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* Wednesday, August 22, 2007 *
22nd July 07 - San Francisco Day 3
by the time it reached day 3, we were really awed by the beauty of this city... everywhere is aesthetically beautiful, you can juz stand and take in all the beauty around you...
the day started off with Grace Cathedral. yes, another church! but this time for its architecture again, and its AIDS memorial inside...
i really really love the exterior of this church... it looks so ancient and so modern all at the same time... added to that is this really mysterious feeling tat makes u wonder abt the ppl that has passed thru that giant oak door at the entrance...
i tot the interior was as beautiful... as much as i'm not a christian, it doesnt take much for one to be able to appreciate the insides of an American church... i especially like the AIDS memorial chapel... they have this memorial book where u can choose to inscribe names and death dates of AIDS victims for a certain fee which goes to the AIDS association...
next is Coit Tower, which is the tallest building in San Francisco, and truly looked over the whole city... to get there, we've to take this bus that goes round and round up a mountain...
and this! is the most nonsensical thing i've ever seen since i stepped onto USA soil! and trust me, we've seen much weird things there hahah...
it's a pillar up in Coit Tower filled with chewing gum... yes dirty disgusting chewing gum filled with god-knows-whose saliva... all stuck on the same pillar... and u noe wat's worse, ppl actually write on the chewing gum they stick there!!!!!
like, if u look closely at the photo, u can see little scribblings on those lumps of things... u'll see things like "blah and blah forever together" or "blah was here!" or a signature with a date... all written on the chewing gums!
for ur information, tat pillar totally totally SMELLS.
we were soooooo amused!
we made our way to Lombard Street afterwards...
this! is Lombard Street!
which is the WORLD'S MOST CROOKED STREET!
yepz! the positions of the cars in the photos marked out the crookedness of this street... it's amazing how they even tot abt constructing such a street... is it juz an error on the civil engineer's part? or an error on the construction worker's part? or did they do it on purpose juz to create another tourist attraction? haha... who knows...
you know you've reached Italian Town when you see these!!!
interesting name... came about becoz many of their dishes there have garlic in it... haha how apt isnt it?
they mainly sell pastas, and the food is supadupa GOOOOOODDDD!!!!!!!
went straight for Bubba Gump souvenir shop aft tat before entering the restaurant for a meal...
the photo on the left is a menu tat's sold in the shop, with photos from the movie incorporated inside... and that little thing les is holding is a shrimp!!!! isnt it adorable????? i like tat silly shrimpy grin... haha...
tat's a table sign tat u can flip to show "Run Forrest Run" or "Stop Forrest Stop"... if u need the waiters or any service, all u haf to do is flip to the "Stop Forrest Stop" and they'll stop by ur table to accede to any of ur requests... and after so if u dun need them anymore, u can flip it back to "Run Forrest Run"...
and our food! which the four of us shared...
the shrimps are superb... it's so fresh it's unbelievable... and they've got all kinds of shrimps... barbequed shrimps, grilled shrimps, coconut shrimps etc etc...
tat's a guy hiding behind the bush trying to scare any pedestrians tat walked past... haha i've got to give it to him... he's really funny...
by the time it reached day 3, we were really awed by the beauty of this city... everywhere is aesthetically beautiful, you can juz stand and take in all the beauty around you...
the day started off with Grace Cathedral. yes, another church! but this time for its architecture again, and its AIDS memorial inside...
them, the jokers
i really really love the exterior of this church... it looks so ancient and so modern all at the same time... added to that is this really mysterious feeling tat makes u wonder abt the ppl that has passed thru that giant oak door at the entrance...
i tot the interior was as beautiful... as much as i'm not a christian, it doesnt take much for one to be able to appreciate the insides of an American church... i especially like the AIDS memorial chapel... they have this memorial book where u can choose to inscribe names and death dates of AIDS victims for a certain fee which goes to the AIDS association...
next is Coit Tower, which is the tallest building in San Francisco, and truly looked over the whole city... to get there, we've to take this bus that goes round and round up a mountain...
Coit Tower
view of SF from the tower
and this! is the most nonsensical thing i've ever seen since i stepped onto USA soil! and trust me, we've seen much weird things there hahah...
it's a pillar up in Coit Tower filled with chewing gum... yes dirty disgusting chewing gum filled with god-knows-whose saliva... all stuck on the same pillar... and u noe wat's worse, ppl actually write on the chewing gum they stick there!!!!!
like, if u look closely at the photo, u can see little scribblings on those lumps of things... u'll see things like "blah and blah forever together" or "blah was here!" or a signature with a date... all written on the chewing gums!
for ur information, tat pillar totally totally SMELLS.
we were soooooo amused!
at the foot of Coit Tower
we made our way to Lombard Street afterwards...
snapshots of SF city
this! is Lombard Street!
which is the WORLD'S MOST CROOKED STREET!
yepz! the positions of the cars in the photos marked out the crookedness of this street... it's amazing how they even tot abt constructing such a street... is it juz an error on the civil engineer's part? or an error on the construction worker's part? or did they do it on purpose juz to create another tourist attraction? haha... who knows...
us, in front of Lombard Street
who's tat cute guy in shades? heehee...
you know you've reached Italian Town when you see these!!!
Italian Town
Another reason why SF is so interesting... they've got an Italian town, a Jap town, a Vietnam town, and of coz Chinatown!!! i think there's more tho...
one of the shops we entered
me and ching both bought one of those tins!!! it's supa nice!!! tho it totally created more luggage problems for us... haha... we bought each tin for S$15, when it's sold for S$40 in singapore, heeren... wahhahha... little things liddat really make me happy... haha...
Italian pastries :: Italian fudge
i love the Italian pastries!!! me and les bought one to share, and i immediately fell in love with it, it's so sweet it totally psyched u up, and yet not so sweet tat ur face will scrunch up once u bite into it... nice!
the Italian fudge is from this shop there that claims to be the world's sweetest shop... they have all kinds of chocolates and sweets inside... but the fudge is the best!!!! and they give us free samples!
Italian town is peppered with more Italian restaurants den shops tho... and one of the more interesting restaurants there, The Stinking Rose!!
interesting name... came about becoz many of their dishes there have garlic in it... haha how apt isnt it?
longest string of garlics :: hottest sauces in the universe
the longest string of garlic apparently got into the Guinness World of Records, well, according to the shop owner tat is... looking at tat string hanging from the ceiling that goes from room to room, it's hard not to believe tho!
and those in the right photo are the hottest sauces in the universe, one of them being Dave's Insanity Sauce, which dearest Lester in a moment of insanity decided to buy them back to let his hall ppl try... hahah... it's so hot and potent it can actually be used to wash off grease... -_-'''
ching tried it, and hearing her experience made me abit reluctant to try the one les bought...
went in search for some Italian food for lunch, and we stumbled onto this really nice sophisticated looking restaurant called Calzone's!
they mainly sell pastas, and the food is supadupa GOOOOOODDDD!!!!!!!
it's so good it leaves us wanting more... but it's kinda expensive tho...
went back to Fisherman's Wharf Pier 39 after tat coz we didnt manage to finish looking at all the quirky shops along the pier... and i so wanted to eat Bubba Gump!!!! it felt like a must-do since it's featured in a movie and it's totally not available in Singapore at all!
the child in him
and one of the highlights at the pier, giant seals!!
went straight for Bubba Gump souvenir shop aft tat before entering the restaurant for a meal...
the photo on the left is a menu tat's sold in the shop, with photos from the movie incorporated inside... and that little thing les is holding is a shrimp!!!! isnt it adorable????? i like tat silly shrimpy grin... haha...
tat's a table sign tat u can flip to show "Run Forrest Run" or "Stop Forrest Stop"... if u need the waiters or any service, all u haf to do is flip to the "Stop Forrest Stop" and they'll stop by ur table to accede to any of ur requests... and after so if u dun need them anymore, u can flip it back to "Run Forrest Run"...
i tot it was a really cool idea... =)
and our food! which the four of us shared...
the shrimps are superb... it's so fresh it's unbelievable... and they've got all kinds of shrimps... barbequed shrimps, grilled shrimps, coconut shrimps etc etc...
and while we were walking down the pier, we saw something tat's like "Just For Laughs"...
tat's a guy hiding behind the bush trying to scare any pedestrians tat walked past... haha i've got to give it to him... he's really funny...
night view from the Pier
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