San Francisco
The very famous Golden Gate bridge.
The Ferry Building.
Purple beauty on the grounds of Alcatraz Island
The Bay Bridge as seen from the Ferry Building at dawn.
The Bay Bridge as seen from the ferry to Alcatraz Island.
This is the only drawing I managed to make during the trip while waiting
for our delicious Vietnamese food at The Slanted Door.
These spring rolls where out of this world good!
I always bring my watercolors with me on trips
and never get a chance to use them so I left them at home this time.
This gorgeous tiny book necklace is from Antico Valore at Etsy.
It measures 1 x 1.5 inches and it's about an inch thick full of beautiful art paper.
I fell head over heels in ♥ with San Francisco.
for our delicious Vietnamese food at The Slanted Door.
These spring rolls where out of this world good!
I always bring my watercolors with me on trips
and never get a chance to use them so I left them at home this time.
This gorgeous tiny book necklace is from Antico Valore at Etsy.
It measures 1 x 1.5 inches and it's about an inch thick full of beautiful art paper.
I fell head over heels in ♥ with San Francisco.
posted by Geninne at 9:49 AM
OH....how I envy you!!!! What a beautiful pictures you took! It's one of my dreams to go to the US, but I think that wil stay a dream. That's why I enjoy your picture so much. hugzz...peebee
Oh Geninne, I'd fallen in love with S.F. in 1993 when I was living in Arizona and we decided to travel to California. Maybe next year, when my hubby goes to a meeting in San Diego me and my son Pedro are going along...hope so!
It's a very special place on earth...
ana
I've fallen in love with that sketchbook, it's wonderful!
I went to San Francisco for the first time back in March. I fell in love too. So crisp, exciting, yet chill.
Love that mini-notebook necklace too.
Wonderful photo! And that little necklace book is amazing!
I'm in love with SF to since i had the chance to live there for a year 12 years ago... Love the drawing you made of the bridge with the bird.
Slanted Door--it's the best!
Did you visit Santa Cruz and Monterey?
Love the pics and love the little drawing! :-)
So glad you had a good time and also glad you're back. Love the picture of the bridge.
I am new Bay Area resident and am going with my boyfriend and his mom to Slanted Door this weekend. I'm so excited!
That book necklace is amazing and I think I need one! I like your little doodle =) x
That little necklace book is amazing!
Thank you for the information.
Oh I love the Slanted Door---and I think I even had those spring rolls you're talking about. It was excellent! I just moved to Colorado from Northern California this past summer---I love San Francisco and your pictures make my heart happy! thanks!
i live in the bay area and it is truly a magical place to live.
san fransico is such an amazing place--your pictures captured it perfectly. and that book necklace is just wonderful!
The trip seems amazing - <3 the tiny book necklace!
Glad you had so much fun in my home state of California our coast really is something else, its so beautiful, the sunsets, animals, plants, mountains, beach, sea shells... too much good stuff.
great photos!
♥ your pictures and the necklace !
♥BunTine
So hard to pick my favorite one... All of your pictures are GORGEOUS! I am glad you've enjoyed your trip!
Gorgeous photos, amazing necklace and drawing! I am so glad you had fun.
i love your tiny illustration. and i love sf too! if you didn't get a chance to go this time, this place is quite wonderful: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Camera_Obscura_%28San_Francisco,_California%29
So nice to start my day by looking at your blog again. I can't tell you how many times I looked at that little yellow bird. :)
The photos are beautiful--especially the first with all of those lovely red and grey-blue tones. And that tiny book with your sketch is exquisite.
i had no idea the bridge was that big!
i love that little book, though
My mom grew up in SF, met my dad during the war and moved to the east coast with him where I was raised. Going to SF was the highlight of each year as we would go "home" to see family. It captured my heart a long time ago as a child and though I have seen so many other places, nothing compares to the city by the bay.
Your photos are wonderful and I love your little drawing in the charming book/necklace. Thanks for sharing.
Ahhh... these pictures spark just a pinch of homesickness.... I just moved from San Francisco after living there for almost ten years and being born and raised just on the other side of that beautiful Golden Gate. It truly is a remarkable place, I only wish it wasn't so difficult to make a living and start a family there. But I must say, though I love my California, I am falling in love with New Mexico more and more every day. I love looking at the desert mesas to the west and the rocky mountains to the east. I love the culture in Albuquerque, all the beautiful sun, and the forests to the north, and all the little artist towns sprinkled throughout. I'm so glad to have a chance to explore such a beautiful new place after living my whole life in one of the most beautiful places on earth.
If you find yourself back in the bay area, try an ethiopian restaurant. There are so many delicious choices in SF and Berkeley and Oakland, and I miss that food soooo much. :)
I really enjoy your pictures. The flowers are beautiful. I just started my art blog and would like to get some exposure. I will b posting daily please check it out
Glad you had a great time. It's my favorite city for sure. I live about an hour away in the South Bay and still love to go up to the city and visit all of the touristy spots, even though we've been here for over 4 years.
There's something about SF that is special, and it forever changes visitors.
Your pics of my city are truly beautiful. The Slanted Door is one of favorite restaurants... so yummy! And the Big Sur coastline is truly gorgeous. I am glad you got to enjoy!
Every time I go somewhere I bring my travel watercolor set, and NEVER have I opened it! I am leaving for Hawaii on Sunday, and I will not be packing them! Love all the fab photos from your trip! I am always excited to stop by and see what you are up to! :)
thank you Geninne, i'm so happy to read your words and to see your arte in the pages of my mini book necklaces! Thank you really very much!
simona
aaaah! san francisco, how i love that city! and the slanted door...love!!! i especially like their jicama salad. :)
love the photos! thanks for sharing!
Yay! I'm happy that you had a wonderful time in San Francisco! I think that you must have been here during our hot weather...it's been hot, cold, hot, warm, earthquake,cold.....
Hope you are well!!
Lucia in San Francisco