Saturday, September 7, 2013

Look Back: San Francisco, CA, USA

My friend from university, JV, was my tour guide in this trip.

Where else would she bring me first - downtown San Francisco and its famous Fisherman's wharf. Stayed at a budget hotel in Concord (cheapest option), took the BART to Embarcadero and did all the walking from there.  Good thing the weather was still cool.  Took some snapshots along the way...
We had clam chowder soup and garlic fries for lunch - not to be missed when at FW.  We had to savor this while standing as there were hardly clean seats around.  If there were, it's occupied and the available spaces were filled with bird poo.  I don't want to take my meal while looking at those ... how can I swallow my soup and taste the garlic in my fries when i'm surrounded by the pooos wondering what were those made of. So no pictures of my clam chowder and garlic fries.

We took the cheap 1-hour yacht cruise which brought us under the Golden Gate and Bay Bridges and around Alcatraz.  That's why there were photos with water too.  Those were not products of some high definition and fully complex camera lenses that weighs more than my legs.

Look Back: Kish Island, Iran

The trip to this island took me only 4 days and i stayed at Sadaf Hotel.  Brought with me some conservative clothing....and made sure that i'm always garbed in it whenever i'm out...(a requirement).
My night time arrival made me feel so hungry hence I was prompted to order mushroom omelet from the in-room menu:
This was what came ....fried mushrooms
I wasn't satisfied and I still felt hunger pangs growling at me so I opened a bag of chips - Jack n' Jill Chippy
 hmmmm, yummy!
The hotel provides free breakfast - Persian dishes and all sorts of egg concoctions
As there was nothing else to do...I decided to go out for a walk... the place is touristy and had developed so much from the time I first came here in 2005.
Their beach...swimming is allowed but no showing of skin
We went to a mall and they have a walkalator going to the mall nearby  which is not even a 5-minute walk if not using this thingy.

They have their version of  KFC
and Hardee's
And they also have the real ones
Oh and not to forget...The front of Sadaf Hotel
The Hotel has an adjoining restaurant ....and this is the entrance/door - whatever
They also served good ice cream
Oh and wanna weigh...your "extra weight"...at the airport departure area
Dear God,


Thank you for everything...


From,

Me