Spare the Air - Free BART rides until noon!

Yesterday, I woke up and thought about how great it would be to take the BART into the city while Matt was at work. Lora, Marian, and John were around the house, and I had a hunch this would be something they may want to take part in. I went to the BART website, and lucky duck I was, I found out that they were offering free BART rides until noon! We gathered up some essentials, and drove to the MacArthur station. From here we accidently got on the wrong BART, so we eventually had to switch and head the other direction.
About a half hour later, we ended up in San Fran. We got off at the Embarcadero stop and started walking past all of the piers until we hit pier 39 (1.3 miles). At pier 39 is where the fun begins. We decided to eat at the Boudin bakery - known for delicious Sourdough bread, that can only be made by the San Francisco bay because of the special sea air. Also, we walked around the boardwalk area, and saw a silly sea lion, pictured above.

We then walked to China Town and experienced the sights and sounds of the Chinese people selling goods, and providing services to those who were passersby. We purchased some Chinese candy, and took some pictures on John's camera of us standing in front of hanging greasy ducks. It was somewhat disturbing, but very cultural. :) I don't know what many of the foods were that I examined, but I am certain that I saw some preserved duck eggs, boiled chicken feet, rice goo with dried shrimp (just sitting out in the sun, mind you), and candy that looked like a small sausage, just to name a few. Every time I visit, I gain an appreciation for the Chinese people's taste. I suppose there are some strange things that Americans eat, such as pork rinds (not me), and... I can't think of others at the moment because I'm jaded by what I've been eating for the past 22 years.

Speaking of years.. Matt is going to be 24 on Sunday, so there will definitely be more pictures to come my friends. There is also other news that I will share on a later day that effects where Matt and I will be living when we get married. More details to come..