With the conference over I finally had a day to just enjoy the city. I went to Delores Park Cafe for breakfast, then to China town, then wandered around lost for awhile, then took a nap at my hotel, then had a fabulous dinner at the Soluna Lounge, then I rode the cable car to the Castro Theatre to watch Milk.
The Castro Theatre was the perfect place to watch Milk since much of the movie takes place on Castro in the 70's. It was a great movie that I highly recommend!! And if you ever have a chance to watch any movie at the Castro Theatre you should definitely go because it was beautiful! There was an organist who played and played then took a bow moments before the movie starts. The audience is enthusiastic and claps through out the move. And there is balcony seating!
After the movie I had the best warm cookies at a little kiosk bakery right outside the theatre. Castro is a beautiful clean developed area of sanfrancisco with lots of cute little shops, restaurants, and bars. It reminds me of a nicer version of the Hawthorne district in PDX which was one of my favorite neighborhoods in portland. I could definately live in San Francisco IF i was south of market around the Delores park, Castro mission district neighborhoods - as long as i could afford a place with a yard for Che. I'm missing my dog!
Tomorrow I'm off to LA by train. I don't think I've ever ridden Amtrak anywhere so this will be a new adventure! Happy Solstice!
