear them calling. (For those of you who have never been to SF, Union Square is famous for shopping. I mean, what else can be calling? Oh, my bed, of course.) But Paul pulled me right through Union Square and into Chinatown with some really lousy excuses--he said he had to have some hot beverages, and all of a sudden it couldn't be coffee, it had to be tea.
So Chinatown we went, tea we got, and we checked out some shabby shops that sell overpriced piracy CDs from the 1980s... an impossible combination I know, but it's true!! We were going to have dinner at "House of Nanking" recommended by the tour guide, but then we saw all these Caucasians lining outside the restaurants....sorry to say but when it comes to Chinese restaurants, that usually means a bad sign, so we passed. And right next to it we found a Cantonese restaurant full of (old) Chinese people--got to be good, right? Surprisingly, the food was only mediocre at best. (forgot the name, sorry for those who need reference) In general the whole town was full of lousy stores that sell chungsum dresses made of cheap polyester and cheap souvenir that perfectly suits what an American expects Chinese to be. Kind of disappointed but who can I blame? Even the tour guide said most of the Chinese had moved out to other parts of the city long time ago.
And the weather here is much unbearably colder than what I was fully warned of. As soon as I checked into the hotel, I changed into all I got with my cord jeans, tank top (anything helps), wool blend dress, cashmere cardigan, fleece jacket and my muffler and still I felt cold. So even though the night was still young after dinner, we decided to come back to our hotel right away.
Hope tomorrow is going to be better. I want to go to Crab House per Ashley's recommendation. I wanted to make a reservation but Paul said it's unnecessary. We'll see!
Oh Mike, I know you are still protesting the whole Google/Blogger thing but if you see this blog, I'm in San Francisco!!
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