SF, Day 3.

So much today - where to begin?!? We got up early with yummy breakfast in mind. We tried to hit up the local spot we kept reading about, Dottie's True Blue Cafe, but much to our disappointment, there was a line around the block! So, we decided to keep the splurge alive and head over to The Clift Hotel, which was designed by Phillippe Starck. Ed stayed there last time he was in SF on biz (lucky mutha!) and he said I had to see it. Boy, was he right! It was a grand place and very exciting. Unfortunately, I was too intimidated to take pics in such a fancy place, but I have to say that it was the best damn breakfast I've ever had! I'm still salivating. Yummy Breakfast on a Sunday morning is one of my all-time fave pasttimes.

Today was also "Bay to Breakers" here in SF, which is a BIG DEAL. Ed coined it as "Burning Man, the Marathon". There were people everywhere, in all kinds of outfits, with all kinds of alcohol and various other things that were making the 7+ mile trek across town. It was pretty cool, but pretty overwhelming - it was already pretty busy in town being a Sunday and all. But with this giant event, we figured we'd skip the sightseeing and take the road trip we wanted to go on to Bodega Bay. Of course, aside from thinking it would be a pretty drive with bomb seafood, this was the major source of inspiration:



(Yup, the spot of Alfred Hitchcock's The Birds!)

The drive didn't disappoint, it only took a little over an hour and we had the chance to drive over the Golden Gate Bridge. So pretty!



Ed was hungry....


but I squashed his hunger...

heh.

Here we are!


Then it was off to Bodega bay where we had great scenery and awesome Dungeness Crab and Chowder at a great Restaurant!











We looked all over though and we couldn't find the schoolhouse and the playground in the teeny-tiny town! But it was definitely a nice time getting out of the city and it really felt like we were on vacation today. Now, we're getting all settled in at our new home for the evening, The Phoenix, and we are gonna get drinks at the Tonga Room, a Tiki Bar that has a live band doing cheesy covers on a raft that floats through the indoor lagoon. Sweeeet!!!!