On the trip to San Francisco, we finally broke down and tool the metro subway to the Castro. It was just too far to walk there in the time we had.
While we were trying to get exact change for the Metra machine (trust me it is hard if you have a $5 bill), we got to listen to this band play.
Unfortunately, the guitar player broke a string and had to change it. However, the band kept the show going.
They were pretty good.
Before betting on the metro subway in San Francisco, we stopped for a moment to watch some tap dancers. I had shot of couple of pictures, but I liked this one because I managed to catch him when he was on his toes
I also managed to shoot some video the tap dancer as well.
This picture is my final image from the brief trip I made to San Francisco last weekend. On the morning I rolled out, I had coffee at Cafe Trieste. Although there are a few locations around the city, the original place is in little Italy.
The great history and cool memorabilia made visit worth it. I also loved how much it felt like a neighborhood place where everyone was welcome.
On my last morning in San Francisco, I wandered to Fisherman's Wharf in the rain. Since I didn't know where I was going, I headed past all the restaurants to the end of the wharf and hooked a left.
I realized there wasn't anything back there, but thought I might be able to cut back through. As I walked a little further, I noticed this small chapel sitting by the side of the wharf.
Tucked behind the buildings was the Fishermen's and Seamen's Memorial Chapel. This tiny building was nestled between the landing area for boats and a boat dock on the other side.
Although there was not a way to cut through, I was happy to have discovered it.
While visiting San Francisco we hear some loud drums down one of the side streets. My friend and I went to check it out. We discovered this Chinese Dragon was going from store to store to bring good luck to the owners.
During my adventure in San Francisco, my friend and I ventured into a spice store. I loved all of the jars along the wall.
Even better, note the abacus in the foreground of the picture. I love the idea that they use it for calculating sales.
Since I had to attend a conference in San Jose, I took the time to spend a night in San Francisco. During the day, I wondered through a lot of San Francisco with my friend. One of my favorite places was China Town.
This photo was shot through the window of one of the Chinese butchers. As my friend pointed out, I was virtually the only white person and a couple of times, I was also the tallest person in a few of the stores we went in.
Personally, I love how much you feel submerged when you are in China Town.
