San Francisco feels like our second home when it comes to California. I feel that we are up there more often then we are in Los Angeles even though that city is way closer. This trip was a blast as we got to see Grant’s Aunt Kate, and our friend Levent (+ his new girlfriend Casey). The trip started out arriving in town and eating at a really good Italian restaurant. The food was tip-top even though it did take a while for it to come out. Then off to a male-burlesque show, which was rather funny and entertaining. We hung out at the rooftop bar after the show for quite a while and then it was time for bed.
The next morning I woke up Grant (10:00am) so please do not feel sorry for him. He was of course cranky like a bear woken up during hibernation. We had a nice brunch with Kate and next door was a massage parlor that we decided to try out. It was really nice except for a homeless guy mad at his girlfriend (i.e. the garbage can) for stealing all his money and ruining his life. That garbage can really did look like garbage so I can see why he was perturbed. To kill sometime before our night events Grant and I stopped at the San Francisco Dungeon and the Arcade Museum at Fishermans’s Warf. Fun times and really awesome seeing some really retro games.
We finished up there and hiked uphill back to the car. Did I mention uphill? The hole darn city seemed to be nothing, but uphill. Just once I wanted to go downhill, but that never seemed to be the side of the street we needed to go down. We made it to the car and drove out to Great America with Levent and Casey for 8 haunted houses. Some were better than others, but they did have a nice twist on two mazes. One was all mirrors which was very “chaotic” and the other was completely in the dark. Nice twist and definitely something we had not seen before. The night ended on the 8th house, which put us right at the midnight closing time.
The next morning we got up and went to Tony’s pizza where I completely over-ordered. It was a bit ridiculous how much I ordered especially considering it was really just pizza. The bill came for $120 and I quickly paid before Grant could see the damage. Of course, he saw and I got a firm lecture on my poor food spending habits. After that we went to the Folsom Street Fair. It was creepy and gross. The shock factor wore off after a little while and I requested latex gloves to walk around. Oddly enough, I think the gloves made me fit in better so that should tell you the type of fair this was. :)
Levent had a friend who was hosting a concert at his place so he quickly came to the rescue and we ubbered over to the concert. Definitely, fun to have a concert in someones living room. It ended to quickly and we rushed to the airport. The trip was a quick one, but definitely something to remember.