For her 30th, I took her up to San Francisco for a night. The grandparents held down the fort with Knox, while we enjoyed a 1-night getaway.
What a great city.
Here are some pictures of it.
We left to SF at 7:45 Friday morning from John Wayne. Nice, and easy.
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| a quick hour long flight due to an empty plane and prime flying conditions! |
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| the 24th floor where we stayed had a magnificent view! |
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| the room with a cityscape view.. |
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| took a walk to Chinatown |
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| Dim Sum, of course... |
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| "back alley" in Chinatown. for some reason, i'm always on the lookout for a ninja with 'nunchucks' on the loose...! |
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| the aloha spirit is everywhere |
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| We walked and walked and walked... had to burn off calories for dinner later |
we were accidental tourists
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| even made it up Lombard St. |
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| the weather was great. not sure why it's always sunny when we visit SF?... |
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| crab snack after our long walk, much deserved |
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| the birthday girl |
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| always a good view wherever you are in SF crab / alcatraz / brew... |
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| this Franciscan has great style and they play oldies. i like that. |
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| there was no way we were going to walk back... haha! |
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| foodies will know. it was a special night. |
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| Dungeness crab, sea urchin and caviar olive oil puree, toasted bacon brioche |
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| Louisiana Prawn, cream of artichoke, citrus salad, served in a tangerine sauce |
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| Kobe beef cheeks, smoked veal jus, sweetbread fricasee w/ truffle and spinach , thyme bordelaise |
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| Seared Filet with a lobster truffled Mac & Cheese "en brioche" accented with a red wine, shallot, thyme bordelaise |
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| romantic |
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| we paired each course with a wine. wow. a bit foggy the next day. |
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| happy eaters |
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| nic's dessert: the Fleurburger. dark chocolate ganaoche, Beignet banana milk shake and frozen fennel ice cream "Pommes Frite" |
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| my dessert, various sorbets with crispy popcorn |
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| the man himself: Chef Hubert Keller |
the next day
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| Union Square activities |
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| Burger Bar. another Hubert Keller restuarant. great stuff |
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| I HEART SF |
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| city view from the bar at the top of the Grand Hyatt |
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| back home Saturday 4pm.
found this little number in Chinatown for the boy.
couldn't wait to see him!
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