Lunch at Urban Picnic For our last full day in San Francisco, we finally visited a restaurant that we had attempted to try on our first day in SF but were unable to because they were closed. Luckily, when we went back on a weekday, Friday, for an early lunch, they were open. Urban Picnic … Continue reading »
Breakfast Vacation Day 6 (Thursday!) started out with the typical s’bux ritual: Iced coffee and a maple scone. Fisherman’s Wharf Then we again hopped on the F line street cars and headed to Pier 39 on the Embarcadero. One of the first things we saw were the famous sea lions who’ve been lounging around here … Continue reading »
Streetcars As many days have begun so far, we started out with a ride on the MUNI, this time on the above-ground F line streetcars, from Union Square to The Embarcadero. Ferry Building Once we got off the MUNI, we arrived at the Ferry Building, which was full of things to delight a “foodie” … Continue reading »
Can’t believe it’s Day 4 – time is flying. Today we sprang for the breakfast buffet in our buffet. It was well-done… Bacon, sausage, fresh fruit, greens, muffin, coffee… the yooj (x2). One surprising find was a little cup of baked Greek yogurt topped with maple – Mmm!!! We spent our fair share of time … Continue reading »
Day 3 Highlights from Cali. This day was made for me! Started out with our ‘bux b-fast: blueberry scone, ‘naner, and iced latte. Madonna Estate Then we boarded a bus headed for Napa Valley! Our first stop: Madonna Estate. This small family-owned winery has been around for over 80 years, and sells wine crafted … Continue reading »
Greetings from Day 2 of my vacay in San Fran. I am learning very quickly that these posts are going to have to be very photo-heavy and text-light, or else I will not be able to keep up! And so without further ado, let’s get at it. Complimentary Starbucks breakfast again: Cranberry Orange Scone + … Continue reading »
Hey again! Here’s the rest of Day 1 of our vacation in San Francisco. If you missed Part I you can read about it here. Our first day in San Fran, we had dinner at Colibri Mexican Bistro – selected for positive Yelp reviews and it’s proximately to our hotel. Here’s the bar area: …Tequila … Continue reading »
Greetings from San Francisco! It’s Day 1 of my much-needed, long-awaited vacation! Today I… …flew over some mountains. …ate some airplane nosh. …Had Thai for lunch at the King of Thai Noodle House. This place was jammin’ around noon… packed to the brim, but we were seated right away. I loved the quirky, intense purple … Continue reading »
