Davis, Marin and SF

stayed for a couple days in Davis (University of California campus) - a really nice chilled out town.. we went shopping at nearby outlet malls and visited Sacramento (the state capital). then we drove to ian's hometown called San Anselmo in Marin county, and stayed at his mother's apartment for a day. its a really pretty little place! drove through the redwood forests and to the beach (where i saw a big whale carcass washed up the shore and seagulls feeding off it, poor thing!) after that we stayed in downtown San Francisco for three days, which was fun! it was pouring with rain tho, so much for sunny california! but i made ian show me the sights nonetheless - golden gate bridge & park, fisherman's wharf, japan town etc.

and continuing with the food theme.. i really ate SOO much i never knew i had this ability. of particular note was the sushi eat-all-you-can buffet in Davis where i couldnt stand up straight for several hours afterwards and collapsed into a deep sleep.. ian's favourite little vietnamese place that did the best barbequed pork ever.. korean bbq on the last night in SF, where we queued for an hour for a table but got to bbq our own food and came out stinking! and the garlic restaurant, the sour dough factory, the wine tasting.. the list goes on! one night after dinner we went to Ghirardelli square for the famous sundaes and ian couldnt take anymore.. he started breaking out in a cold sweat and crying no more food! from then on i think his body just learnt to reject the glutony. my waistline has totally exploded - no kidding! the purging will have to begin soon..

[will post some pics later]

so it was a really great trip, and i'm back in manchester now, sadly =( think im goin away somewhere in UK with family tomorrow. so neway, finally, HAPPY CHRISTMAS!!