Went for brunch to the harbor area and spent the afternoon at the SF carnival.

Tanya’s birthday! And what could be a better present than a sightseeing flight over her new city.

Gallery: Flight over San Francisco (26 pictures)

Unbelievable April! 30°C the last 3 days. After more than 6 hours of exhausting beach volleyball on Saturday I decided to have a good breakfast on Sunday. This time we went to Lime [yelp][map] in the Castro. It was okay, but not as good as Chow’s [yelp][map], where I’ve been two months ago for breakfast. In the early afternoon I chilled in Dolores Park [map] and later in the afternoon I went to 3rd Avenue for some kiteboarding. Yes, a very active weekend again. Fortunately I have a workday tomorrow and some time to recover from the weekend.

More pictures are here.

Good food, kite mud boarding and more good food.

The tide in the bay was so low today, that we had to walk through knee-deep mud to get to the water. Unfortunately we needed to go the same way back.

Nob Hill is an affluent district, home to many of the city’s old money families. Sometimes it is sarcastically referred to as Snob Hill (in fact, “nob” was a 19th century slang term synonymous with “snob”). The area was settled in the rapid urbanization happening in the city in the late 19th century. Because of the views and its central position, it became an exclusive enclave of the rich and famous on the west coast who built large mansions in the neighborhood … read more on Wikipedia:

• Nob Hill [map]
  
• Mark Hopkins Hotel
• The Fairmont Hotel
  
• Grace Cathedral

Rachel’s 33rd birthday at 111 Minna Gallery (downtown) and again an awesome party at Will’s loft in the Mission.

Actually it’s Tanya’s, but she likes to share. As a trade-off I’ve to cook the delicious food. [map]

Justin Herman Plaza, San Francisco, CA [map]

Spent a beautiful, warm and sunny spring weekend with a bunch of friends in San Francisco. Just some notes to summarize the whole event.

• Saturday:
  • Mission 24th Street [map]
    • Walk around
    • Lunch at a Mexican restaurant and delicious smoothies afterwards
  • Dolores Park [map]
  • Twin Peaks [map]
    • Gorgeous sunset with “ring the bell”
    • Amazing view of San Francisco by night
  • Dinner at Patxi’s Pizza (Chicago style) [www] [map]
  • Bars at Haight & Ashbury [map]
  • Paul van Dyk concert at 1015 Folsom
• Sunday
  • Breakfast at Chow’s [map] [yelp]
  • Buena Vista Park [map]
  • Golden Gate Park (Hippie Hill) [map]
  • Haight Street [map]

More pictures are here.

Photographer: Regs