The long anticipated girls' trip finally came. I met Erinn, Lindsey, and Leigh on Wednesday morning. We were lucky enough to be able to stay with Neil's aunt and uncle, so we went straight to their apartment to get ready for the day. Our first stop was a culinary tour in the Mission district. We were a little scared walking in that part of town, but we found a decent cafe and sat and had lunch and caught up before the tour started. The tour was one of my favorite parts of the trip because we got to try some excellent food that we wouldn't have tried otherwise. These places were a little shady looking with bars on the windows and graffiti on the walls, but it was some of the best food. I am a huge fan of culinary tours and plan to do one in every city we travel!
Lindsey was told about a new car service, called Lyft. It was the best thing for us. You basically download the app, request a driver and the driver nearest will pick you up. Payments are all made through the app and your credit card, so you never had to worry about cash or dirty cabs. We had some great drivers, and just about all of them took us somewhere touristy first. On our way to the Mission district, we stopped for pictures at Alamo Square (aka the houses from the show Full House)
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| These pink mustaches are how the Lyft cars are marked. You can only get them through the app though, so you don't have to worry about flagging them down like you would cabs. |
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| wine and appetizers and lots of catching up! |
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| some of the food we sampled |
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| With the owner of Kings Bakery. They are known for their coconut bread...it was the best bread ever! |
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