Chinatown Love

I found some old pictures today. 

 

These shots are dated February 13, 2013,

so the kids were probably on mid-winter break
and we were undoubtedly looking for something to do.

 

I imagine this girl said something like, "Mommy, can we go to the city? Please!!"
 

Really, how could I not take her?

 

STOP #1: CHINATOWN

 

 





Golden Gate Fortune Cookie Factory

(the world's smallest tourist site)

where we watched them make cookies

and bought some chocolates ones to take home.



After walking around for a while,

we grabbed some yummy noodles for lunch,

 ate, and let the kids play at Portsmouth Square.

Then we climbed three flights of stairs

 to get to Tin How Temple,

(the one on the left)

the oldest Chinese temple in the U.S.,

to get to golden lanterns, smoky ribbons of incense,

and locals praying to Tin How, the goddess of heaven and sea.

Next up: Slides of Seward Street

 

Tucked into a mini park in Noe Valley is a steep set of concrete slides

that Liz introduced us to and quickly became the kids' city must-do.

It doesn't matter why we go or what we do in the city,

"we MUST go on the slides!!!!"

Never fail.



On your mark,

get set,

go!

There always seem to be pieces of cardboard at the top of the slide

for you to stick under your bum while you go down,

but you can slide without them.

 

The climb back up is steeper than it looks.

But completely worth it.

All photos courtesy of Liz and her awesome camera