exploring the city....

paul and i found a bus that took us all the way down to fisherman's wharf. this is a very touristy part of town, but i wanted to see the sea lions. so we walked around for a while looking for a place to eat lunch and found an area where there are tons of stands selling seafood. paul and i shared a clam chowder in a bread bowl & crab and shrimp cocktail. we agreed that both were ok. nothing wonderful to go on and on about, but it was not horrible. after lunch we walked around the pier to see the sea lions that hang out on floating dock type things. i tookk lots of pics as i was quite entertained by these animals. i am such the animal lover. while eating lunch paul and i were joined by many sea gulls and pigeons. one pigeon looked a bit rough as i think it had dunked its head into something b/c the feathers were all matted together. it make me sad, but paul constantly reminded me that the little bird would be ok. we also went to ghirardelli square where we had many chocolate samples and then had an dark chocolate and caramel ice cream sundae. again, it was ok. time with paul outweighed all the we did. i love just hanging out, talking, and being able to just feel the special way i do when i am with him. that is the best part about being here in san fran...........just getting to spend time with paul! after ice cream, we walked around and i took lots of pics of lots of stuff. then we got starbucks and stood in line for the famous cable cars. the line was long and by the time we got on the car it was quite chilly from the breeze off the water, but we were thoroughly entertained during the wait by this street musician that paul found funny. he was pretty good and had some really good comical jokes while we waited. finally we got on the cable car. it was an interesting ride though! not the smoothest one i have ever had.....much comparable to bus #110 in korea but with much more historical value than the #110. :) we rode the car almost to the end where the other turn-around is in union square. this place was cool. lots of shopping and interesting streets to walk up and down. we went to the GAP where i bought some new jeans and paul got a long sleeved t-shirt to wear. then we just walked around. it was a great feeling to be able to walk in and out of shops just knowing that i could buy something if i wanted. :) we only went in a few stores before we began the hunt for dinner. we found a few places, but wanted to make sure we made a good choice so we walked around looking for other options. in the end, we ended up at johnny foley's irish house. upon walking in, paul and i were treated to the damnwells (cameron's brother's band) on the radio with a song that cameron sings in as well! it was a great way to start dinner. paul had a steak and i chose to have fish and chips! we were both happy with what we chose which was nice. the fish was really tasty but the chips needed some help. i also tried a new beer---newcastle brown ale---which is english. i really liked it a lot! have to add it to my favorites list! after dinner paul suggested we see a movie, so we walked over to the theaters. :)paul wanted me to see children of men so i agreed. before the movie we had some time to hang out so we went to the nearby borders books. wow...........a book store with lots of english books. it was a great feeling. i could have stayed for hours. the best part was that it is educator discount for a week. all educators get 25% off anything. YEAH for me! so to say the least i stocked up some reading for when i am back in korea. i was happy. paul also got two douglas coupland books which he enjoys. i got two anne lamott books, waking the dead by john eldredge, and donald miller's first book--through painted desserts. woo hoo for books to read!
then we went to the movie. it was actually quite good. i recommend it. it is paul's favorite at the moment. it is intense, but in a good way. we walked back to the hotel and then went to get some pizza for a late, late dinner. all the walking makes you hungry! i was exhausted by the time we got back to the hotel. it was a long day......but it was a really good day! again i just love hanging out with paul! spending time with him is the highlight of the trip for sure. :)

another day of exploring for us............