San Francisco
Mom and Dad graciously watch the kids for a day while Andy and I took the train to the city for a day. We walked to the cable car station and took the Hyde-Powell car thru the city to Fisherman's Wharf. From there we walked to Pier 39 and did shopping along the way. We decided to take a bit of a tour from a boat. We got tickets to go on a "cruise ship" and they took us along the city, under the Golden Gate Bridge, and then back over and around Alcatraz. Two years ago I went on a bus tour of the city and a tour of Alcatraz, but this hour long cruise tour gave us most of the highlights of both of the tours I went on a couple years ago. We had a pretty clear day (it was a little hazy) and it was warm, so we couldn't have asked for better weather.
The cable cars were nice to ride. It's not a quiet ride, but you do get a good view of the city streets and the water. Andy rode on the outside, so he got the full thrill of the ride. :) We ate at Bubba Gumps restaurant on Pier 39 and enjoyed some good seafood and a wonderful view of the bay. It felt good to rest a bit before we began our hike along the shore towards AT&T park (where the train station is).
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| Alcatraz in the distance |
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| Lumbard St ( a view from the bottom is better!) |
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| This is the cable car we rode |
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| Andy and I on the open deck for our boat ride |
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| Seals and sea lions at Pier 39 |
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