Live. Travel. Play.

It’s been a crazy couple of days. We left Monterey last Wednesday and drove 3 hours south to Los Osos, where we dropped off the van for a week to get a makeover at GoWesty (new engine, new cooling and exhaust system, new tent…). From there, we drove a rental car back north to San Jose to visit David, an old work friend of Gregor’s.

On Friday night, David and his wife, Andrea, took us to an absolutely stellar California cuisine bistro in Los Gatos called Nick’s on Main. This little Silicon Valley gem is both simple and elegant, serving what one reviewer aptly called “hedonistic comfort food”. I had the Chilean sea bass, Gregor had the pork tenderloin, and our gracious hosts had roasted pheasant – spectacular! To find out more about the restaurant, check out the reviews on Yelp!

We spent the weekend eating our way through San Francisco and attempting to walk off our meals in between so that we could eat some more. The photos below sum up our “big city” weekend.

San Francisco Victorian-style house.

Love the turret.

More San Francisco architecture.

Room with a view.

Steep street.

Ministry of silly walks.

I got my bangs cut in Chinatown for $3.

We took a streetcar to The Castro.

We got soaked in the rain to eat the famous sandwiches at Tommy's!

A favourite with locals in The Castro, Chow serves California-fresh Italian food.

BBQ Oysters for lunch on Union St.

Alcatraz in the background.