Day 5 in San Francisco (Aug 12)

First day of proper vacation! =D

We went to the visitors centre in the morning to get some info about the places that we planned to go, then started our journey to the Golden Gate Bridge, our main point of interest for this trip! On the way to the bus stop, we saw some people performing on the streets. One was tap dancing and the other was a mone man band. The one man band was really cool. He was playing a guitar, harmonica, and drums AND singing all at the same time! Amazing! hehe... We continued our walk to the bus stop and arrived at Union Square, where I saw a drawing that I really liked. It was a drawing of a sea or lake, just black and white (grey-scale) with some sticks standing in the water. A very calm and peaveful yet mysterious drawing. Hehe.. But too bad mom ignored me when I told her about it and bro just said "yea".. How I wish there'd be someone who could discuss the drawing with me.. lala~ (not that I know much about drawings or paintings... maybe just wanting someone to agree and elaborate on what I was thinking.. =p) Oh well~

There were heart-shaped things on each corner of the square

and I found just the right one for you~ <3

At 12.40pm, we arrived at the Golden Gate Bridge. It's spectacular! It looked like Tsing Ma Bridge in Hong Kong, just that it's red, longer and taller. =p As this is a tourist hotspot, we saw many tourists, as well as locals touring the place. Some taking their daily jog or just hanging around, getting away from their busy routined life.. After taking some pictures near the beach, we decided to go on the bridge to have a walk. Mom was a little reluctant as the bridge was pretty long, but we promised her that we won't walk too far. After all, walking too much is gonna be painful for her and we don't want that, right? =) Walking on the bridge gives us a different view of the bridge as well as the city. As we neared the first pole of the bridge and look back, San Francisco city looked so pretty with some of the lights on and the ocean and beach being its border. On the ocean there were many white-coloured yachts. The harmony of the white yachts and the bluish-green ocean was breath-taking.

People were also allowed to ride bikes on the bridge. And so there were many who opted to ride across it rather than walking. I'm pretty sure there was a place for them to rent bikes, although I didn't see where it was. =p

On another more personal note. In the future, maybe 10 or 20 or 30 years down my life, I wonder if my future husband would still hold my hand and I hold his, both of us walking at the same pace to explore the beauty of the world. I pray that as our age increase, so does our love for each other. I would learn to love what he loves and vice versa. We'd walk at the same pace no matter where we go or what we do. He wouldn't leave me behind, nor would I leave him behind. He wouldn't leave me behind just to see something beautiful that caught his eye and I'm too slow to keep up to his pace, nor would I do the same. We would love each other too much to let our hands go for anything at all of the world, no matter how old we grow or how ugly we become.

Next, we went to the Golden Gate Park. We had our lunch at one of the stalls available in the park. Hotdog and Hot chocolate! =D


We went to the Japanese Tea Garden first after lunch. It was beautiful! It was a garden filled with green trees, leaves, grass and colourful flowers! (more of greens though). There was a tall round bridge in the garden, where we took some pictures. =) All the decorations and the way the place was set up was very Japanese-style. (hence the name.. =p) It is a very peaceful place. Although it's a tourist attraction, the ambience of the place is still good and calm. The natural fragrance from the plants filled the place and relaxes the soul. I truly enjoyed it.

(pictures to come soon)

Walking through these gardens and places with beautiful sceneries reminds me of you. I can imagine what we'll be talking about if you were here, how you'd be snapping photos away, but not too much coz you'd want to walk and enjoy the moment with me, how you'd be walking very slowly through the paths, holding my hand. Every time I go on a holiday, I can only imagine that you're right here with me, enjoying and experiencing the world with me.

Next, we went to the Picasso exhibition, in which I got to know more about who Picasso was and understand more about his life and his artwork. I found his artwork to be very fascinating and it really takes a thorough understanding of his life to fully appreciate his art. He really was a smart guy who was able to use drawings, paintings and sculptures to record his life journey. One thing about him that I like is that he apparently doesn't quite like abstract art! According to one of the walking tour guides in the exhibition, there's always some reality in his artwork. He based his artwork on the reality of life. No matter how abstract the art may seem, or how difficult it is to understand a drawing, once we understand it and know how to look at it, it's actually something about reality, something about his life. Through his artwork we'd be able to see bits and pieces of his life, the culture of his people, the places that he's been to and even political issues during his time. But well, of course, I'm far from understanding Picasso, therefore I don't really understand a lot of his work. =p

On the way to catch the bus back, we walked through a pretty old area of the city. Its buildings have very old designs. Old, but cute. And they have many colours! Like on one of the streets I saw lemon, white, pink, blue and olive-coloured houses! Some with a pretty garden too! =D Bro said he'll consider moving to this area next year.. XD Afterll it's so near to the Golden Gate Park, which is a beautiful and peaceful place to relax and even do some artwork I reckon.. XD