There is a lot to be said about San Francisco, but by far my favorite thing about it was walking.
I love to walk in a new city. You are able to find new things on the way to your touristy guide-book destination. One morning I stopped at the coffee shop in Union Square and found this lovely breakfast (or dessert), a mocha cappuccino with a chocolate croissant.
I also found pigeons inside the little restaurant! And sparrows waiting for a crumb outside. 
That day they were putting lights on the gigantic Christmas tree. It looked quite precarious, and this is the closest picture I could get. Proof that it is an ENORMOUS tree. Also proof that I need to work on my photography skills. 
As I sat drinking my cappuccino and watching the brave man put up Christmas lights, an art show started to develop in Union Square. Artists started bringing in easels and paintings, chairs and tables and filling the square with their wares. I certainly had no idea that I would be treated to an art display on a weekday morning during my visit. That, however, is the joy of walking, and the joy of leaving the hotel for breakfast!
