Sea Cruise

Well, not actually, but I did take the ferry from Oakland to San Francisco, a 30 minute picturesque journey that winds up at the foot of Market Street, and it was a lovely day. Lots of orange and black disembarking, as the Giants had their home opener this afternoon. And a couple of iconic bits of scenery:



I love this sculpture, "Cupid's Span", and even more, the Vaillancourt Fountain, across the street from the Ferry Building. I love that I live where such wonderful, outrageous work is part of our public space.



And the Ferry Building itself, filled to overflowing with deliciousness. I bought .... well, a bunch of stuff:



...carrots, mandarins, baby potatoes; tiny shiitake and giant King Trumpet mushrooms; smoked duck breast and smoked salmon; honey from the flowers of the tanbark oak tree; strawberries, mascarpone and wonderful cottage cheese, and breaking the "100 mile rule," truffle salt and truffle oil. Then I had a double espresso.

I sat in the sun by the fountain and read, for a while, then took BART to Millbrae where Sandra picked me up, and we headed to Roti in Burlingame for a lovely Indian lunch. I had chicken curry with rice that Chef Afreen would have loved, and yellow pea dal, and "indian lemonade" that was more salty than sweet. Upon returning to the Embarcadero BART station, I had just enough time for a double gelato from the Ciao Bella stand: pistachio and green tea. Interesting combination. The tea was pungent and earthy next to the sweet and salty pistachio. Then a quick return trip on the boat — too quick, unfortunately, for a little nap. But I feel like I've had a small vacation! And I have all these fun things to play with. Tonight: chicken with pilaf, carrots, and mushrooms. I think.