DAY 9 in SF - is it really day 9 already?

My pleas to the heavens must have been heard, because today, the SF weather was perfect. It was chilly, but super sunny and ALL the shops were open during the day (I went to Venice beach on a day when it was pouring - bad idea. None of the street stalls, buskers or muscles were there)!

Because my photo problem had not yet been resolved, I'm blogging from my phone tonight. Camera photos will come once I figure out what to do about picasa :(

1. IG shot showing the blue sky over sf.

2. The pier next to pier 45. Pier 45 has submarines at the dock and there's like a games/arcade games collection in the pier warehouse.

3. Sea lions at pier 39! They were really cute- especially the one that kept nuzzling all the others around it. But because their diet mainly consists of fish, they have the smelliest of breaths. Omg. When they were yelping... Talking (?) to each other, you could smell their breath from the pier. >_>

4. Candy by the barrel at candy baron on pier 39!!

5. Docked yachts and bay bridge. This is beautiful. The boats reminded me of the waterfront scene at Birkenhead point, and it made me miss Sydney a bit. Just a bit.

6. Every time I eat Chinese food in America, I get a fortune cookie. Today I bought a Jones soda, looked at the cap and saw this. I'm not really sure how the fortune cookies tradition came about, I always thought it was some kinda underground communication for Chinese rebels back in the ancient times. Who knows.

7,8&9. THE CRAB STATION! The lobster was a bit of a rip $34 I think. The crab was SO GOOD. $32 for two and I had one. I also had 2 clam chowders today, but I'll elaborate more. When the camera pics are up.

San Fran, my friends were right in saying that I would love you. Your shops have more stock, your city has less crazy people, and even though your traffic is a bit... congested at times, the views around town make it all worth sitting in the street car/ cable car.

Hope you all have been enjoying your holidays as much as me!!