San Francisco

For my birthday this year, Chris treated me to a long weekend in San Francisco.  Believe it or not, it was my first time there!  We stayed right downtown in Union Square.  Loved how easy it was to get around on their public transport.
Day 1 we we roamed around a bit and gave in and took a trolly ride to Fisherman's Wharf.  I had heard a lot of things about the Wharf.  It really is the 'Hollywood Blvd" of SF.  Tons of tourist (myself included) getting sold all kinds of tours and packages.  We also checked out Museum Mechanic, a little museum at the wharf with tons of vintage arcade games.  Oh, and you can play them too!

Day 2 we spent most of the day at Alcatraz.  It took up a big chunk of the day but I would absolutely recommend it.  The whole story of Alcatraz is amazing.  

We had a huge list from friends of places to see and to go eat.  Our first night we ate at this amazing mediterranean place Kokkari.  Chris couldn't wait to try the saghanaki which was delish.  Oh, they have an amazing wine cellar downstairs and you can actually dine down there!

Next we had Italiano at Caesars in North Beach.  So good!  After we walked through North Beach and stopped for tiramisu at The Stinking Rose.  Delicioso!

Our last day we headed to Golden Gate Park.  It's huge!  We walked through the park to a Japanese tea garden, the California Academy of Arts and Sciences and then on to Haight Ashbury for lunch!  We ended our weekend with a sunset cruise around the bay :)