City Spotlight: San Francisco

One of my recent work trips had a somewhat long overnight in San Francisco, so I knew immediately that I needed to get in touch with my friend Tiffany, because she is always down for a good adventure and she lives in the Bay area.  As soon as my plane landed and all of my passengers deplaned, I ran to the bathroom to change my clothes and Tiffany picked me up from the airport!

First up on our agenda: the Golden Gate Bridge!  When I think of San Francisco that is the first image that pops into my mind.  Well, that...and the show Full House (did anyone else have a HUGE crush on Uncle Jesse?).  Let me just say that this bridge was more amazing in person than I thought it would be.  I have always had a love for bridges.  When I was in elementary school we rode on a boat down the Willamette River in Portland and took a "bridge tour", which was probably my favorite field trip ever!  

Tiffany took me to the most amazing viewing spot and it was the perfect timing, because the sun was just starting to set, casting a warm light on the red bridge.  The Golden Gate did not disappoint and I highly recommend checking it out, if you haven't already done so.

By the time we were done checking out the bridge we were really hungry.  While we were driving back into the city, we were trying to come up with a good place to eat for cheap (which is not super easy in San Francisco).  Tiffany started telling me about this amazing food truck festival that happens every once in a while, called Off the Grid.  We decided to drive by to see if it happened to be going on that night and the stars must have been aligned for us, because it was!  

There were so many different food trucks!  Yummy smells were filling the air and it was so hard to choose from them all, but I finally decided on a "Korrito" (Korean Burrito) from "Seoul on Wheels".  It was stuffed full of rice, chicken, kimchee, cilantro and cheese!  A tiny bit spicy, but amazingly delicious!

Tiffany loves her Salted Caramel ice cream.

Next, Tiffany wanted to take me to Bi-Rite Creamery, her favorite ice cream place.  I could never say no to ice cream, so I happily obliged.  I ordered a cone with a scoop of "Ricanelas" (cinnamon with snickerdoodles) and a scoop of Chocolate Coconut.  Tiffany ordered a cup with a scoop of Salted Caramel and a scoop of something else (I can't remember).  It was super yummy and I'll have to go back there the next time I'm in San Francisco!

The best thing about San Francisco is the wide variety of people.  You never know what you will see on the streets of this fun city.  Case in point: these two silly guys, who were kind enough to let me take their picture.  Street style at it's finest.  

Have you been to San Francisco?  If so, what are your favorite things to see, eat and do?  I can't wait to visit again and explore this great place some more!

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