San Francisco – Chinatown, Museums

Friday we went to SF again. We started out in Chinatown, walked a long way, bought some gifts and a lot of tea, had a vegetarian lunch and then walked even more to the Cable Car Museum. Leilani admired the big wheels, but was not too impressed.

We then took the cable car all the way to Market street, and walked another mile or so to the Asian Art Museum. My iPhone ran out of “iPhonejuice”, just quit on me and I was lucky to find the museum. I don’t really like to ask for directions, but I remembered it was right next to the city hall.

Leilani really liked the puppets. We took a guided tour about the development of pottery, but Leilani was thoroughly uninterested, it was too scientific. One exception was, when she heard that the Chinese had also put things into the grave for the afterlife. She asked about mummies, and was disappointed at the answer. (Even though the docent tried to point out some similarities with ancient Egypt)

We got to make our own art too.

That was right in front of the gift store. I need to remember not to go to museum gift stores, at least not with Leilani.

Leilani was really interested in fabrics and I got to see all of the Himalayas and we stayed until it closed, and then we played right next door and then walked to the Bartstation to call Andy (who had the car) to pick us up.

Leilani in front of a deity in front of the City Hall.

We went shopping at Blick Art Supplies, at Rainbow, and dined at the Cha-Ya Vegetarian Japanese Restaurant in the Mission.

Author: Sonja

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