Halcyon Days

Can't believe it's been two weeks since last posting.. New Year's Resolutions are hard to keep!

Anyway, last week, our friend Kevin Chang gifted us a photoshoot with some unique UIUC landmarks.

On the Quad outside Foellinger

The Eternal Flame 

Legend has it that if you kiss your sweetheart under the Eternal Flame, you'll be together forever.
We'll see about that.  :D

The Undergrad Library with the new bell tower

Just for kicks: our typical interaction

Big, fat squirrel enjoying his dinnertime nut 

He must have made an unimpressive joke... :D

 All pictures by Kevin Chang, processing by me.

Better Late than Never

Three weeks after spring starts, and it's finally here to stay.

 

 

Last Days in SF

Pictures from our last days in SF... (almost two weeks ago!  Yikes... time flies.)

Yum.. Sprinkles Cupcakes

Red Velvet

We visited the Golden Gate Park and went to see the Japanese Tea Garden.  Too bad it was monsooning.

The Drum Bridge

Frightening to climb in the rain

Ducked into the gift shop for warmth and somewhere to dry off

Then off to Japantown once again for all-you-can-eat SHABU SHABU!!! :)

We stayed there for two hours... Two hours well spent.

So full.. but so satisfied.  And ready for an afternoon nap.

Afterwards, we shopped around a little

Mini Darumas!  You color in one eye when you make a wish and color in the other when the wish comes true.

Back at Union Square:

The next day: BYE BYE SAN FRANCISCO! :)

And hellooo Chicago.

More of San Francisco

As promised here, pictures of our second day in the city:


First, we caught the cable cars up to Lombard Street:

Then off to the Palace of Fine Arts and the Exploratorium!

Let sparks fly

Puffs of powder

Through mirrors and glass, sunlight creates this "painting"!

Eye see you... :)

Can you guess what I'm doing?

Bubble painting!

After that, we visited Japantown for lunch and some shopping:

Miso Ramen

*Sniiiiiff* "Mmmm..."

Sophie's Crepes.. with the most delicious dessert crepes ever!

Strawberry and Nutella crepe

 Green tea gelato and red bean crepe -- droolworthy.

Asian drinks galore in the vending machine!

Japantown pagoda

Hahaha... my sister's "Siamese Slanket"

Silly Andrew!

Next (and last) post about San Francisco: cupcakes, the Golden Gate Park, Japantown (again), and back to Chicago!