Friday, March 11, 2016

The Legion of Honor


Thinkers!
From left to right: Ashley, Darby, Chase, Dr. Weir, Melody, Marissa, Tell, Alan, and Anna.
Not pictured:  Linzi, who is visiting Stanford, which has accepted her into their graduate school!

Favorite San Francisco Experiences:
Darby: "It is a tie between the boat ride because I love being on the water, and Muir Woods because it was so refreshing to see the Redwoods.
Alan: Muir Woods
Tell:  Riding the catamaran
Melody: The catamaran tour
Linzi:  Catamaran cruise under the Golden Gate Bridge
Ashley: Muir Woods
Marissa: Chinatown and Tin How Temple
Chase: Going to see the Redwoods
Anna: Muir Woods

Memorable Firsts:
Darby:  First time in either a Lyft or a taxi
Alan: First time using a Lyft and their interesting drivers
Tell:  Flying!
Melody:  A capella competition [at the Palace of Fine Arts], Pacific Ocean view, banana slug spotting [at Muir Woods] "and first time wanting to live in a tree" [in Muir Woods]
Linzi:  At Muir Woods/seeing Redwoods
The Original Slice House
Ashley: Taking taxis to navigate a city. "I've only ever walked or taken subways."
Marissa: First subway, first taxi, first view of the Pacific
Chase: First flight, first time seeing Pacific Ocean, being in Cali all together
Anna: First time to see the Pacific Ocean

Favorite Foods:
Darby:  Frutti de Mare at the Cliff House
Alan: Cornbread-stuffed pork chop at the Cliff House
Tell:  Salmon at the Cliff House
Melody: Chinese family-style place (Little Szechuan)
Linzi:  Californian pizza [at the Original Slice House]
Ashley: Pizza [The Original Slice House]
Marissa: Garlic burger in Sausalito
Chase:  Pizza [The Original Slice House]
Anna: Tony's Pizza [The Original Slice House]

The Original Slice House by Tony Gemignani at Washington Square offers four-star pizza at a $ price. Around the corner at the sit-down version of Tony's famous restaurant, people were waiting an hour and a half in the rain to get the same pizza.


The Cliff House
There is a Pacific Ocean beyond that window.
Ashley is about to experience a first: ordering a fish that will be served to her with the head attached.
She will not eat the eyes.

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