Full House

Whatever happened to predictabilities? The milkman, the paperboy, the evening tv. You miss your old familiar friends waiting just around the bay ...

I decided to it was important to dedicate a whole post to one of my all time favorite shows which happened to be based in San Francisco. You guessed it! It's Full House!

I grew up having a crush on Uncle Jesse, identifying with DJ, having Stephanie drive me crazy and wondering how many times Michelle could say "You got it dude!" in an episode. I'm thankful my dad wasn't OCD about cleaning like Danny, but we loved hugs around my house and were probably just as hokey at the Tanner family. So, it was only natural for me to hunt down a couple of great locations from the show while I was in San Fran.

 

Here are the Painted Ladies. These house are well known in the city, not just for being in the opening credits of Full House. But do you recognized them? Think back to the opening song when the family is having a picnic in a park and Michelle comes running around and jumps into Danny's arms. Recognize it now? Haha. The Painted Ladies are in a park called Alamo Square which is really beautiful! The neighborhood has gorgeous houses all around and it is really picturesque.

Once I made it to the park, I found out that THE Full House house was just a mile away, and so I just had to go. Thankfully my friends Megan and Landry were willing to appease me, so we walked many blocks to find this house. The show was obviously not filmed here, but they used the front of the house throughout the show. The address is 1709 Broderick, incase you ever want to go find it.

 

Seeing these houses reminded me of so many childhood memories. It was a fun little field trip around the ciy and a great chance to see some unique sights!

The City of Enchantment

Well, I'm back from my latest adventure. I was in San Francisco for five days and it was so much fun! I took 12 HPU students to a Model United Nations conferencce and we had a great time! I really feel like I was able to see so much of the city and it quickly climbed the charts as one of my favorite US cities! I also got to see my sweet friend Cassie. She lives in Redding and came down for the weekend to see the city with me. We had a great time laughing, getting lost and catching up! She's my first travel buddy and I love exploring new cities with her!

Here are some things that I loved about The City of Enchantment:

The Bay:

Can I just say that San Francisco Bay is gorgeous? It truly was breathtaking. I think I could have sat along the water for hours and just stare out at the water, the clear blue skies, the mountains and all of the beauty that God created. I loved eating at Fisherman's Wharf, walking along the water, grabbing chocolate at Ghirardelli Square and riding a little cruise boat across the bay (it was SO windy, but I highly recommend it!)

North Beach:

I think this was my favorite area! This is the Italian district and it is so cute! I loved sitting in Washington Square Park and soaking up the sun, eating at this cute little Cafe Delucchi, seeing the San Fran original musical "Beach Blanket Babylon" and getting confused on the crazy streets.

Golden Gate Bridge:



I literally flew over, rode under, walked across and traveled around the Golden Gate Bridge. I think I got a pretty good look at all sides of that architechural wonder! I loved walking across the bridge with Cassie and getting a feel for how enormous it really is! It's also a chace to get a great view of the city! It's almost 2 miles long, so it takes a little while to get across, but I think it was well worth it!

Walking the streets



I think my favorite thing to do when I visit a city is to walk the streets. That's the best way to really get a feel for the culture, do window shopping, admire the houses and parks and people watch. I ended up walking from the Pier all the way to Union Square three times on this trip, which was quite a trek, but I loved it every time! I saw so many things - Chinatown, Washington Square Park, Lombard Street, cute homes and cafes and so much more.

Other highlights:

Some other great things I saw included Coit Tower (a great view of the city!), Cliff House (gorgeous restaurant on the coast with an awesome view of the Pacific Ocean), cable cars (although I didn't actually ride one, tragic, I know!) and Market Street (lots of shopping and fun buildings).

San Francisco is a great city! I highly recommend it! I would go back in a heartbeat. It has a very international feel. It was funny because I would be riding a bus or walking down a street and be surprised when I understood English all around me. At first, I thought it was only because I'm just used to touring international cities, but I think it is also because San Fran feels international. The people are very helpful and friendly. It's just a great city! I <3 San Francisco!!!

April Adventures

I have some great trips coming up in the month of April, so here's my latest travel update:

San Francisco, CA

This Friday I am going to San Francisco and I'm so excited! I've always wanted to go to this awesome city on the West Coast! I'm taking a group of HPU students on a Model UN trip, which I think will be a lot of fun! Also, as an added bonus, my friend Cassie is going to come into town for a couple of days to visit! Cass and her husband Tucker live in Redding, which is like 3 hours away and I've wanted to go and visit them, so I'm glad this is working out! Cass and I have been on many adventures together and I'm looking forward to another great trip!!

Machu Picchu, Peru

A couple of weeks after I get back from San Francisco I'm heading to a new city, country and continent! Lorin and I are flying to Peru to visit her husband Phillip, who is working there for a month doing a medical internship. We're flying into Lima and spending a couple of days there and then heading to Machu Picchu, an Incan lost city that is one of the 7 new wonders of the world! (For those keeping track, this will be my third wonder to see - including the Coliseum in Rome and Chichen Itza in Mexico, and don't worry! I planning on visiting them all at some point!)

This will also be my fourth continent to visit. I've obviously been to North America, and then Europe and Asia. Another travel goal is to go to every continent (except Antartica, that is just a little improbable), so I'm well on my way! Only Africa and Australia will be left after this trip!