at 11 pm! my boyfriend and i went up last thursday. we left la around 3 pm and drove pretty continuously, stopping twice to get gas and stretch our legs. we made a longer stop to visit some friends in berkeley and didn’t reach our hotel until friday, midnight. we intended to stay until the following tuesday, but ended up extending our stay for another day! we left yesterday on thursday around 1 pm.

i had SO MUCH fun! i expected to do tons of touristy stuff, but my bf’s been there already and we have a couple of friends who live up there, so we took our time and visited one or two places a day. dined in chinatown and japantown, visited the academy of sciences, viewed the tower at the de young museum, traveled to thrift town in el sobrante, visited moma, experienced sketch tuesday at 111 minna st., and made several trips to berkeley and oakland. i have yet to see the golden gate bridge, but i KNOW i will be back! i love the architecture in the city, and am willing to withstand the cold! my bf and i even found a local frozen yogurt place that we frequented three days straight. :)