san francisco

yesterday we took the plane to san francisco. the sight of the deserts on the plane ride was amazing. our place is in the middle of little japan and tomorrow we are going to explore the japanese shops and supermarkets around. after putting down our bags we set off immediately to chinatown to complete our roast duck pilgrimage at the new kingtin restaurant. the slopes in san fran are such a challenge. by night our legs were aching. anyway the duck and duck rice and the lotus root soup was fabulous. we hardly talked over dinner cos we were busy concentrating on the more important task of savouring every bite and spoonful. we bought egg tarts in a bakery then walked home via ellis streets. there are so much more visible homeless people on the streets in san fran than new york city, at least it seems that way.

today we walked to fisherman's wharf and passed along some very cute shops, including a standalone benefit make up shop. we took a look at lombard with the crooked streets filled with tourists, with a tour of coit tower in the distance. we continued to the wharf and looked for a good seafood place. decided on an italian restaurant called noma rosa i think, and ordered a sicilian calamari and a lobster to share. it came with some really good rice that had some chicken base. after the good lunch we headed off to our alcatraz tour. the tour was really well done and by the time we got back to little japan we decided to have some bento in a small restaurant that opened till late. pretty good bento deal for the price, i ate gyoza, chicken teriyaki and tonkatsu. yummy.

now that 70s show is on tv.