San Francisco is such a beautiful place. It reminded me of Cape Town, because of the enormous hills, beautiful trees and coast. There also seemed to be a nice pace of life, which I loved. After a couple of long months searching for jobs, doing thankless work, and being stressed out - it was so nice to get away, be in nature, and be anonymous. We stayed in the beautiful Russian Hill neighborhood in an AirB&B apartment in a beautiful art deco building with amazing views of the Golden Gate bridge. I spent my first couple of days exploring the Marina area, walking to the Golden Gate Bridge, hanging at the Palace of the Fine Arts, and looking at all the great and unique architecture. I also drank an insane amount of Blue Bottle Coffee. Insanely good stuff. The only sad thing about my visit was the government shutdown, which meant no alcatraz or Muir woods.
Four days is not enough time to explore San Fran. I walked so much, which is good because I also ate so much! My dear friend, Gaby, took me to blue barn gourmet on Friday, where we split Spicy Tuna salad and a Buffalo Blue sandwich, which we ate at the Palace of Fine Arts. Other mentionable meals include Sushi at Wayo Sushi Restaurant, when we failed to read the closing time at Swan Oyster Depot. Wonderful fresh sushi by a father daughter team. We also had two fancy meals on our last day, the first was brunch at the Taj Campton, which was thanks to my mentor. Amazing service, food and champagne. At night, we want to Salt House in the Financial District. I think this was my favorite meal - everything was exquisite. Housed in an refurbished printing press warehouse - we dined on Contemporary American food. My favorite dish was probably the mussles, but everything was good. It was also here where I had my first and last glass of wine in SF (Sacrilegious- i know).
I definitely have to go back (to Salt House & San Francisco)!
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