Today was a productive one! I woke up and decided to take a Hatha flow 90 minute yoga class first thing this morning. I enjoyed this class much more than the class the other day. The instructor was friendly, more personable. After class I decided to take Kylie's bike and explore the city by bike today. The plan was to go to Golden Gate Park and then ride over the Golden Gate Bridge to Sausalito and take the ferry back to the city. It might sound ambitious but SF is a small city, distance from Kylie's apartment to Sausalito, 10 miles. Add in a couple more stops but overall not too bad, man it was a lot tougher than I expected! All those hills on a bike, much harder than walking.
So the other day I had written that I strolled around Golden Gate Park while visiting Haight/Ashbury but I actually was incorrect. That is what is known as the panhandle right before Golden Gate Park. Golden Gate Park is HUGE! Much bigger than Central Park with lakes and a science museum. In total about 3 miles long and 20% percent larger than Central Park. I decided there was not enough time for a science museum so I went to the Conservatory of Flowers and The Japanese Tea Garden. Both were very beautiful and I got to spend some time exploring and enjoying the flowers and scenery.
After leaving Golden Gate Park I made the journey which felt entirely uphill to the Golden Gate Bridge. I crossed over the bridge and rode entirely downhill to the gorgeous little town of Sausalito. The entire way down all I kept thinking was, "There is no way in hell I am riding up this!" I walked around Sausalito which had a bunch of boutiques, restaurants, chocolate shops. The houses were massive all looking out onto the Bay, gorgeous views. I took the ferry back to SF to none other than the Ferry building and then had to bike back to Kylie's apartment which was only about 4 miles but during rush hour with buses and all kinds of craziness! I impressed myself, now have a sore ass, and definitely worked up an appetite for dinner. The hills were a bit too much for me to do on a daily basis but it is definitely something I could see myself enjoying regularly in So Cal where it is flatter. When Chris and I spent the summer living in LBI we rode our bikes everywhere and it was great.
Tonight, I am taking Kylie out to Perennial a restaurant my parents, who have never been to SF, recommended because their friends who were recently here went and said it was "divine". Seems to have great reviews so it should be good! Getting geared up for up for an exciting weekend of Ween and meeting up with some Portland friends I met at a Phish show at the Gorge in Washington so it should be a ton of fun! Stay tuned....arooo woooo!!!!
Song of the day "O' Valcenia!" The Decemberists. Kylie lives right off of Valcenia St. which is a very popular street in the Mission with lots of shops and restaurants. I have been traveling up and down it quite a bit over the past several days and it always makes me think of this song. The Decemberists are one of my favorite bands. They have such amazing story telling ability. "O' Valcenia" is your Romeo & Juliet love story. They have this incredible way of sounding so old world but still catchy. They wrote an amazing rock opera called The Hazards of Love. If you have a chance to listen to it from beginning to end it is awesome, makes me cry everytime.
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