San Francisco Recommendations

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Things to do

Battery Spencer (Viewing Golden Gate)

Union Square

Fisherman Wharf

Pier 39

Ghirardelli Square

Palace of Fine Arts

California Academy of Science

Lombard Street

Foods

Crystal Jade - https://www.yelp.com/biz/crystal-jade-jiang-nan-san-francisco

B Patisserie - https://www.yelp.com/biz/b-patisserie-san-francisco-2

Ju-ni - https://www.yelp.com/biz/j%C5%AB-ni-san-francisco-5

Restaurant Hopping - Kusakabe SF

Tasting Menu

Kusakabe just recently made it to 1 star Michelin Star Restaurant in 2015. Coming back from Japan, we were craving good Japanese foods and lucky for us, we were able to secure a reservation to Kusakabe a week after we were back. The Omakase menu is $95/person. Their menu is updated frequently, so check their website to see updated menu. After finishing with your Omakase menu, you will be presented with their a la carte menu, where you can order even more foods! We ordered both the toro and a5 wagyu beef for our last Omakase selections and we also ordered the uni and tamago from the a la carte menu. 

Foods are excellent! Instead of giving you a small plate for soy sauce, the chef already brushed the sushi with soy sauce. Each foods are outstanding and a different experience than any other Japanese restaurant that we've been to. 

Restaurant Information:
Kusakabe
584 Washington St. 
San Francisco, CA 94111 
(415) 757-0155

Plenty of street parking outside the restaurant. 

San Jose to San Francisco with Fiat 500e

I've always want to know how far my little Fiat can go, so last weekend we've decided to try going to San Francisco from San Jose. It's about 51 miles going from home to San Francisco zoo. We decided to take 101N instead of 280N. We started with a full charge from home. The dashboard is showing 86 miles. There were just 2 of us in the car and we were going about 70-75mph. By the time we reach the zoo, my car is showing 22 miles left. We use the free charger from the zoo(parking is $10 for the weekend). It took 3 hours for a full charge, not a big deal since it took about the same time to explore the zoo.

The dashboard was showing 86 miles when it was fully charged and we made 2 stops in Colma and Daly City before we head home. We decided to take 280S this time. We were going 75-80mph and by the time we reach home, we have about 15 miles left. Total miles drove was 112 miles.

So in summary, you can definitely make it from San Jose to San Francisco one way with a full charge. It takes a bit of planning to make sure you get a charger when you are in the city, but it's do-able! We're planning to try bringing the car to Union Square area next time!

Whiskey-friendly hiking/beach spots around Bay Area

Once or twice a month, we like to take Whiskey out hiking or to the beach. Luckily for us, there are a lot of places in Bay Area that allow dogs. These are Whiskey's favorite places to hang out:

• Villa Montalvo(15400 Montalvo Rd, Saratoga, CA 95071)
• Light, short hike with shaded trees and gorgeous views at the top.

Whiskey @ Villa Montalvo 

• Fremont Older Open Space Preserve(22898 Prospect Rd Saratoga, CA 95070)
• Light, short hike, use sunscreen, almost all of the area is not shaded, great views at the top.
• Monterey's Lovers Point Park(630 Ocean View Blvd, Pacific Grove, CA 93950)
• Light walk right beside the beach, gorgeous during spring time!

Views from Lovers Point Park

• Fort Funston(Skyline Blvd, San Francisco, CA 94132)
• Moderate hike and walk by the beach, dogs are allowed off-leash.

Views from Fort Funston and the stairs to go up or down from parking lot

• Santa Cruz Lighthouse Park
• Dog friendly park and beach, dogs are allowed off-leash, much smaller than Fort Funston(which is perfect for Whiskey and us)!

Look how happy Whiskey is!

I will try to update this page once we found more fun places for Whiskey!