Adventure 14- The misson, Coit tower, Lombard street and the Kitchen SINK!

One of the many Murals in The Mission District








Dolores Mission- oldest building in San Francisco.  The Mission has been a steadfast witness to the span of San Francisco's history including the California Gold Rush and the 1906 San Francisco Earthquake.

 






















Coit tower built in 1933 on behalf of Lillie Coit who was saved by the firemen of San Fran at age 8. Coit Tower is dedicated to San Franciscos Firemen. Coit Tower stand 210 ft high....

View from Coit Tower

 Lombard street "the crookedest most winding street in the world"

This is the Kitchen Sink filled with 8 scoops of ice cream( one scoop is the size of a softball) 8 toppings, cherries, bananas, nuts and whipped cream....INSANE. This was on Man Vs. Food

 

Mediterranean

Went to Babalou's to experience Mediterranean cusine. Not too bad.
tried the Baba Ghanoush( What a fun name to say!) also tried Falafel( another fun one to say).  Baba Ghanoush is eggplant mashed with different seasonings. A Falafel is made from chickpeas and can have other things added into it.

Baba Ghanoush 
Falafel






 

Tried a Greek beer that had a honey after taste

Ended the Mediterranean experience with Turkish Delight ( had to it was in Narnia, the candy that the White Witch gave to Edmund to convince him to be on her side.)

Turkish delight is made from starch and sugar. Also flavored with Rosewater, pistachios were added to this one. There are several ways to make it I learned.

The Paintings on the inside of this place were hilarious( just part of the wall)....

I would rate my experience a 5. I would try Mediterranean again though.

Adventure 13- Tilden Park...Memory trail

At the top of Memory Trail. Tilden Park is in between the Berkeley Hills and San Pablo Ridge. Tilden  Park was named in honor of Charles Lee Tilden, a Bay Area attorney and businessman who purchased much of the land in order to preserve remaining wilderness areas for public enjoyment.