On a regular Thursday afternoon, I was doing some work for "Miss Kris Music" and I got a text from Spencer, asking me if I would be able to leave in a couple hours for the west coast. I said "YES!" and he gave me the choice of Oregon or Northern California and we narrowed it down to San Francisco. A couple hours later, we were on the road. We arrived at 4:00am and stayed at his aunt's home. What I loved is how we were able to drive twelve hours and had a blast the entire time.
The first day was spent between China Town and Union Square. Spencer was so sweet, wanting to buy me cute li'l things and take pictures of us wherever we went. Just walking around and experiencing the surroundings was so much fun. Spencer played with a Chinese band, we ate at the Oriental Pearl, and we walked around the Macy's there because it was stinkin' rinkin' huge! We didn't get everything done that we wanted but it was getting late so we took off.
The next day was spent walking from Pier 39 to Lombard Street and everything in between. Crab sandwiches, clam chowder; busses that go from the streets into the ocean, incredibly steep streets and beautiful homes. The beach was one of the best parts for me. Being able to walk on soft sand and smell the seaweed, while feeling the salt water is my kinda heaven. The big ships a few yards away was a cool addition, too.
We wanted to go to Alcatraz but that--along with a bunch of other stuff--is saved for another trip. Instead, we spent the rest of the evening at the Golden Gate Bridge. We figured it was a good last thing to do before we headed home. That was the only time we didn't enjoy the ride--driving out of San Francisco.
The weekend before Fall 2010 Semester was so much fun and relaxing. It was wonderful to leave without plans and do whatever we wanted, whenever and wherever we wanted. And to do that in San Francisco was perfect because just being there was good enough. With so much to see and do without paying a cent. It was pretty great.
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