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.

Europe highlights in no particular order
1. Cafe Louvre hot chocolate
2. Nutella crepes in Paris
3. Night tour of London
4. Guide on the night tour of London
5. Venezualan and Polish restaurant in London's Shepherd Market
6. Portobello Market in Notting Hill
7. Afternoon tea at the Orangery
8. Dinner at Le Petit Pascal
9. Views from Sacre Couer
10. Disco-ball shining Eiffel Tower at 11 PM
11. Gare du Nord station in Paris
12. Eurostar commute from Paris to London through the countryside-ish
13. Riding the metro system in Paris, London and Prague
14. Paddington station in London
15. Surviving the escalators in the Prague metro station
16. Shopping at Cesky Krumlov
17. Seeing the sunset from the Charles Bridge in Prague
18. Exploring the Prague Castle
19. Eating fried dough with nutella in Prague
20. Angelina's hot chocolate in Paris
21. Perusing in Manufaktura
22. Walking around the Prague streets without a map
23. The bus ride back from Cesky Krumlov to Prague
24. Witnessing the changing of the guards at Buckingham Palace by mistake
25. Visiting Windsor Palace
26. Walking through the gardens of Paris
27. Seeing the Louvre again
28. Buttery chocolate croissants in Paris
29. Prague weather
30. Dinner at Kampa Park in Prague
31. Potato and bread dumplings in Prague
32. Seeing the Prague castle at night
33. The view from St. Wenceslas Vineyard at Prague Castle
34. The view from the Observation Tower on Petrin Hill
35. Visiting bookstores in Prague
36. Seeing the red ceramic tile roofs on Prague homes

Okay, I think that's about it for now.

I want to share some highlights of my trip to Europe. But I suppose before I do that I should highlight some points from the Dominican Republic and Baltimore trip. I feel like I've been traveling so much since China, and I'm going to be happy to not be moving much after May 9th. (and my bank account as well)

Dominican Republic
1. breakfast at the resort-many nutella crepes everyday
2. body boards in the ocean
3. bikini-wearing weather
4. truck safari where I saw the cutest family of pigs
5. Geovanina and Carlos' wedding
6. getting out of my bridesmaid dress
7. my roommate on the trip

Baltimore
1. getting to Baltimore before 1 PM
2. getting my keys to my new apartment.
3. enjoying crabs at Mr. Bill's Terrance Inn
4. visiting Paula
5. setting up my mirror in the living room
6. buying a table from Craigslist that fits my living room nook
7. putting together the IKEA furniture
8. my travel companion