This entry was posted on 3/15/2007 12:39 AM and is filed under uncategorized.
So back to our book tour - and now we're in San Francisco!
MONDAY
2pm: Michelle and I land in San Fran. It's a little drizzly and
grey, but we're excited to get some real Chinese food in us.
Dropping our bags in our rooms, we immediately head out to get some
chow...
4pm: After having some dim sum, we start wandering around Chinatown.
San Fran's Chinatown has the most adorable little stores with beautiful
silk bags, tapestries, and pillows. Even though we were supposed
to go department store shopping, we completely lose track of time and
spend the next few hours stockpiling silk purses!
7pm: Worn out from our shopping, we decide we need to recharge with
more Chinese food. We go to R n G , a Chinese restaurant
recommended by my friend Jen. There, we proceed to go completely
overboard. Not only do we order shark's fin soup, lettuce cups filled
with minced seafood, and bok choy, but we order the house specialty -
giant crab fried in batter. We barely manage to put away half of
the meal....
9:30 pm: We roll our way out of the restaurant, too full to even go out
for drinks with friends. Upon exiting the restaurant, we realize it's
hailing! In San Francisco! We quickly hail a cab, and go back to our
room, where we collapse in a food coma...
TUESDAY
12:30 pm: Michelle and I arrive at Stacy's in downtown San Fran. Upon
getting there, we are immediately greeted by Linda, who tells us she
loves our book. Yay - our first real fan! Linda's also brought us
presents - these darling little porcelain shoes and antique books.
Michelle and I are feeling pretty special. Plus, a bunch of our friends
show up! The reading goes great, and we have a really good group of
attendees who ask some really insightful questions, including an older
gentlemen who gallantly holds out his umbrella for us (it's now
raining) and offers to take us to lunch.
5pm: Our driver arrives to take us to Book Passage. Apparently, he
drove Bill Clinton in our car to Book Passage for his book reading.
We're sitting in Bill Clinton's car - cool!
7pm: We're at Book Passage. The people at Book Passage are great - they
feed us and even have monogrammed stationary for us! Unfortunately,
it's raining and the store is in a mall, which is already mostly closed
due to the hour. Still, some cool people show up and we end up
having an intense, really interesting, hour-long discussion with them.
Next Stop: Seattle
anyway, hope you had a good time there.