Our holiday begins in the Lower Haight, San Francisco

Monday, 4 April 2016 

Today was the first day of our Californian holiday.  We arrived without any incident. We stayed in our first ever Airbnb in the Lower Haight area of San Francisco. It was really lovely, stylish and full of art. After a quick refresh following the long flight from Australia, we got out and enjoyed the beautiful day.  Our apartment was walking distance from Haight Ashbury and the famous “painted ladies” houses.

We had lunch in the cafe across the road and then went for a walk down to Hayes Valley (a place that felt a bit like a mix of Melbourne's Brunswick Street and Chapel Street) and came across Smitten ice-cream which make it to order using liquid nitrogen, which had been specifically recommended to us as well worth checking out. The result was particular smooth and delicious.

Then shopping in San Francisco’s famous shopping district of Union Square. On our way there we went past all the grand old civic buildings and saw the ‘Monumental Rabbits’ which were 5 large inflatable rabbits temporarily installed on the nearby grounds which were created by an Australian artist, representing the damage the rabbits do to the Australian landscape.

Then we went out for dinner at a restaurant called Rich Table, which was also highly recommended. The food was excellent.