Monday, August 16, 2010
Sunday, August 15, 2010
Amazing Day
I had such a memorable day yesterday. I went to San Francisco with two of my closest friends and my wife. We started out the day with lunch at a gem of SF. The Swan Oyster Depot is one of those places that is so small you could miss it... if there wasn't a line going out the entrance. The food was delicious. I now have a place in the city that I can go specifically for seafood. The Louie salad was excellent. The Clam Chowder was an unexpected surprise. The Crab Cocktail was sweet perfection and finally, the Oysters were off the hook!
After lunch we headed over to the Palace of Fine Arts. The sky was amazing but I was only able to get a few viable pictures due to my own ignorance. As you can see, the top of the dome is very light in color, so when the sun is too bright, the camera has a hard time distinguishing between the dome and the sky.
After the POFA, We headed over to the Fisherman's Wharf. On the way I grabbed a couple of pictures of some really peaceful scenes.
My friend told me that of all the places he has been in the world, he only enjoys France more than San Francisco. I haven't been to that many places, but I love this city.
As we got closer to the wharf I noticed how beautiful the sky was and decided to take a few more shots.
I love how the gray mixes with the vibrant blues.
Once at the wharf I wanted to make sure that I got at least one good picture of the boats. I think I ended up with a decent one.
We pretty much spent the remainder of the day on Pier 39. We found a small outdoor cafe where we drank 2 bottles of wine. We then headed for Cioppino's and ordered their namesake dish. While waiting for our food we ordered a few more bottles of wine and snuck away to the bar to get a shot of Petrone and Grey Goose. When we came back our bowls of Cioppino were steaming hot and ready to be enjoyed. I can't explain to you how good the dish was, just believe me when I tell you that I don't think the day could have been any more perfect than it was.
If you want to see more of my pictures of SF, just head on over to my Flikr stream!
After lunch we headed over to the Palace of Fine Arts. The sky was amazing but I was only able to get a few viable pictures due to my own ignorance. As you can see, the top of the dome is very light in color, so when the sun is too bright, the camera has a hard time distinguishing between the dome and the sky.
After the POFA, We headed over to the Fisherman's Wharf. On the way I grabbed a couple of pictures of some really peaceful scenes.
My friend told me that of all the places he has been in the world, he only enjoys France more than San Francisco. I haven't been to that many places, but I love this city.
As we got closer to the wharf I noticed how beautiful the sky was and decided to take a few more shots.
I love how the gray mixes with the vibrant blues.
Once at the wharf I wanted to make sure that I got at least one good picture of the boats. I think I ended up with a decent one.
We pretty much spent the remainder of the day on Pier 39. We found a small outdoor cafe where we drank 2 bottles of wine. We then headed for Cioppino's and ordered their namesake dish. While waiting for our food we ordered a few more bottles of wine and snuck away to the bar to get a shot of Petrone and Grey Goose. When we came back our bowls of Cioppino were steaming hot and ready to be enjoyed. I can't explain to you how good the dish was, just believe me when I tell you that I don't think the day could have been any more perfect than it was.
If you want to see more of my pictures of SF, just head on over to my Flikr stream!
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