Stuff found around the city

Sometimes I wander through the streets of San Francisco without any aim. You know, these days when you don't really know what to do with yourself. When you promise yourself you will rest and have a stress less day, but the idea of not doing much stresses you even more. I had a day like this last Saturday. So I took the camera and set off for a small walk in the middle of the city. Lucky enough, I found two places worth talking about.

The first one is called Cookin' and sells everything that comes in handy while making any type of food. All sorts of kitchen appliances: pots, pans, spatulas, baking forms, pottery, glasses, copper pots, etc. Anything you can think of. It was really a lot of fun to browse around, but one have to be really careful because the aisles are narrow and things might fall down and break. The owner, elderly woman, sits behind the counter and can direct you precisely to what you need without standing up. For example, if you need cake stand, she will tell you to go straight, turn right behind the blue pot and look down. And you will find it there. It's like she memorized every single corner of the store. It's good to know that a place like this exists, if I need to cook a fancy dinner.

The other place I came across has very generic name: Other shop. It's basically a thrift store but comprises much more then used clothing. It sells vintage furniture, home gadgets, vinyl albums, retro jewelery and the craziest outfits I've ever seen. I really liked it's design. It felt like walking through someones apartment. Unfortunately, I didn't feel tempted enough to bring anything back. Okay, maybe except one t-shirt.