08 October 2007

san francisco: day I

sunday: keir and i paint watercolor postcards in the park.

(pic of Berkeley's Cafe Gratitude -taken from their website)

monday: keir, gabbie, and i leave davis and travel down to san francisco. stop at cafe gratitude in berkeley, which i have determined is the greatest place on earth. a raw food / vegan restaurant that embraces its customers and employees with positive affirmations from every angle; menu items with names like "i am charismatic" "i am enlivened" "i am fulfilled" "i am treasured" etc. (take a look at the menu on their site), beautiful artwork with inspiration messages/quotes on the walls, and a staff worth crushing on. then to the golden gate bridge where we took pictures and walked in the breeze. i love having photographer friends (wait till you see the pics gabbie took of keir and i jumping in the air in front of the bridge! its so much fun being silly.)

later on, i checked in to san francisco's downtown hostel and then walked around the city for a bit. saw a sensational performance by a street musician (apparently he makes an appearance in the beginning of the "Pursuit of Happiness" with Will Smith) who knocked me off my socks. (i, of course, did not have my camera with me. alas.) in that moment, i fell in love with san francisco. wandered on and was magnetized to a highly inexpensive and extremely delicious indian food restaurant, where everything i ordered was perfectly delicious and mighty spicy (how i like it!). (and masala tea was free! mmmmmmm.....)

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