🌸 Golden Gate Park’s Japanese Tea Garden: A Disappointing Detour 🌿

Last year, I stalked this place online—finally made it! Paid $15 for a ticket 🎫, only to find… a tea house, a gift shop, a bridge, and a tiny 5-story pagoda. 😳 Walked 500 steps max. But hey—rituals matter! Spent $10 on matcha 🍵 + red bean cake 🍡, posed for pics, and called it “culture.” 🖼️ Saved by de Young Museum: Wandered to the free 9th-floor observatory! Panoramic views 🌆 = instant mood lift. 🚶♀️ Strolled On: Found a stunning white building 🏛️, lush lawns 🌳, and flower beds 💐. Tourists lounged like content cats—#PeakSFVibes. 💡 If Only: If Google Maps hadn’t lost signal 📶… or if I’d planned better… I’d have hit the Conservatory of Flowers 🌺 and de Young’s galleries first, then capped it with tea. 👌 #SFParkLife #TravelRegrets #GoldenGatePark 🌸