After our fun week in D.C. Miles and I hopped on a plane to San Francisco to meet my brother and his family. They live in the Santa Cruz area but were wanting to get a way for a few days so we spent a few nights in the city.
Here we stayed at the Sir Francis Drake Hotel. This is another great boutique hotel. San Francisco is known to have a ton of these fabulous little boutique hotels. It really is hard to choose which one to stay in. The Sir Francis Drake was definitely a good choice. It is located right in the famous Union Square area of the city.
Our first night there we walked through China Town and down to Little Italy where we sat and ate in an authentic Italian restaurant. You can never go wrong with Italian. If you are ever in the city I have heard that the Stinking Rose is amazing but you have to be able to stomach A LOT of garlic.
Our first full day brought us to the California Academy of Sciences. There is an aquarium, planetarium, and rain forests of the world exhibit. A great place to bring children. My 5 yr old niece seemed to really enjoy herself here.
I have been to the city a few times now and have done the usual tourist things like Union Square, Pier 39 to see the Sea Lions and the famous Lombard Street. However this time my brother took me to the Mission District. I fell in love with it. Here is the number one reason....Tartine Bakery. Tartine means buttered bread in french. It was so scrumptious that we had to go back a second time before we left. Each time we had to get a Croque Monsieur, and a Banana Cream Tart. I also tried out the Bread Pudding. My mouth just waters at the thought of it.
If you are a coffee shop kind of person then the Mission District is definitely for you. There seemed to be one right after another and they all have their own little unique thing about them. The shopping here was great too. A lot of quaint little shops with unique furniture and clothing. Things you can't pick up at your local Pottery Barn.
I'll be back in November and hopefully have more to report then. Next trip we finally get on the Grumpencamper and head south to Gulf Shores, AL for the Hangout Music Festival.
Here we stayed at the Sir Francis Drake Hotel. This is another great boutique hotel. San Francisco is known to have a ton of these fabulous little boutique hotels. It really is hard to choose which one to stay in. The Sir Francis Drake was definitely a good choice. It is located right in the famous Union Square area of the city.
Our first night there we walked through China Town and down to Little Italy where we sat and ate in an authentic Italian restaurant. You can never go wrong with Italian. If you are ever in the city I have heard that the Stinking Rose is amazing but you have to be able to stomach A LOT of garlic.
Our first full day brought us to the California Academy of Sciences. There is an aquarium, planetarium, and rain forests of the world exhibit. A great place to bring children. My 5 yr old niece seemed to really enjoy herself here.
I have been to the city a few times now and have done the usual tourist things like Union Square, Pier 39 to see the Sea Lions and the famous Lombard Street. However this time my brother took me to the Mission District. I fell in love with it. Here is the number one reason....Tartine Bakery. Tartine means buttered bread in french. It was so scrumptious that we had to go back a second time before we left. Each time we had to get a Croque Monsieur, and a Banana Cream Tart. I also tried out the Bread Pudding. My mouth just waters at the thought of it.
If you are a coffee shop kind of person then the Mission District is definitely for you. There seemed to be one right after another and they all have their own little unique thing about them. The shopping here was great too. A lot of quaint little shops with unique furniture and clothing. Things you can't pick up at your local Pottery Barn.
I'll be back in November and hopefully have more to report then. Next trip we finally get on the Grumpencamper and head south to Gulf Shores, AL for the Hangout Music Festival.
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