Every year since 1982, Sally and Lorene and I have gone Christmas shopping
in Chinatown two weeks after Thanksgiving. We worked together at the
Atari Sunnyvale Research Lab where Sally and Lorene were the Librarians.
Together, we catch an early train from San Jose to San Francisco, take the bus downtown,
and then start walking up Grant Avenue. Chinatown begins inside the Lion Gate
at Bush Street. We spend the morning shopping on the left side of Grant. Then,
we walk up Washington to have lunch at Sam Wo, walk down Ross Alley to
visit the Golden Gate Fortune Cookie Factory. Then, spend the afternoon
shopping our way back down the right side of Grant. We go home by train
and share fresh fortune cookies while showing each other our new treasures.
Chinatown has a vast variety of goods for sale, something for every taste.
The prices are good (and often negotiable). Observant shoppers can find
specialties there years before they appear in regular retail stores. This
year, I brought my camera along:
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Hotel Triton lobby (bathroom stop): 
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Statues on Bush Street: 
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Statue being moved inside: 
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Morning on Grant Aveue: 
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Buddas for sale: 
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Teapots for sale: 
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Teapots for sale: 
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Toy Tea Sets for sale: 
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Glitter Madonna: 
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Last Supper in glitter: 
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Jewelry for sale: 
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Jewelry for sale: 
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Toy Dog in silk coat: 
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Pet dog behind counter: 
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Bugs in plastic for sale: 
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Ross Alley view: 
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Ross Alley street plaque: 
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Dolls for sale: 
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Dolls for sale: 
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Shoes for sale: 
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Stones for sale: 
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Grant Avenue at night: 
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