Golden Gate Bridge

The Golden Gate Bridge is a suspension bridge spanning the Golden Gate, the opening of the San Francisco Bay onto the Pacific Ocean. As part of both U.S. Route 101 and State Route 1, it connects the city of San Francisco on the northern tip of the San Francisco Peninsula to Marin County. The Golden Gate Bridge was the longest suspension bridge span in the world when it was completed in 1937, and has become an internationally recognized symbol of San Francisco and California. Since its completion, the span length has been surpassed by eight other bridges. It still has the second longest suspension bridge main span in the United States, after the Verrazano-Narrows Bridge in New York City. In 2007, it was ranked fifth on the List of America’s Favorite Architecture by the American Institute of Architects.

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After Chinatown in SF, I had to eat a Dim sum (and because I missed good Chinese food). Fortunately, my friends know a good one with lots of variety that you can’t never imagine! It’s like you were in Hong Kong lol In Tampa, we have a lot of Vietnamese restaurants but not enough (good) Chinese. But it seems that a Dim sum just open! So I’m going to check it and don’t forget to tell you my opinion ASAP :)

Dim sum (literally meaning “touch the heart”) is the name for a Chinese cuisine which involves a wide range of light dishes served alongside Chinese tea. It is usually served in the mornings until noon time at Chinese restaurants and at specialty dim sum eateries where typical dishes are available throughout the day. Dishes come in small portions and may include meat, seafood, and vegetables, as well as desserts and fruit. The items are usually served in a small steamer basket or on a small plate. Yum cha (literally “tea drinking”) is the term used to describe the dining session, especially in contemporary Cantonese. Chinese families in particular typically like to gather at Chinese restaurants for dim sum on special occasions such as Mother’s Day or Chinese New Year.

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Oh my god! There is no word to say how good is this restaurant! Pampa Palo Alto It’s an all you can eat with a lot of various meats: the rodizio

Our rodizio style of service allows you to sample an unlimited quantity of our chef’s selection of the highest quality local meats, spit-roasted to perfection on our Brazilian churrasco grill. As part of the rodizio, you also have unlimited access to our side bar, which offers seasonal vegetables, composed salads, artisan cheeses, and myriad Brazilian accompaniments. All of our produce and ingredients represent the freshest local ingredients and respectful treatment of food.

So the thing is on each table, you have a big coin with a red side and a green side. When you put it on the green side, waiters keep going to serve meats on your table. So to stop that, just put on the red side. And if you want more, you can put it again on the green side :)

I would like to say a big thanks to my “new family” lol yeah because they are so kind with me that I would like to stay in SF forever lol seriously, I really had fun this night, it was awesome!

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San Francisco’s Chinatown is the oldest Chinatown in North America. It is also the largest Chinese community outside of Asia, according to The New Encyclopaedia Britannica Micropaedia vol. 10, 2007 Ed. Established in the 1850s, it has featured significantly in popular culture venues such as film, music, photography and literature. It is one of the largest and most prominent centres of Chinese activity outside of China.

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Welcome to San Francisco Chinatown

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Everybody who have ever been in the US always told me about the best burger ever: In-N-Out Burger. But they forgot to mention that this fast food only existed on the West Coast lol I’ve ever been to California before but I don’t remember the taste at all! So I have the opportunity to go in San Francisco for a week (see my previous post about the convention) and thanks to my friend Hemary, she took me to this fast food! The menu is easy, you only have 3 burgers (Hamburger, Cheeseburger and Double-Double for double meat/double cheese) with French Fries lol but in the burger, you have a yummie sauce which is called “animal style”! It mades with mayonnaise, ketchup, and finely chopped vegetables (pickles, onions, peppers and green olives). And you can have it on your fries with cheese :)

After this delicious meal, we went to Burlingame Downtown for a dessert!