The weekend in San Francisco was really warm, like in the 80s or 90s, perfect weather for a walk around the Marina and tasty tacos.
Sunday we ate a new place, at least for me, Nick’s Crispy Tacos. It was sooo good. Usually I don’t find tacos filling at all. I eat two and I’m still kinda hungry but in that yucky, fast food way. But the tacos in “Nick’s style” – with cheese and guacamole and wrapped in two tortillas, one fried and one soft – were completely satisfying.
I had one carnitas – the pork tender, lean, and juicy – and one fried fish, which was doused in a deliciously tangy lime sauce, and was full about halfway through the fish, but ate it all anyway.
Plus the decor was really cool, like something out of the Rat Pack era:
I could imagine Frank Sinatra, Sammy Davis, Jr., and Ava Gardner lounging in their tuxes and furs in one of those red booths, with taco juice dripping down their chins.
Afterwards we walked out to the Marina area. What a great day to be near the water, though I resisted walking on the sand, which in retrospect I should have because the callouses on my heels could have used a good scrubbing. We had fun watching the dogs play on the beach. I find it hilarious when they roll around in the sand.
As we were strolling, we saw the Golden Gate Bridge in the distance. “Let’s walk across it!” MB said. The bridge seemed pretty long to me, and I wasn’t sure if people actually walked across it like they do the Brooklyn Bridge. But sure why not? Then as we kept going, the bridge hardly got any closer, and we realized it was much farther away than we thought. Ah well, next time.
On the way back, we ran into the Palace of Fine Arts. It was really pretty!
We saw a bride and groom having their pictures taken. The bride looked pretty, but the groom was wearing one of those tacky white tuxes. Plus he looked so not thrilled to be there. Then again, when does any groom?
Walking back home was a challenge because of all the hills. I kept thinking, How are these hills in real life and not part of some extreme gym workout? We were so pooped, we had to stop in Japantown and see a movie (Surrogates, wait for the DVD).
Now it’s back to packing and organizing. Soon it will be over!
That taco place has pizzazz!!
And I visited those beautiful columns when I was last in San Francisco. Even rented a boat and rowed out there.