Bring in 2012

Bring in the New Year (2012).....  In San Fransisco! It was so much fun to be somewhere traveling the world on New Years! My good friend, Keena, invited me to join her and her two friends (Caralyn & Shiree). It was a blast! We were only there a few days, but got to see and do many things! We stayed at the Baldwin hotel and it was a half a block out of China Town. We took a little boat ride around Alcatraz and under the Golden Gate Bridge. Jake is our friend we met on the airplane, he hung out with us that day until his buddies got into town. He was from Southern California. On New Years Eve, the fireworks were amazing by the ocean. There were tons (streets were packed) of people. On the way back to our hotel we met Varun and Ken. We stayed up most of the night and went to dinner with them. It was fun to make new friends. Shiree found out from a friend that we needed to eat at a place called Sam Wo (it was in China Town). It was literally a hole in the wall place, but it was amazing food! You walked in the kitchen and then upstairs, the waitress barely spoke English, but what an experience. It was a fun adventure! Sears and Food was a great place for breakfast- we ate there twice. The Ghirardelli place was neat, we had to have a dessert there! The dessert reminded me of our Europe trip-- yummy! Shiree introduced us to Aerosoles for buying shoes. I think all of us bought a pair of new boots and they are so comfortable! We loved riding the trolley system around town and walking everywhere! This trip was a great way to start 2012- thanks ladies for sharing in my adventure!