davis

after 3 days of playing concerts several hours after arriving in a new city, it was nice to finally have a "night off" in san francisco. several members met up w/ family and friends at the airport while others went out to oakland to catch a baseball game between the a's and giants. i was part of a group who headed straight for food of course. thankfully, our hotel was very close to chinatown, so led by our fearless leader che-hung (violist), we headed for a restaurant he had gotten a recommendation for. several hours after that feast, our group, w/ a few additions, headed for the fisherman's wharf area to eat crab. they were delicious and i literally thought my stomach would burst. on the way there, the walk was pretty much all downhill so on the way back, we did what everyone does when they visit san francisco, and caught a trolley back to the hotel.

i didn't last much longer that night and planned to finally sleep in w/out setting an alarm. when i woke up, i was for sure it was around 10 or 11 a.m. to my surprise, it was only 7:49 a.m. i guess i would have been correct if i was back on the east coast. after a brief stint in the fitness center (my first time in months and i probably spent more time watching tv than actually working out), i headed to chinatown for some dim sum. after exploring for a bit, i decided to go on the early bus to davis to get some practicing in.

it must have been 20 degrees warmer there. i didn't realize they had a new hall there as well. it was pretty nice. it was also packed as most of our concerts have been. the mozart just seems to get better each time, as well as the berlioz. judging my the applause, i think they loved it.