More from our weekend getaway..

I left off yesterday sharing pictures from our little San Francisco getaway. We rode bikes from our hotel to pier 39 where we did some sight seeing, then Fisherman's Wharf where we ate the most amazing sourdough.. Next stop, Ghirardelli square. For someone who loves chocolate, but can't eat it due to the crazy mood swings it gives me, this was kind of a torturous place. I ordered a strawberry ice cream cone (which was really good), and watched everyone around me (including Jake) eat yummy looking chocolate desserts. Jake also stocked up on chocolate bars to bring home with us.

Jake is standing in front of a giant tub of chocolate. Can I get a big ol' straw please?

After we were officially stuffed with food. We rode our bikes along a trail towards the golden gate bridge. We could see it in the distance and it was looking pretty far away, but what I was really confused about was how we were going to get up to it, since we were down by the water. Soon enough we discovered the giant hill we had to ride up, or ehm..walk our bike up while our husband waits at the top. Eventually we made it to the bridge and where we walked, took pictures, and rode our bikes across. The whole time we were just taking in the beautiful day and beautiful views of the city. It was perfect.

When we got to the other side we followed some signs to this cute little town called Sausalito. All the houses and shops were so much fun to look at. Jake (my foodie) had found one of the best sushi places in the bay area nearby, so we enjoyed a yummy dinner there.  After a lonngg day of bike riding we took a ferry back to San Francisco because there was NO way my legs or bum were riding all the way home.

A trip to San Francisco wouldn't be complete without a ride on the trolley! So we hopped on one and got a great view of the city in an easier way than walking or riding bikes...perfect for our sore feet.

We got off the trolley and made our way to Lombard street. I dont know if it's the curviest road or what, but it was fun to see.

One night we had late dinner reservations and so we decided to head to China town. I think Jake was a little disappointed because he was expecting fireworks, dragon dancers, the works. Instead we found a found a pretty calm street. So we made the best of it and sampled a bunch of pastries in a Chinese bakery.. we realized they weren't really our thing and ended up throwing out most of them while they weren't looking, but we had fun anyway.

Like a mentioned before, Jake has become a total foodie so our trip to San Francisco was partially motivated by his love of food and all the good restaurants in the area [although we left the camera at home every night when we went to dinner]. When we first got there Jake called to make a reservation at a place that was on his bucket list, Gary Danko. Apparently people make reservations 3 months in advance, so we put our name on a waiting list and didn't get our hopes up. On our last day, Gary Danko called and we got the golden ticket. Jake was a on cloud 9. Being a little iffy on some foods these days I was a little nervous, but went because Jake was soo excited. I ended up being in heaven and loving every bite of my food. I didn't stop saying, "amazing," "so good," the whole time, and normally I'm not like that at all. Jake loved his 1st two courses until he suddenly got really sick (from his medicine for his back) and couldn't finish the rest of his meal. heart breaker.  He still enjoyed his time but was sad he couldn't fully experience Gary Danko, but it may have been worth it because he is one big step closer to converting me to be a foodie too.