Exploring Chinatown & North Beach

Uncle Jody (He's not my real uncle, but he's the closest daddy has to a brother.) came for a visit this past weekend. We went up to San Francisco Saturday to check out the Chinese New Year Community Street Fair. We drove up to the Daly City BART Station and took the train to Market Street. From there, I got to travel is real style - in front of Daddy in the Baby Bjorn carrier. I got a great view of the throngs of people. There was a crazy number of them milling around. We caught the tailend of the street fair, but I don't think we missed much - just lots of booths sponsored by community agencies and such. I was pretty content checking out all the new sights and sounds. All the colorful kitsch hanging in the shop windows was fun to look at. There was lots of loud music and people speaking in Chinese and other foreign languages. I got quite a bit of attention with lots of people smiling at me. Daddy says he now knows what it's like to be a woman with everyone looking at his chest instead of his eyes. (Don't really know what he meant by that.) After a couple hours exploring Chinatown, Dad started complaining that I was too heavy. (Hey, they keep feeding me, so I keep eating.) He whined more than I did. Anyway, we ended up walking even more searching for a pizza parlor in North Beach. We ended up at North Beach Pizza, Too! on Grant (Pretty much back where we entered North Beach at.) I was pretty beat from all the walking so I crashed out in the booth next to Mommy. After a half hour or so, I woke up to be juggled lap-to-lap while Mommy, Daddy, & Uncle Jody ate their pizza. (I've gotta try that someday. Looks like fun with all that gooey cheese.) I gave everyone a pretty good scare at the restaurant - while Daddy was holding me and talking to Uncle Jody, I decided to stretch my legs. I ended up flipping backwards and conking my head on the table. It scared everyone, including myself. Mommy was talking to Aunt Jenney on the cell phone, but she quickly hung up and gave me hugs & kisses. Soon, I was laughing at the baby in the mirror. My fright forgotten. I've got a pretty hard head, so no worries - no bumps or bruises. The grownups finished eating soon after that, so after a quick diaper change we were back on the road.