Spring rain

It seems like the rest of the world is enjoying Spring weather big time while we're in the midst of a delayed Winter rainy season. It's needed but not necessarily that enjoyable. Like I've said before; it'd be perfectly happy living in a place with Spring weather year round.

The pictures are from Lyon Street Steps which essential is a stairway, a gorgeous view and lots of runners. The landscaping is beautiful as are the houses. If you climb all those steps make sure to do a little loop at the top to check out all those huge mansions.

Located at the corner of Lyon St and Green St.

Miette

A delicious store for your sweet tooth stocked with cupcakes, macaroons, candy and chocolate. I like their fleur de sel caramels, licorice and yellow lemon cupcakes.


 There are two stores. A smaller one at The Ferry Building and a bigger one in Hayes Valley (which reminds me of the candy store in the old Swedish TV series about Pippi Langstrømpe)


Miette
1 Ferry Building, 
San Francisco


Miette
449 Octavia Street,
San Francisco

Cliff's Variety

I have a serious crush on 'jumble-box-style-stores'. You know, the stores that have everything you need and even more that you didn't know that you needed. Cliff's Variety is just that; a deligthful hodgepodge of everything from feathers and shower curtains to bouncy balls, fabric, bolts and signs. And.so.much.more.


Cliff's Variety
479 Castro Street
San Francisco


Note: the store is divided into two separate stores i.e. there are two different entrances.

Sutro Baths

We went to Sutro Baths yesterday with my parents. It was slightly hazy which suited the area and ruins so well (though I wish the old building where still there, it'd been such a neat place to hang out). Later on we saw the documentary about it's history and, just like I routinely do in most movies, my mom fell asleep halfway through - the apple never falls far from the tree.
 Sutro Baths Point Lobos Ave & Merrie Way San Francisco

Kamei

Speaking of hardware stores, Kamei is an Asian style hardware store that's impossible to spend less that 25 minutes in. Trust me; there are so many cool things to look at. I love their many porcelain cups and bowl and their wooden spoons. Everything is very reasonably priced as well.


Kamei
547 Clement St.
San Francisco


See more of my SF faves here.

Fort Funston

On my parents 3rd visit to CA we set out on a trip to Fort Funston. Unfortunately the fog was so thick that it was impossible for us to figure out where it was; the sign and road was buried in thick and heavy clouds. Fortunately it meant that we had one place to show them that they hadn't seen before . And what a beautiful sunny and clear (and windy) afternoon it was.

Fort Funston
Skyline Blvd.
San Francisco
Note: Fort Funston is at the border of San Francisco and Daly City and hard to reach without a car or bike.