Berkeley Day 2: Aug 2-Salty crepes, Singing drains, and Cash only

After sleeping in after the concert, and the long drive home across the San Mateo bridge, lunch was spent at crepe dvine on shattuck and vine north of campus. A great place for brunch, this outlet serves crepes with everything you can think of. Ham, turkey, mushrooms are some of the toppings. Don't forget to try yummy desert crepes too, complete with ice cream. Wait is very short and made fresh mind you, and the only complaint is that this place is so busy, that some tables are a bit dirty. Otherwise food is very worth it coming with a salad, or ice cream depending what type of crepe you want.

Besides telegraph ave, college ave is also a great place for shopping.However, seeing as shopping Isnt exactly my main interest, my family and I went hiking which was a bit more remarkable. Locally known as the fire trail, this place offers a grea dirt jogging trail or even biking, with stunning views. My sister told me of a story of when she was running at the fire trail.

A guy was finishing up a jog, rushing back to campus, when he heard some subtle singing. Thinking it was his imagination he kept on going. Still the singing continued the next second, so he stopped and looked around listening intently.
"Anybody there?"
A shaky response followed in the form of a yes.

Within minutes, police were on the scene. Apparently a women had lost her way in the dark, and ended up in a manhole. Being there for nearly 24 hours she yelled, then talked, then finally resorted to singing. She was stuck in the manhole, so they had to get a crane of sorts to pull/dig her out.

Anyways, tired and hungry my family and I trudged to an Italian restaurant on college ave with an exquisite name, which I have forgotten. for five people the wait is long, so you might want to make reservations. The restaurant is very small, with two stories. Cash only, which seems a bit odd for a place where prices can add up. Portions are huge, and for five people we only needed two dishes and an appetizer. Calamari was not fried and seemed more boiled and rubbery, which I do not like. The main dishes were vey flavorful, but not warm enough. Linguini pesto with pine nuts with shrimp and penne arrabiata. Linguini pesto had tiny tasteless shrimp which was dissapointing, and penne arrabiata had a great firey taste. Overall food that was very near perfection and some of the best I've tasted. Bread was also great with a nice dipping sauce of olive oil, thyme, parsley, pepper, garlic, and a touch of vinegar. With two great meals I had no trouble finding slumber that night.