Hubby and I worked up an appetite each day we were in San Francisco, trekking all over the city.  What better way could there be to burn off the previous night’s dinner and make room for the next?  In the meantime, we took in the city’s highlights and snapped pictures for you…

The ferry building:

The gate to Chinatown:

Chinatown streets:

Vibrant hanging lanterns:

Waverly Place (anyone who has read The Joy Luck Club will know how excited I was to see the street after which Waverly Jong – my favorite character in the book – was named):

Cable car!

Dried shark fins in a Chinese market.  They look intimidating, don’t they?

Rows upon rows of interesting, unfamiliar ingredients:

House on Nob Hill with beautiful windows:

The famed Ghirardelli Square:

Lombard Street:

City views from the Top of the Mark:

And finally, to conclude Part I, check this out – compost bins!  In public!  And people actually use them!  This warmed the depths of my crunchy heart.

Stay tuned for Part II, coming as soon as I can get them uploaded and sorted!