The thing I have marveled about most since we've arrived in SF is the amazing climate. The air is cool and the breeze is refreshing...but we're not cold and sitting in the sun for hours is extremely comfortable. We talked to a man who was selling his photography on the street and he said the warmest time is during September. For breakfast we went to the have the World Famous Mini Pancakes at Sears Fine Food. go to www.searsfinefood.com for some great history. Then it was off to shopping and seeing. Why am I still so amazed that no matter where I go in the world, 'getting' and 'acquiring' is the most popular tourist attraction. Prada, Macy's, Juicy, Old Navy, Coach...you can get anything you want. The mega stores look just like the ones in Dallas, Minneapolis, Chicago...everywhere! People making purchases is what I have seen most (except for the actual 'Starbucks on every corner'...no, really, on EVERY corner). We had lunch at Taylor's Automatic Refreshment...great place for burgers and all things sandwich. I also had the onion rings and Alvaro had the garlic herb fries...oh yes and I very much enjoyed a Hard Cider brewed right here in California. Tomorrow night is the trip to Alcatraz...just seeing it yesterday from Pier 39 was amazing...I can't wait to get there tomorrow and see what I wrote a multitude of book reports about in elementary school and Jr. High.
I'm realizing during this trip that my blog entries aren't so very inspiring but I guess you just have to care what I'm up to all week in order to keep reading. My biggest issue is trying not to think about work and worrying about all the stuff I have to do when I get back. So many new and interesting things are coming up at FUMC Dallas but I just can't be thinking about that right now :)...only vacation thoughts!! More tomorrow.
