I liked SF more than LA. But I did enjoy the Getty Center - very clean, interesting photography exhibits (my fav - Strangers) and artwork and it was all free. ...

Scenic route from SF > Monterey > Carmel by the Sea > Santa Barbara > LAFirst stop: Monterey. A small quiet town, we walked around the fisherman's wharf, sampling clam chowder at five consecutive restaurants. Second stop: Carmel by the Sea. A more upscale small town with nice beach. We had lunch at Le St. Tropez - a small French restaurant and one...

Leisure last day in SF. Walked around the Japanese tea garden and saw these two neat displays outside de Young Museum before hopping back on the bus to Palace of Fine Arts and across the bridge again. Recommended by the tour guide, we went to Tommy's Joynt for dinner - as featured on Diners, Drive-ins and Dives.My first time at a diner. Big...

Another beautiful sunny day for biking! We joined a bike tour by Blazing Saddles, which began at the Fisherman's Wharf area, biking past signature colorful SF houses, the waterfront, Palace of Fine Arts, and finally across the Golden Gate Bridge to the small town of Sausaulito, where we then took the ferry back (total about 3 hours). It was so much fun and...

Souffles Cafe is a Chinese-run dessert place with a large selection of desserts and teas. All the souffle flavors were so appealing! Takes 30 mins to make souffle and you can call ahead to reserve (just found out after we arrived)Coffee SouffleThe souffles are really big. Very strong coffee tasteAlmond SouffleVery nice almond flavor but just personally didn't like too many slivered almonds...

R&G Lounge is a Michelin nominated Chinese restaurant in Chinatown. Super packed but food is good.  Delicious chicken soup!Smooth silky steamed egg with clamsTheir famous salt & pepper deep fried crab - it wasn't oily but I also didn't taste much salt or pepper. ...

 Oct 12-15, 2013. Day 1: It was sunny but extremely chilly when we arrived Saturday afternoon. Took a quick walk around Union Square and Westfield mall. No Superdry for me but bought a Uniqlo Ultra Light Down jacket to wear throughout the trip. Craving hot pot for the cold evening and stumbled upon a shabu shabu place near the hotel.. I was already very...

Birthday dinner #3 at JaBistro. It was definitely well worth it :) When I first walked in I was a bit taken aback - it was quiet and modern, like a cozy cave/underground exclusive bar... Food, ambiance, presentation and service were all great at this upscale Japanese restaurant by Guu owners.Yukke - angus beef tartar, gochujang, quail egg, nori seaweedStarted off with beef...