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Weekend in San Francisco

Rebecca Minkoff red bag, Madewell cropped straight leg jeans, J.Crew polka dot roll neck sweater, Chucks outfit, San Francisco travel

When: March 3 // Weather: 50s and foggy // Real life: exploring San Francisco

Rebecca Minkoff red bag, Madewell cropped straight leg jeans, J.Crew polka dot roll neck sweater, Chucks outfit, San Francisco travel

Rebecca Minkoff red bag, Madewell cropped straight leg jeans, J.Crew polka dot roll neck sweater, Chucks outfit, San Francisco travel

Rebecca Minkoff red bag, Madewell cropped straight leg jeans, J.Crew polka dot roll neck sweater, Chucks outfit, San Francisco travel

Rebecca Minkoff red bag, Madewell cropped straight leg jeans, J.Crew polka dot roll neck sweater, Chucks outfit, San Francisco travel

Sweater // Jeans (on sale) // Bag (on sale) // Shoes

Those of you paying attention (good for you) already know we spent the first week of March on vacation in Northern California. Now that I’ve had a week to reacclimate to non-vacation lifestyle – which is super lame, by the way – I’m ready to start the recaps!

The main focus of the trip was on wine country, and don’t worry, we’ll get to that soon, you lushes. But we had never been to SF, so it just made sense to fly into SFO and spend the weekend there, cramming in as many sights as we could see, before heading to Napa to kick back and relax. It turned out to be a pretty great plan. After 2 days, I’m certainly no expert on the City by the Bay, but if you’re planning a trip, here was our itinerary, which was pretty awesome if I do say so myself:

Day 1

  • Brunch at Fiorella (generously sized bellinis and Instagrammable wallpaper)
  • Visit to the Walt Disney Family Museum (interesting even if you’re not a huge Disney fan, and definitely a museum, not a Disney attraction)
  • Shopping and sea lion-spotting at Fisherman’s Wharf (tourist trap, but a neat one)
  • Live jazz and cocktails at Mr. Tipple’s (very relaxed, classy but not stuffy atmosphere, good music)

Day 2

  • Breakfast at the Bean Bag Café (quick and casual with lots of yummy breakfast basics – we picked it because it opened early and we were still on Eastern Time!)
  • Spotted the Painted Ladies (if you’re confused, that’s the row of different colored Victorian houses including the “Full House” house)
  • Saw the Golden Gate Bridge up close (we went to the Visitor’s Center for good lookout points with informative signs and exhibits)
  • Tour of the Castro neighborhood (there’s a free one offered by SF City Guides, which does lots of other tours as well)
  • Lunch in the Castro at Fable (the red quinoa brunch bowl was deeeeelish)
  • Cable car ride (underwhelming but it’s part of the experience, right?)
  • Visit to the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art (reminded me of the Whitney in NYC – lots to see and would definitely recommend if you enjoy modern art)
  • Shopping at Westfield Centre (a mall with spiral escalators and a really cool dome)
  • Dinner at Tropisueno (really cool, sorta upscale Mexican place with an insane margarita menu)
  • Visit to the Museum of Ice Cream (incredibly ridiculous and incredibly fun, especially when you’ve just had a margarita or 2 at Tropisueno)

There’s plenty more to do, and I’ll definitely be back to do it one of these days! But I’m quite pleased with my intro to San Fran. If you’re planning a first-time visit and have any questions, please leave a comment and I’ll be happy to answer.

Home Base

aviator cap, Indianapolis baseball cap, white chucks

When: early April // Weather: chilly and sunny // Real life: axe throwing (it’s a real thing)

aviator cap, Indianapolis baseball cap, white chucks

aviator cap, Indianapolis baseball cap, white chucks

aviator cap, Indianapolis baseball cap, white chucks

aviator cap, Indianapolis baseball cap, white chucks

I’m very good at sportsing, which is why I have this sports cap. Many athletic. Much casual. (I did actually go to an axe throwing birthday party in this.)

It’s been a spring full of travel for me. DC in March, Paris in April, and Seattle in May. They were all great trips – with Paris being the clear winner – but I’m looking forward to a couple months of keeping my feet on the ground. When I was in DC, I met someone from Colombia, and we actually had a pretty interesting conversation. He asked me if I could live anywhere in the United States, where would it be? I thought about it, and I couldn’t come up with anywhere I’d rather live than Indianapolis. Sure, Hawaii sounds nice, but it’s crazy expensive and I would be sunburned constantly. I love NYC, but the weather’s not much better than it is here, and how could I afford an apartment big enough to hold all my shoes? I’ve already lived on the other side of the Mason Dixon line and it wasn’t for me.

Indy’s not perfect, but the cost of living is ridiculously cheap, it’s big but not too big, it has tons of good restaurants (and new ones every day), there’s a good arts scene, it’s a liberal bubble in a red state, and it’s easy to get around. Oh, and if you’re actually into sports, we have that here too. The winters are a bitch, but at least we get all 4 seasons. I didn’t grow up here, but somehow it became my home and I’m not mad about it.

Don’t get me wrong, I’m definitely retiring to Paris, but as long as I have to stay in the States to use that law degree I paid for, I might as well be stuck in Indy!

Hat (they have all different airport codes!) // similar Sweater // Jeans // Shoes // Watch* // similar Bag // similar Sunglasses

*Watch provided courtesy of Jord.