Monday:
We woke up to pack up our suitcases and headed out for our last day in San Francisco. Like every other morning we got our Starbucks before conquering just about every store in the city. We spent a bit of time in Nordstrom Rack before going to the famous Rotunda Cafe in Neiman Marcus where we purchased a cookie box (jewelry box with espresso homemade cookies), and croissants with strawberry butter.
Next up was Escape Alcatraz (an interactive game filled with problem solving, clues, riddles etc...). Our first mistake was letting a stranger handcuff us to a pipe inside a jail cell. Our second mistake was us paying him to do it. Within about fifteen minutes, we were still handcuffed and had run out of ideas. After sixty minutes we had conquered the cell, the doctor's office, and the dentist's office and were just about to "escape Alcatraz" when we ran out of time.
We decided it was best (knowing us) to give ourselves some extra time to get to the airport. Good thing we did. Taking the wrong form of transportation it took us over an hour and a half to reach the airport instead of twenty minutes. We sprinted to check in our bags and then ran through security, barely making it to our gate in time. Lucy's parents were waiting at the baggage claim, festive balloons in hand, welcoming us to Orange County.
xoxo,
L & S
We rewarded ourselves with much deserved sleep until 11:00a. Still in bed we decided that this day would be an easy one. We started off with The Orange Circle, one of the oldest historical locations of Orange. There we strolled through vintage antiques shops, record stores, and Starbucks for about an hour and half.
We cruised through surrounding neighborhoods to take a look at the different architectures and the amazing views that the homes had up on top of hills. Through winding and narrow roads we caught glimpses of mountains, sunsets, and beautiful houses.
Thinking a reservation was unnecessary for Rainforest Cafe, we showed up having to wait forty-five minutes for a table. We quickly ordered and inhaled our overpriced cheeseburgers. Overestimating how much we could eat, we ordered a volcano (brownies with vanilla ice cream and whipped cream). After demolishing all of it, we were so stuffed we could barely walk back to our car and when we got home we immediately crashed into bed to sleep off our sugar comas.
Wednesday:
Sleeping in again, we woke up ready to get outside and start off our day. We drove to Fashion Island for lunch at Lemonade and afterwards played with puppies in Russo's Pet store.
Next we drove up to Crystal Cove State Park to go on a 4.89 mile hike (which felt like 20). We hiked up steep hills but the view was worth it. We were so tired we forgot to take a picture at the top but we were excited to start seeing all downhills. Afterwards we stopped by a local farmer's market in Laguna Beach to purchase Cookie Dough Cafe edible cookie dough to celebrate making it out of the hike alive.
We ate dinner at home and headed to visit Lucy's sister.
We woke up to pack up our suitcases and headed out for our last day in San Francisco. Like every other morning we got our Starbucks before conquering just about every store in the city. We spent a bit of time in Nordstrom Rack before going to the famous Rotunda Cafe in Neiman Marcus where we purchased a cookie box (jewelry box with espresso homemade cookies), and croissants with strawberry butter.
Next up was Escape Alcatraz (an interactive game filled with problem solving, clues, riddles etc...). Our first mistake was letting a stranger handcuff us to a pipe inside a jail cell. Our second mistake was us paying him to do it. Within about fifteen minutes, we were still handcuffed and had run out of ideas. After sixty minutes we had conquered the cell, the doctor's office, and the dentist's office and were just about to "escape Alcatraz" when we ran out of time.
We decided it was best (knowing us) to give ourselves some extra time to get to the airport. Good thing we did. Taking the wrong form of transportation it took us over an hour and a half to reach the airport instead of twenty minutes. We sprinted to check in our bags and then ran through security, barely making it to our gate in time. Lucy's parents were waiting at the baggage claim, festive balloons in hand, welcoming us to Orange County.
xoxo,
L & S
Welcome balloons.
Tuesday:We rewarded ourselves with much deserved sleep until 11:00a. Still in bed we decided that this day would be an easy one. We started off with The Orange Circle, one of the oldest historical locations of Orange. There we strolled through vintage antiques shops, record stores, and Starbucks for about an hour and half.
We cruised through surrounding neighborhoods to take a look at the different architectures and the amazing views that the homes had up on top of hills. Through winding and narrow roads we caught glimpses of mountains, sunsets, and beautiful houses.
Thinking a reservation was unnecessary for Rainforest Cafe, we showed up having to wait forty-five minutes for a table. We quickly ordered and inhaled our overpriced cheeseburgers. Overestimating how much we could eat, we ordered a volcano (brownies with vanilla ice cream and whipped cream). After demolishing all of it, we were so stuffed we could barely walk back to our car and when we got home we immediately crashed into bed to sleep off our sugar comas.
Antique Garden in The Circle
Volcano: Before
Volcano: After...(12 pounds later)
Rainforest Cafe
Wednesday: Sleeping in again, we woke up ready to get outside and start off our day. We drove to Fashion Island for lunch at Lemonade and afterwards played with puppies in Russo's Pet store.
Next we drove up to Crystal Cove State Park to go on a 4.89 mile hike (which felt like 20). We hiked up steep hills but the view was worth it. We were so tired we forgot to take a picture at the top but we were excited to start seeing all downhills. Afterwards we stopped by a local farmer's market in Laguna Beach to purchase Cookie Dough Cafe edible cookie dough to celebrate making it out of the hike alive.
We ate dinner at home and headed to visit Lucy's sister.
Lemonade.
