I could visit San Francisco a million times and never grow tired of it. It's such a beautiful city. My mom and I went on a mini trip to NorCal last weekend and it was one of the best times for both of us. I like taking trips with my mom because it gives me a chance to make special memories with her. Next up, an international trip to Korea and Japan for my mom's 60th birthday (not for another year and a half though)!
This trip was different from our last one because we had a rental car. One thing I learned on this trip is, one should always have a car in San Francisco. Not because you can't do things without it, but you can do SO much more with a car. We never had issues with parking and we covered so much ground! It's so convenient to have a car in the city and very restful. It rained while we were there, so our rental car also shielded us from the cold. Anyways, here are some of my favorite moments from the trip!
P.S. We didn't take many photos on Saturday because we didn't do much. We picked up our rental car, grabbed dinner at a Korean restaurant in Palo Alto and headed to my uncle's house for my mom to handle business. We checked into our very cool Airbnb condo a few hours later and went to sleep.
Saturday | October 29
I've got to say, the Long Beach Airport is pretty nice.
This is the camera I used on my trip. My brother got it for me years ago for my birthday. I used it a lot in San Francisco, but I still need to develop the film.
Sunday | October 30
We went to Devil's Teeth Baking Company to grab breakfast before heading to church. We shared a breakfast sandwich and beignets (which are only served on Sundays) and every bite was heaven!
I felt like a real local on this trip.
Even though it was POURING, we drove to a 9:30am service at Canvas Church in Presidio (worship was held in a theater). Did I mention that we almost died on the way to church? It was raining pretty hard, so driving was very dangerous at times.
Farmer's market | Richmond District
Getting to see the Golden Gate Bridge up close was a MUST, so we headed out to Fort Point after lunch. The weather was a little sketchy, but we took our chances. I looked up Fort Point on Google maps and off we went!
Tada! We got our pictures and it pretty much started raining shortly after. My mom and I ran to our car and laughed about getting drenched in the rain. We headed to back to our condo to dry up.
The 16th Avenue Tiled Steps. Beautiful.
The wind was so strong.
This is honestly my favorite place in San Francisco. You won't understand until you're at the top of this hill.
These photos of the Golden Gate Bridge are from our second visit to Fort Point. The weather was looking more promising, so we headed back after seeing the tiled steps. It was my mom's idea. Lol.
Then, we headed to dinner at one of our favorite restaurants in the world - San Tung on Irving Street. Those dry fried chicken wings, man. They're to die for.
We tried a local gelato place, Holy Gelato! because you gotta have dessert!
A rare photo taken together.
Since it was still early, we drove to Pier 39 to get some seafood aka second dinner.
And, of course to see the very cute sea lions.
We didn't visit the Ferry Building this time, but we drove past it. It's so pretty at night, especially with the Bay Bridge lighting up behind it.
On my next trip, I definitely want to go to a baseball game at AT&T Park. Gotta check that off my list!
Monday | October 31
Our breakfast at Andytown Coffee Roasters. Coffee + a raspberry corn muffin and cheddar scallion scone. These were so good. It was another local bakery that I fell in love with.
After breakfast, we walked to the beach (which was only 4 blocks away). It was just us and the ocean.
This was the first whole sand dollar we found after seeing a thousand broken ones.
Our not so cool photo of our feet in the sand. I kind of want to delete this photo, but my mom and I didn't get to take very many pictures together on this trip. Haha.
After the beach, we headed to the San Francisco Botanical Gardens. There weren't a lot of people there because it was a Monday, so it was really peaceful. My mom and I love nature, so it was an ideal way to end the trip.
We laughed so hard when we were trying to take jumping photos. Haha. So many failed attempts to get it just right.
I love this tree.
Do you see the fish?
Our last stop for ice cream after our very delicious poke bowls. We love ice cream, especially my mom. Haha.
Stopped by the Painted Ladies before heading to the airport.
This house is so cool.
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