July 20, 2007

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  Scott Robert photography view my official website www.scottrobertphotography.com How to Spend a "Lovely Day" in San Francisco  www.scottrobertjournal.com       Our 18th Wedding Anniversary, a day in the City   Just wanted to again thank Sienny and Minh for inviting my family to their wedding which was July 14th. Although, I was working on Saturday, for the most part our family could be together and more importantly, I could celebrate my 18th anniversary with Stacey on July 15th with our family in San Francisco.   We had a "lovely day" and the weather was perfect.   Here is how to spend a day in San Francisco...   We stayed at the Palace Hotel for $150 per night- they have a special rate, stay two nights and get the third night free!   From the Palace Hotel walk outside and across the street and catch the F line to Pier 39 ($3.50 for our family of 4, 10-15min commute)   Start the morning by grabbing a bag of mini donuts on Pier 39- they are delicious!! (refills for $2.50 per bag and they can stuff about 10 mini donuts)   Take the one hour Bay Cruise out to the Golden Gate bridge and around Alcatraz Island ($54 per family of 4) What a wonderful way to view the Golden Gate bridge and grab some awesome skyline photos!   From Pier 39, walk down Jefferson Street, shop for souvenirs and you can also "fall into the Gap" and do a little shopping. Chloe was so happy to find a belt on sale for $2, for some reason she just wanted to wear a belt with her pants, not sure why. If your into photography, be sure to pick up the portrait photo book "INDIVIDUALS"- it is a great learning tool and a study on portraiture by some of the best photographers in the world! It is a (red) product for $35. If you buy the gray portrait book, you will see my friend Tamlyn Tomita modeling in the book. It includes a really good audio CD, you can find the "Lovely Day" song I used for this slideshow on it. Great music for picture shows!   We proceeded to eat lunch at Boudin Bakery. There is a Peet's coffee inside too- better than Starbucks!!! Chloe wanted some fresh cracked crab ($5.75) so we bought her some at one of the famous corner crab markets.   We continued walking down Jefferson and found our way to the old Del Monte Cannery building. Buy a glass of wine or a beer and enjoy the San Francisco experience while listening to some nice acoustic music and a free concert in between some brick buildings made into a nice place to showcase local artists.   We proceeded to make our way to the Cable Car station across from the Cannery near Ghirardelli Square. We waited in line for about 30 min to ride a cable car ($5 per person) which will take you through Chinatown and ends down on Market Street.   Chloe and I watched the street performers break dance- I wish Steelo was there to bust a few moves!!! Stacey continued to her favorite shop- Anthropology. Enjoy tons of shopping along Market street. We went into the Virgin Mega Store and upstairs we treated ourselves to some Citizen Cupcakes ( around $3 each!!) I wanted to visit the Guess store but it closed early because it was Sunday.   Our hotel was now just a short walk from Market street. We freshened up and regrouped and took a short taxi ride ($6) to Ideale Ristorante on Grant. The pasta is homemade and delicious!! Entrees will cost you from $15-20. Have the Concierge call in for you from the Palace Hotel to make you a reservation because it is super popular. The owner knew we were coming from the hotel and greeted me with a friendly, "Hello Mr. Lim" when I walked through the door and waited on us. I thought I was a VIP!!!   After eating all that good food, the nice 30-40 minute walk back to the hotel was very pleasant as you walk past Chinatown and the business district.   And so ended our "lovely day". It wasn't the most romantic anniversary but being able to spend it with my family and enjoy some of the nice things life has to offer was a blessing I'll never forget!!     What's In theWorks.... Slideshow- Julieanne and Mark Paris Daily images!!! Slideshow- Jessie and Jeff Slideshow- Mindy and Weiko session July 22- Michael & Annie Wedding at the BACARA!!!, Santa Barbara wtih Dawn Shields (take our workshop in Sept!!!) July 23-30 Paris!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! My August is jammed packed, will list schedule soon! To view comments and updated post of this entry**click here**  New Feature- Non Xanga members can commenttoo! 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