TheHubs: "I have Saturday and Sunday off!" (Note: TheHubs RARELY has an entire weekend off.)
Me: "Woo!"
TheHubs: "And Monday too!"
Me: "Woo! Woo!"
TheHubs: "Let's go somewhere!"
Me: "Woo! Woo! Woo!"
And within hours, TheHubs bought plane tickets, hotel reservations, and an event. He wanted it to be a surprise, which I LOVED.
Since we didn't have checked bags and TheHubs checked in online, I had no clue until we arrived at the gate on Friday night. This was my reveal:
YAY!! I was sooo excited! I haven't been to SF in almost 10 years so I was definitely looking forward to it. Plus, TheHubs and I are misplaced city dwellers, so I knew we'd have a blast.
On Saturday, we didn't bring the SLR, so iPhone pics it is. We started the day with an early lunch of chowder and sandwiches down at the Wharf area. Then we strolled around Fort Mason, which is an absolutely beautiful part of the city. TheHubs surprised me one last time with tickets to the 2012 Wine Tasting Competition at the Fort Mason Pier!
It was AMAZING!!! Seriously, I have never been to such an event. There were over 800 wineries at the event, all for our sampling pleasure. In fact, Tyler Florence (from Food Network) was even there! I also believe the latest Bachelor Ben was there, but since I couldn't care less about that, we didn't notice him.
That's Tyler to the left of the white pole.
For dinner, we went to the Nobb Hil area to LaLoLa for actual Spanish tapas! Recently, I'm finding that everyone and their brother is offering tapas. However, few actually have real Spanish tapas - my absolute favorite! Croquetas de la Abuela (croquettes), Gambas al Ajillo (garlic shrimp), chorizo, and my favorite, seafood paella! Add in a glass of sangria, and I was in heaven! I haven't had such delicious Spanish tapas since Bar Ferdinand, which is our favorite restaurant in Philly.
Seafood Paella
On Sunday, we tackled the hills yet again and headed to North Beach (and boy are there hills! Everyone in that city must be incredibly fit.) We ate brunch at a delicious European cafe Cafe Divine. I loooved the windows.
Cafe Divine
After brunch, we walked to Coit Tower, which has views of the entire city. I am really disappointed in myself because I had the wrong white balance setting on my camera so the pictures I took in Aperture mode came out extremely blue :( I switched back and forth so all is not ruined, but the ONE picture we took of the two of us was. So here's the black and white version. I suppose this was good practice for London - lesson learned for sure!
The cars park at a 90 degree angle, which is CRAZY! I snapped this pic from farther up the hill to be level with the sign. The 2nd picture is actually how high up the sign actually was!
We walked around North Beach, and allllll the way up the famous curvy Lombard Street. After that we walked and walked some more. However, we did take a break at a cute coffee place in Little Italy and stocked up on fruit leathers at Trader Joe's. We just walked for hours on end!
Sunday night, the restaurant we wanted to go to was closed, so we ended up at Plouf. I had the most delicious coc au vin for dinner, and shared pot de creme with churros for dessert. Another winner for sure!
All in all, we had an AMAZING time! One of the things I love about TheHubs and me is that we share a fondness for traveling, big cities, delicious food, and architecture. And San Francisco delivered on all of them! If we get stationed in California next, I know we'll be heading back to SF often!
Oh, and a special thanks to TheHubs for planning the whole surprise. You certainly know how to make a random weekend in February the best yet!
Hope you all have a great weekend!
-K
2 comments:
That's so nice the hubs surprised you with such a lovely trip - I love all the pics! Honestly, you and I appreciate the same things in our vacations: food, wine and cities. Good thing our guys do, too!
Looks like you guys had a great time. Your hubs sounds like a sweetie!
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