Dzubi Dzubi Dzu: San Francisco Day 2

We woke up really early on the second day because we still had not adjusted to the time difference, but it was nice because we got a head start on the day. Jason had done a fair amount of restaurant research before our trip and I have to say it was very helpful. We headed over to the Blue Bottle Cafe for breakfast that morning and had the most delicious Belgium Waffles--I love being on vacation and indulging!

Then we headed out towards Chinatown. We walked through Union Square which was filled with very high end stores. Great window shopping, but definitely not within the budget!

This was actually taken the day before down at Fisherman's Wharf, but I had include it. It was just a large macaroni noodle--of course Jason was making a scene for the camera.

Since we woke up so early most of the shops weren't open and the crowds weren't around while we cruised through Chinatown. I didn't mind to much though. We browsed through a couple stores, although they all sold the same things. The only thing we bought was some Chinese rice candy. I loved this stuff when I was a kid and Jason had never heard of it--of course he like it too. I would definitely recommend trying some if you haven't yet!

After Chinatown we headed towards Coit Tower. We talked to my friend Lilly the night before and she said it was worth going up to it because there were some great views of the city. It was really interesting seeing all the cars parked on these amazingly steep hills. It seems difficult to pull your car into the spots, but I guess with practice you master it.

There were some really nice views of the city once we got to the top and a nice park surrounding the tower.

At this point we had been walking a lot, but we decided to make the hike over to Lombard St. which is known as the crookedest street in S.F. (side note--found out later that this isn't even the crookedest street in the city).

After that we caught a bus towards Golden Gate Park. We had lunch and walked around the park and just relaxed. It was gorgeous weather outside and it was nice just sitting and people watching.

That night for dinner we went to a wonderful French restaurant Le Folie located in Russian Hill. We both had a 9 course meal that had a range of different delicious foods. Defintely one of the best meals both of us have ever had!

Dessert was a napoleon with blackberries, golden raspberries, and red raspberries with a basel gelato and a cream filling--yum! I also tried foie gras for the first time and I really enjoyed it! And the restaurant offered black truffles on any course. I had them on my fish and Jason had it on his beef tenderloin--wow, completely worth it!