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What a whirlwind of a trip! If you follow on Facebook, you already know about the hiccup that was my laptop and wallet getting stolen. It happened, it sucked and then I moved on. The highs were too high to care about the lows.
C and I travelled out to San Francisco (and surrounding areas) to see our friends and family and celebrate Thanksgiving with them.
I’m not sure that I can fully recap the entirety of our trip within one post. At least not without the post turning into a novel. Instead I’ll let the pictures do most of the talking, then mention a few highlights at the bottom. By highlights I mean the food because duh. Ironically I took very few pictures of food. Not sure how that happened…
We kicked things off on Saturday by perusing the farmer’s market at the Ferry Building with one of my oldest friends, Eseids followed by drinks and munchies on Cassie’s roof. Yes, this is Cassie’s view…
A quick day trip out to Sonoma for some wine tasting.
Hiking in Point Reyes and oyster shucking and grilling in Tomales Bay.
Thanksgiving in Marin. 24 people, 10 pies.
Thanksgiving hike post-meal, pre-pies.
I love Thanksgiving.
Ai Weiwei exhibit on Alcatraz.
The end of an incredible trip.
San Francisco
Zazie (Cole Valley) – The brunch was insanely delicious. Get EVERYTHING.
Arizmendi Bakery (Inner Sunset) – I ordered the gluten-free pumpkin muffin 3 times. Their scones are amazing too.
Frances (The Castro) – Farm-to-table goodness. Thanks Eseids for insisting we go here!
Samovar Tea (The Castro) – Tea pairings with my meal. Be still my heart.
Blue Plate (The Mission) – All I want in life is to recreate their toasted kale salad.
Sonoma
Scribe Winery – I can’t even begin to explain how incredible this vineyard was. Thank you for the wonderful service and experience!
Cline Winery – Beautiful property and free tastings!
Larson Family Winery – Turns out I’m far better at drinking wine than playing bags…not surprised.
Tomales Bay
Tomales Bay Oyster Company – the freshest oysters I’ve ever eaten. Bring drinks and food and set up shop for the afternoon!
A HUGE thank you to Lo and Kev for hosting us for the week, C’s entire family for all of the love, hugs and food and our wonderful friends for showing us around their city. I have a feeling I’ll be back sooner than you think…
I’ve been to SanFran just a few weeks ago, and I have fallen in love with this city SO MUCH! It was one of the best trips for me so far. I’ve never been to the East coast, but I doubt that it cang et any better than my weeks on the West coast… I hope I will find out (soon)!
So jealous of your trip! I’ve never been to California at all, but it’s definitely high on the bucket list. San Fran looks so gorgeous! Especially because all I see out my window is snow…
Looks like such an epic trip! Pictures were awesome btw.
p.s. I clicked through to the Monday lineup at the beginning and scrolled through the rest of the post while listening to the first song. It was pretty epic. You should offer song suggestions with all your posts haha
Looks like such an amazing trip! WIne country is at the top of my must visit list! Thanks for the great photos.
love all the pies!!! they look delish 🙂 what a fantastic trip!
You life is so majestic. I am so glad you are home. My life is complete.
10 pies??!! So jealous. Cassie’s view is ridiculous in the best way possible. I’ve only been to Cali twice, but I loved it both times… still need to make it to wine country though!
Ahhh such pretty pictures! I want to visit out there so badly. It looks like you had a great time!
I don’t know what you do but your trip pics are always SO beautiful.
And those pies?! OMG!! So jealous!!
I have been in SFO YEARS ago and will be back in May next year – can not wait!
These photos are epic, buddy! Glad (amidst the W + L issue) you look like you had a blast- and much deserved too!
I hope you sampled each and every one of those pies. Next year, I’ll make you a pie. Well, maybe bought.I love SanFran and consider a walk up the road a workout.