One thing which all my favourite cities in the world (San Fran, Capetown, Rio de Janeiro and of course, Sydney) seem to have in common is a beautiful waterfront area(s). San Fran's, whilst not as slick as Sydney's Darling Harbour or as expansive as Rio's endless beachess, has a gorgeous, vibrant waterfront.
Tonight I went to visit a friend from Brazil who was passing through San Fran. We met near the famous Fisherman's Wharf, which is positioned close to a famous San Franciscan (?) bridge ...
We went for a walk around the bay, checking out the infamous Alcatraz Island ...
... and some spectacular historical sites on the waterfront. This hole thing was apprently some famous pier/tram thing (ok so I wasn't paying much attention). Anyway, I thought it made for a good photo ...
... along with the gorgeous San Fran waterfront, bustling with bright lights on the steep hills ...
(that's right, that's a large population of sea lions resting at the front of that photo!)
The highlight of Fisherman's wharf, however, is undoubtedly the clam chowder in a bread bowl. Basically, it's freshly made soup (There's about 10 shops in a row, outside on the water, making exactly the same thing at about the same price [note to economists: ah, perfect competition!*] and you can see them de-shelling the clams and steaming the soup fresh. Ah.) and you get this thick, meaty, creamy soup in a crusty sourdough bread roll. You drink the soup, then, break off the bread lid and dip ... and finally consume the soup-soaked bread bowl.
Tonight I went to visit a friend from Brazil who was passing through San Fran. We met near the famous Fisherman's Wharf, which is positioned close to a famous San Franciscan (?) bridge ...
We went for a walk around the bay, checking out the infamous Alcatraz Island ...
... and some spectacular historical sites on the waterfront. This hole thing was apprently some famous pier/tram thing (ok so I wasn't paying much attention). Anyway, I thought it made for a good photo ...
... along with the gorgeous San Fran waterfront, bustling with bright lights on the steep hills ...
(that's right, that's a large population of sea lions resting at the front of that photo!)
The highlight of Fisherman's wharf, however, is undoubtedly the clam chowder in a bread bowl. Basically, it's freshly made soup (There's about 10 shops in a row, outside on the water, making exactly the same thing at about the same price [note to economists: ah, perfect competition!*] and you can see them de-shelling the clams and steaming the soup fresh. Ah.) and you get this thick, meaty, creamy soup in a crusty sourdough bread roll. You drink the soup, then, break off the bread lid and dip ... and finally consume the soup-soaked bread bowl.
OK, I better do some of my class readings for tomorrow [or I could just keep stretching my improvisation skills =) ] ...
*sorry, am doing 2+ subjects of advanced economics this session ... =)
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