With 99% of all Americans (I would guess!) planning to sit down to a traditional Turkey dinner, we headed into San Francisco for our annual ‘Thanksgiving, Chinatown style’. But first, a quick stop at the Lafayette reservoir, to get in a bit of exercise!
Arriving in San Franciso at around 4pm, it was a perfect 65 degrees. The Pyramid building rose above the other buildings with the Chinatown Hilton hotel to the left.
Dinner Consisted of a variety of unusual and delicious items, such as pea-leaf in garlic sauce, Squab, and … the signature dish of R & G Lounge, ‘salt and pepper crab’ – battered, deep fried, totally delicious crab! Beats turkey any day in my book!
Leaving the restaurant at around 5:30pm, the setting sun cast an unusual light on the Pyramid building, with a near-full moon setting to it’s right.
Here’s another shot of the pyramid, with the moon to it’s left, taken from Grant Avenue in Chinatown.
Walking down Grant Ave, we came across my favorite bakery; always a long line outside, best pastries you could ever hope for!
And here’s my favorite tea store – Vital Leaf, a place where you can sample all kinds of teas, ranging in prices up to hundreds of dollars a pound. I picked up a refill of my favorite.
With the sky almost totally dark, the lights of Grant Ave started to shine.
And here’s a final look at the moon, sitting above another interesting San Francisco building, with the lights of the Embarcadero Center in the background.
All in all, a great way to spend Thanksgiving!