20 October 2010

Thursday:
breakfast: Cafe in Hayes
lunch: ramen in Japantown
dinner: Foreign Cinema--Where the Wild Things Are did NOT play
perusing the awesome stores in Japantown (the market, the bookstore, the hardware store)

Friday:
Lunch: Gregorie
Snack: Paulette Macarons
Dinner: Sushi Buffet in Sacramento
falling in love with the Berkeley campus, taking in views from the Campanile, taking in a show in Downtown Sacramento.

Saturday:
Breakfast: Koi Palace Daly City
Lunch: Tootsies
Snack: Kara's Cupcakes
Dinner: Vietnamese in San Jose
comparing Stanford's campus to Berkeley's, getting smitten by a newborn baby in SJ.

Sunday:
Breakfast: St. Francis Fountain
Snack: Dynamo Donuts
Dinner: BurmaSuperstar
driving around San Francisco, taking in views of the Golden Gate and the Pacific Ocean, bracing myself for a rollercoaster hill.

Monday:
Lunch: Zachary's
Dinner: Mexican near Alamo Square
feeling like an undergrad again at Berkeley, getting introduced to MacArthur Maze, seeing the inspiration for the AT-AT Walkers from Star Wars, gorgeous views of Berkeley and SF from the mountains.

Tuesday:
All day mash:
1. mochi and manju from Benkyodo Co.
2. unagi and California roll from Maruya (Yelp says to try to Saba--but I've never heard of it)
3. hot chocolate at La Boulange
4. more macarons at Paulette's
5. beignet sampler from Brenda's
6. chicken wings from San Tung
great walking/eating tour around SF, first look at UCSF campus and SON, riding the Muni, buying a bike bell, feeling completely un-touristy.