hi, friends.
i came up with a goal to fill my lack of traveling in the form of this: i told my best friend that we should have switch off trips. one of us gets to pick a destination, buy the plane tickets, make sure to keep the destination a secret, then.. we go!
this first time, it was hard on my anxiety because i had been so busy that i never gave the whole thing much thought. i hadn't realized i would be going somewhere without my control, or say in it whatsoever. which is, hey, the whole point. alex sort of slipped during a conversation we were having when we were getting ice cream downtown, and said "CAL..", then cut himself short after realizing it. later, he told me he switched the destination over in order to fix his slip, but.. yeah. he only changed the city, or so he says - which, hey. this girl has absolutely no complaints.
aside from the slip, and whatnot, i was still under the impression that he had changed the location out, so with one and a half hours of sleep under my belt, the adrenaline was kicking, and i was so. so. so excited.
sweet.
this is probably the coolest technology ever. i always wanted to fly in a plane that had the maps visible to their passengers. it took 1.5 hours just to get out of texas. and we started near the center of it.
i got the window seat the first time around.
flight neighbors.
big papa burger.
b l t eggs benedict, with hashbrowns in the shape of a pizza slice.
buildings casting shadows.
approaching this beauty was surreal, but walking closer, smelling the salty waters that run under it - a lovely blessing.
dream house with the biggest flowers, giving off their sweet scent.
land's end facing the pacific ocean shore.
i always promised myself a trip to have the most authentic ramen i could get my hands on in austin, but never did. i made up for that here, thought. this place had about four different seating spots, close together, with a chalk board outside serving as the wait list. we waited for about twenty minutes to get in, and sat with a couple that was probably on their first date. silly conversations. and A+ ramen & gyoza.
spicy soy base with bbq pork, braised pork belly, spinach, a boiled egg, mushrooms and green onions.
So. Good.
glittering streets, electric buses, and crooked streets everywhere. goodnight, san francisco. see you tomorrow.
