Marc and I went to the San Francisco Premium Outlets recently. Formerly called the Paragon in the City of Livermore, it was actually very pleasant walking through the huge mall on a weekday. For the very first time for us, parking was not an issue.

We have always shopped here on weekends and it is a zoo on Saturdays and Sundays. Outlet management was asked why the mall had been renamed. I do agree, renaming it makes it more familiar to international tourists.

I suppose hordes of Chinese visitors come here since there were lots of signs in Chinese everywhere. Anyway, the mall has been expanded and done for the most part. Retailers have not moved in it yet though. More high end brands were setting up.