Sep082008

San Francisco Bay

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The two of us napped on the sand at Chrissy Field. We were surrounded by all the magical goodness you could want from life: deliciously fine sand, the sun beating down, a cool ocean breeze and an abundance of happy dogs out with their owners. The Golden Gate Bridge watched over us, quietly counting the many hearts that people have left in this city over the years.

We were hella tired. Second day of our vacation and we had stupidly believed we could make it into Mama’s for brunch if we woke up early enough. We woke up late, we ate elsewhere and now we were full of breakfast eggs and in a walking food coma.

On our way from Chrissy Field to Haight-Ashbury, we drove down Divisidero and I immediately noticed the iconic San Francisco homes. In particular, I couldn’t help but remember Ingrid Michaelson searching for the Full House house and Wikipedia soon told me that we were only about a mile away from the house they feature on the intro credits.

1709 Broderick St Full House

The photo on the right is Full House by creanium.

Mind you, I checked on YouTube after I got back and they show the front of the house for less than a second.

From what little I saw of San Francisco, it was a great city. There was something very grounding about walking around Chinatown on a Saturday morning and seeing all the old people shuffle about the markets, clutching their pink shopping bags. It wouldn’t be a bad way to live out my golden years.

We also saw quite a bit of Berkeley but there’s not too much to say about it except that it’s obviously a very youthful place and I was pleasantly surprised by the good food. Not a tourist destination, but really just a stroll down memory lane for her.

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deutlich

I seeriously want to visit San Fran in the WORST way
Jack

@deutlich: Shh. Don’t call it “San Fran” or “Frisco”, it upsets the natives. They prefer “SF” or just “the city”. I’m going to start calling it “San-Fran-Frisco City’.
all the wine

question….

Do you have a 3G problem? I was in SF and my friend had a big one, he had to stay on Edge, unless he was going to surf the web.

However over here in the midwest my 3G is crystal clear and full strength all the time. I even updated the 2.0.2 with no affect. I feel like I’m the only one without any 3G problems. I do occasionally turn it off to save battery (something that will hopefully be fixed on Friday!)
Jack

@all the wine: I had a HUGE 3G problem in downtown SF. From what I’ve read, basically it’s hard to use 3G in a place where there are lots of other iPhones. I couldn’t get a decent signal and was stuck on EDGE most of the time until we got out on to the freeway (though there is no 3G reception on the Bay Bridge itself).

3G can be a bit spotty in downtown Seattle too but better than SF. Outside of those crowded downtown areas, the reception is great.

This problem is supposed to be fixed with the iPhone 2.1 update.

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