Sunday, March 11, 2007

San Francisco

























I got a good deal on a hotel by Union Square and we were able to be on the Concierge level (free snacks at night and free breakfast in the morning). Wahoo! Phillip didn't like San Fran as much as Monterey. Pete ended up taking Phillip to the hotel and I got to go shopping by myself for about 4 hours. I didn't buy much (one new outfit and a pair of pocka-dot shoes) but it was great to shop without any time limits. YAY!

It turned out we were there during the Chinese New Year. We went to a Chinese Restaurant on "Chinese New Years Eve" and it was really busy. In china town they had the regular junk shops, but there were a lot of tents set up for gambling and selling knock-offs. (I got some knock-off sunglasses).

On our way out of the city we got a shot of the family by the "Full House" park. "Whatever happened to predictability, the milkman, the paperboy, the evening TV ... ooooaaaaa"

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Suz said...

People with LEICA's don't need to scrapbook.... just take a look at these photos... ay caramba how can anyone compete???!!!!!