I didn't know that the American Indians claimed Alcatraz as their own and camped out there for several years after it was closed as a prison.
At the Golden Gate Fortune Cookie Factory. My poor co-worker had to spend an hour with me looking for this all over Chinatown. I wouldn't say it really is a factory -- it's more like this one woman making cookies and charging $1/photo.
Like the Alabama, Fox, Tampa Theater, and how the Castro district got its name. The 50th Annual San Francisco Film Festival was being held that weekend. I tried to get tickets but they were a hot commodity, and George Lucas didn't return my calls.
The Tonga Room's mai tai is always voted San Francisco's best.
The Tonga Room's lagoon used to be the hotel pool. It has a floating boat where a band plays on weekends.
There was a huge antique car show at the Fairmont when we stayed there. Then all these rich car owners took their sporty cars and drove the California Mille, which is West Coast speak for driving up the coast wearing ascots.
I thought this cat was just a kitschy staple in Chinese restaurants but no, it has great meaning for Japanese people. It's a lucky cat, and when his left paw is raised it means, "welcome visitors" and good luck. But when his right paw is raised it means "step off."
We took a cruise and watched the sunset over the Golden Gate Bridge. This only fed my obsession with taking a bazillion photos of the bridge, some of which can be seen here.