We didn’t have a car in San Francisco and we took advantage of BART and Muni. SF has a decent public transportation system. It’s not as rockin’ as London’s Tube (not as timely, reliable and not as far-reaching) however, it’s also nice to give our wallets a break from the crazy gas prices. Here in the Heartland…most people have to drive. There’s a bus stop by my station – but it doesn’t look like it has a schedule that could meet my graveyard shifts. So I drive.
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On the other side of City Hall – the Asian Art Museum. It’s in a new location. I remember visiting the museum in Golden Gate Park – next to the Japanese Tea Gardens and the De Young. It was a pain to hike out to that location after taking public transportation as far as we could go…but I had good times there. This new location makes the Asian Art Museum more accessible (close to the Civic Center BART) and it allows the collections to breathe new life.
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Here’s my good friend Ganesh…
The guard dudes at the door said we could take pictures upstairs. I remember this item from the park location. My friend John wanted to check out an exhibition by a Japanese artist who was into ocean themes, especially those involving octopuses. Anyways, in the regular collection, I remember we found Ganesh. We decided to build little temples of pennies around him. Well, at the new location, the museum installed a slot for cash offerings. It posted a sign that asked people not to leave money around the statue.
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Ah yes…this explains what I’m all about. How about that…
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And here are two Krises. This is probably the one of the few sections that had anything from the Philippines. Apparently some Filipino tribes made Krises.
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I found some really yummy tea at Cafe Asia. Cristine raved about the Mariage Frères tea on her blog. Mark had a tasty mung bean pastry.
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We tried the Assam blend: “Wedding Imperial” – it smelled delicious, honey and carmel accents. It was sweet enough for me to skip Splenda – but not to sweet to shock the system. Tasty.
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This building used to be the San Francisco Public Library. According to the website – it’s done up in a “1917 Beaux Arts-style.” The old space at the park was cramped, dark and it felt like a small collection. This new building allows for natural light to blend with the professional bulbs and it just makes everything look cooler. I love these high ceilings in the Samsung Hall. The one thing missing from the old space was that sense of awe inspired by great architectural style. I’m quite happy with the new museum.
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