Last month, Jan & I went to the USA for the first time to visit his bestfriend who lives in California, while at the same time, we also took the opportunity to see as much tourist attractions as we could for 11 full days. We definitely had the best time of our lives in the US not worrying about anything because our dear friend, Jack, arranged everything for us from booking our plane tickets, hotel accommodations, car rentals & planning our everyday itinerary and we couldnt be any thankful to him for being such a warm & hospitable host. We've been very lucky to tick off so many items in our bucket list in this trip. And the highlight & most memorable part-- the romantic marriage proposal of Jan to me in Arizona. Yes, you've read it right. We're getting married! Up to this moment, Im still on cloud 9 & i cant help but to look at my finger every minute. I feel like everything just fell into its right time & right place. BUT..I will save our marriage proposal story for another post because that's gonna be a looonngg blog entry. :) So for now, let me start off our USA blog series with our trip in San Francisco California which is the first City we visited in our itinerary.
From San diego, we took an early flight to San Francisco via Alaska airlines and picked up our rental car near the airport. We stayed in San Francisco for a couple of nights and we truly enjoyed wandering around the bustling City. Every neighborhood of San Francisco has its own unique personality from Lombard street, beautiful Victorian houses, the beaches, many chill spots & entertaining street performers around Pier 39 of Fishersman wharf & ofcourse, the iconic Golden Gate Bridge and the list goes on. Not only did we enjoy the attractions but also the FOOD. We literally went from one foodtrip to another in San Francisco & I also got to try the yummiest Clam Chowder I ever had in my life in a local restaurant in Pier 39.
On a side note, because San Francisco is one of the most visited & popular tourist attractions in the United States also means--thieves are all over. On our last day, we had our rental car's window smashed by the thieves and it seems rampant in SF because we've also seen a couple of auto break-ins before our window got smashed. Good thing, we didnt leave any of our valuables inside the car & our friend availed an insurance. So, all good. 
Early morning flight to SFO
That Big American brunch,though 
Looking at this pic makes me hungry T_T
Taken at the Palace of Fine Arts. When I posted this in my social media, many of our friends & relatives commented that this photo is like an engagement shoot.. little did I know that Jan would actually propose in this trip. [Thanks Jack for this photo! ]
Beautiful Architecture
Love all the beautiful Victorian Houses in SF
Lombard Street
Driving in the iconic San Francisco's Golden Gate Bridge. Bucket List-- Check!
San Fran
Thank you Golden Gate Bridge for still showing up 
Fisherman's wharf
Chillin' along Fisherman's wharf
Pier 39
When you have a photography enthusiast friend :)
Day 2. Lunch at the famous Bubba Gump Restaurant
Spot the Alcatraz
Yum!
Beautiful view of the Pacific Ocean
Pictures dont give justice..
The yummiest Clam Chowder evaaaahh!
That's about our 2 days trip in San Francisco :)
To be continued.
Always,
Rica ♡
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