San Francisco Part 3 …the shopping!

I have taken, edited, and sorted 600 photos from San Fran. I feel like I never want to look at these photos again hahaha!!! These last photos are actually 2 days mixed together…you’re welcome for any confusion 😛

The last full day of San Fran fun was the day of “S”. Saucalito, shopping, and supper. Saucalito is also VERY touristy, but the ferry ride over was well worth the views and free tan. If we’d planned to have a meal there it would have been better, but ice cream was a close second.

These shopping photos were actually accumulated over two days (hense the random outfit change mid photos). When we went to Haight and Ashbury on Sunday, I was only given TWO hours to explore the boutiques and felt as though I was going to burst with anxiety! Our flight was later on Monday, so we all went back on Monday morning to peruse.

Haight & Ashbury was an amazing neighbourhood, I would compare it to Main Street here in Vancouver. It’s full of ‘hip’ people (I seriously felt unfashionable amongst the SF stylish), tons of cafes/restaurants, and fabulous boutiques. There was all sorts of shopping including vintage, consignment, cheap boutiques, local/eco stores, record stores, and the list goes on. My favourite stores were X Generation for their cheap trendy items, Wasteland for their amazing designer label pieces, and Pink Lily for their reasonably priced dresses.

Though I didn’t get to visit them, for those of you going to SF to shop I hear that the Mission District, Union Street, and Fillmore Street are all great shopping neighbourhoods. With so little time, I only made it to Haight Street…I suppose I’ll just have to go back!

For the last supper, we all went to Park Chow in the Sunset District. The restaurant was packed the whole time we were there, so be sure to book a reservation in advance! We lucked out and got almost an entire room to ourselves. The food was delicious, I highly recommend the veggie pizza! And if you’re into California wine, my go-to all weekend was the Bridesmaid Sauvignon Blanc. Just sayin 🙂

San Francisco is one of the only other cities that I could see myself actually living in. It’s beautiful, the food is delicious, the shopping is to die for, and it’s only a 2 hour flight away from Vancouver! If you want a quick getaway, I would suggest SF in a heartbeat.