Twenty-Five In San Francisco

What ever happened to predictability? ;)

For my 25th birthday, Jared and I took a mini vacay and headed up north to do a little exploring in San Francisco. The only thing we planned ahead for was the Alcatraz tour (completely and utterly worth it) and, of course, where we'd be eating (duh). A couple of weeks before we left, I mentioned that, rather than plan every single detail, I wanted things to happen more organically during our trip; well, that statement quickly bit me in the ass as Jared repeated it multiple times just to piss me off (brat). Anyway, like I said, our itinerary was pretty, well, non-existent, but I have to say that we really made the most of our time there (so much so that we ended up in bed pretty early each night because we literally explored from 10 to 10). We roamed through Chinatown, shopped at Union Square, had clam chowder bread bowls at Fisherman’s Wharf, a bougie brunch in the Fillmore District, a puppy play date in Little Italy, and even grabbed some delicious banh mis from the Tenderloin  (Saigon Sandwich; best I’ve ever had). So, to SF and all of its delicious eats and quirkiness (scenery and citizens alike): thank you, we love you, and we'll be back soon.

Lobby of our Japanese pop culture inspired hotel, Hotel Tomo.

 

His and her sausages from Rosamunde Sausage Grill.

Puppy we met in the park near Little Italy.

My birthday brunch with this handsome fella at Sweet Maple.

FYI, I got a little shit faced off of that one mimosa right there. But at least my chipotle eggs benny was on point.

Some of the jail cells on Alcatraz Island. So eerie, but so full of history.

It wouldn't be a J & G trip without a visit to the Aquarium of the Bay.

Chinese New Year Festival in Chinatown

Lombard Street, what a silly street.

Quickly felt at home when I spotted this lonely palm tree.

I wonder if this is the trolley that DJ Tanner rode in the opening sequence of Full House?