A Day in the City
Two weeks after Allison's surgery she had about 85% movement back in her left arm. Meaning she could almost completely bend and extend her arm without too much pain. Our orders were to continue stretching the elbow and massaging the scars to break them down faster and minimize scarring. All of these assignments could be done easily enough anywhere so we figured we'd take a trip up to Northern California to visit home, family, friends, and clear out my stuff the home of my youth.
While we were up there we took a day trip up to San Francisco. The weather was wonderful! It was in the mid-70's and blue skies with a few scattered clouds. Incredibly, the fog never rolled in that whole day and evening.
Our first stop was Twin Peaks, located in the southwest portion of the City, for a panoramic view of the City by the Bay. And we were rewarded with this scene:
After admiring the City from above we headed down the hill into Golden Gate Park. At first, I just wanted to drive through Golden Gate Park because it's a beautiful place but we happened to drive by the Japanese Tea Garden and we decided to stop and check it out. It was well worth the stop as the garden was quite large, well kept and hosted a variety of different plants and flowers.
In keeping with Allison's quest to find Monet's in every city she visits, we tracked more of the famous French painter's works at the Legion of Honor. For one thing, the Legion of Honor is magnificent piece of architecture, a re-creation of an eighteenth-century French palace located on the left bank of the Seine. Housed within its walls are various works of arts ranging from sculptures, paintings, to a ceiling imported from the Middle East. If you're a lover of art, we highly recommend the Legion of Honor.
For lunch, we stopped at Japantown and were very disappointed with the quality of food that we found. That's when we realized that we already live close by to another Japantown: Gardena, where we could get great Japanese food! Gardena is home to many different generations of Japanese and Japanese-Americans. The city is adjacent to Torrance, site of Japanese automakers like Toyota and Honda and staffed by Japanese nationals. Gardena is also home to second, third and fourth generation Japanese-Americans. As a result, there are many Japanese grocery stores, restaurants, and other businesses that cater to the relatively large albeit dwindling numbers of Japanese.
That evening we had dinner with my cousin, Andy and our friends Simon & Jenny. We ate Chinese food in Chinatown and walked a few blocks to North Beach and enjoyed desserts and coffee. It was a wonderful day spent in a wonderful City with wonderful people.
While we were up there we took a day trip up to San Francisco. The weather was wonderful! It was in the mid-70's and blue skies with a few scattered clouds. Incredibly, the fog never rolled in that whole day and evening.
Our first stop was Twin Peaks, located in the southwest portion of the City, for a panoramic view of the City by the Bay. And we were rewarded with this scene:
After admiring the City from above we headed down the hill into Golden Gate Park. At first, I just wanted to drive through Golden Gate Park because it's a beautiful place but we happened to drive by the Japanese Tea Garden and we decided to stop and check it out. It was well worth the stop as the garden was quite large, well kept and hosted a variety of different plants and flowers.
In keeping with Allison's quest to find Monet's in every city she visits, we tracked more of the famous French painter's works at the Legion of Honor. For one thing, the Legion of Honor is magnificent piece of architecture, a re-creation of an eighteenth-century French palace located on the left bank of the Seine. Housed within its walls are various works of arts ranging from sculptures, paintings, to a ceiling imported from the Middle East. If you're a lover of art, we highly recommend the Legion of Honor.
For lunch, we stopped at Japantown and were very disappointed with the quality of food that we found. That's when we realized that we already live close by to another Japantown: Gardena, where we could get great Japanese food! Gardena is home to many different generations of Japanese and Japanese-Americans. The city is adjacent to Torrance, site of Japanese automakers like Toyota and Honda and staffed by Japanese nationals. Gardena is also home to second, third and fourth generation Japanese-Americans. As a result, there are many Japanese grocery stores, restaurants, and other businesses that cater to the relatively large albeit dwindling numbers of Japanese.
That evening we had dinner with my cousin, Andy and our friends Simon & Jenny. We ate Chinese food in Chinatown and walked a few blocks to North Beach and enjoyed desserts and coffee. It was a wonderful day spent in a wonderful City with wonderful people.
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