I got the opportunity to take a trip to Milan a couple weeks ago. In case you don’t know, the main thing to see in Milan is the Duomo which I’ve heard is the largest Gothic cathedral in the world. I may or may not have been wearing shorts on the day we planned to tour the inside of the cathedral (which kept me on the outside of the cathedral). Shorts are apparenlty a major catholic no-no, my bad. But a couple days later in the trip we got the opportunity to walk on the roof of the cathedral. What!?!? Walking on the roof of a cathedral is where it’s at. Here are some pics:
Category: Travel
Knead: A Bakery in the Mission District of San Francisco
While watching the Cooking Channel, I saw Knead bakery, found in the Mission District, being featured as the place to go when you are in San Francisco. While Karla and I were there, I made sure that we went there for a fabulous brunch. It was just a short bus ride away from Fisherman’s Wharf. The Mission District is full of culture and plenty of interesting sights to see. Check out this mural. Just one of many found on building walls.
Knead was tucked away on a side street surrounded by a world of culture.
This eatery is a place your order at the counter and they will bring it to your table sort of place, which creates a perfectly relaxed atmosphere for diners. Karla and I both had the spinach and eggs on brioche, which was out of this world.
Then of course, I had to have the Pomme d’amore which was the main feature on the Cooking Channel episode that I watched. I was not a disappointment at all! The crispy pastry crust created a pillow in which the egg custard filling could nest. The top of the custard was protected by a thin layer of crispy sugar which was texturally delightful with each bite. This place is a must when you are in San Francisco!
Monument 10K
This past weekend was a fun one! The last few weekends I’ve spent most of the weekend at my school working on various projects. But this weekend I finally got the chance to get outside a little and enjoy this late spring weather! One of the highlights of the weekend was running the Monument 10K in Richmond, VA!
As you might remember I’ve run a couple half marathons in the last six months, but I haven’t done a 10K in a couple years. I was worried about the distance because my training runs outside are usually longer than a 10K, and my treadmill runs are shorter than a 10k, so I just wasn’t sure how fast I would be.
But guess what. I went much faster than I expected! I’m not even sure why. My official time was 53:57. I was pretty happy with that because my average mile split was 8:38, about 40 seconds faster than my last half marathon mile split! I just started out pretty fast, and I felt good, so I just kept it up!
Even better than running fast, I met up with a bunch of friends at the race. We had a few different paces among us, so we didn’t actually all run together, but it was great to have the company before and after the main event. My friends are much better at the Richmond scene so it was great to have some natives helping with the logistics of the crowded race. After the race we all headed to Station 2 for brunch. It was a perfect post race recovery meal recapping the race and relaxing.
Some of the tunes (both old and new) that kept me going during the 10K were:
The Way by Ariana Grande
More by Usher
Remix by The New Kids on the Block
Can’t Hold Us by Macklemore and Ryan Lewis
Let it Roll by Flo’Rida
Sadie Dishes 