Ghirardelli Square San Francisco

Arriving at a reasonable time of 10am, we caught the BART (train) from the airport to downtown San Francisco. Note to everyone purchasing tickets with cash, use small change, I received $10 change all in 20 cent coins - not so handy!

We were staying at The Green Tortoise Hostel (budget friendly, not so sleep friendly) in a private dorm, …

Despite our plan to have a more leisurely day we ended up doing loads of walking again, though not the 20 plus miles we did yesterday! We went to Pier 39 in the morning to see the sealions, then we had a yummy burger at an american diner in Ghirardelli Square. The weather was really sunny but with a very cold sea breeze, which made me regret not …

Considering myself a California girl who spent 17 of my formative years in Sacramento, spending the day in San Francisco is like going home for me. I love San Francisco; it is my favorite city in the world. I love the sea air, the sea breezes, the sea food, the eclectic people who populate this beautiful setting. Rarely coming to CA via air, this …

Sit mittlerwiiile 2 Dääg bini mit dr Uli in San Francisco und morn gohts denn au scho witter.

Am Samschtig sind mr mit dr Bettina und em Andy no in d Galleria Mall in Fort Lauderdale, damit mer die au mol gseh händ ;). Denn simer goh s Auto zruggbringe und dr Andy het sich dört grad sälber eis gmietet. Natürlich het er sone kliiin Auteli …

We set off this morning to head to the Palace of Fine Arts to visit the Exploratorium which is is across the other side of the city. In the ground there are signs dotted around to warn you of aggressive raccoons. Who'd have thought, they look so cute, which reminds me; in Golden Gate Park there were signs to warn you against feeding the wild coyote …

Well our final day here today - so on the cable car up to Lombard Street which we walked down not up! very pretty area but wouldn't like to live there - people all over the intersection - yours truly among them taking photos - as well as apparently visitors will hire cars and line up for about an hour most days just to drive down it - takes about …

We got up in good time and once again took the F-line down to Fisherman's Wharf. There we were able to get our tickets for our double-decker bus tour. There was some confusion because the information about where to get the tickets in our "Go Card" book is not accurate, but it all worked out in the end. At 10 we boarded our bus. As I said it is …

Today we woke up around 8:30. We were still very tired from our late night talk with Jeremy but we felt the day was running away. Jeremy has been up for a few hours cooking for the party he was planning for the night and we could hear him working away. It was surprisingly refreshing to wake up to the sound of pans clattering and the sight of …

So it's been a while since my last post. The primary reason is because we have been doing so much that I haven't had time; the secondary reason is that when it comes time to writing these things, I'm just so exhausted that I completely wuss out. The tertiary reason is that because we've done so much stuff, I've been daunted by even trying to …

... lunch at In an Out - 5 pt Lombard St [curvy section…duh!] - 2 pt Eating chocolate at Ghirardelli Square - 1 pt Union Square With the Hearts at Union Square (+1 if all four hearts) - 1 pt On a cable car ...

... and chips and a bowl of clam chowder.  We then walked along the front for a little bit, and returned home via Ghirardelli square, I had a butter pecan ice cream- which was amazing, and massive! Some of the other chocolate/ice cream deserts looked ...

... a bike in the front yard here! After a little shopping, we took a bus back to where we parked and then drove to Ghirardelli Square. We could not possibly pass up a chocolate experience, so we ordered some Ghirardelli ice cream for our dinner! It was ...

... finally found it. After a day like that, we figured we earned some ice cream. So we headed to Ghirardelli Square. This has become a tradition when we're in San Francisco.(who am I kidding-it's a tradition wherever we go) It was a long day and we were ...

... and 'Sodoni's' was definitely one of them. After an authentic Italian dinner, there was only one place to stop. You guessed it, Ghirardelli Square. As we were on our way, we happened to get a glimpse of the Bay several blocks away. We've seen ...

... bisque in a china bowl for me, washed down with a glass of white wine each. Just the ticket. We wander through Ghirardelli Square - once a chocolate factory, now a collection of unusual and interesting shops and eateries. We drive down Lombard St ( a ...

... to see the sea lions, went to a museum and a few art galleries (Dali! Picasso! Warhol! Oh my!!), and of course headed to Ghirardelli Square for some yummy chocolate. Before we knew it, it was time to head to the departing pier for the Alcatraz tour. Now, ...

... the bike shop, we were knackered. the next day we took it easy and leisurely walked around the parts of San Fran we hadn't seen yet, like Ghirardelli Square (It's a big chocolate company here, and that's where their factory used to be) where we got lots ...

... ) is a truly awe inspiring moment. The cable car was packed but enjoyed the ride. We got off at a place called Ghirardelli Square which is named for the famous chocolate company there. They even have a coffee shop where you can get premium Ghirardelli ...

... and picked me up.  The driver drove around the city picking up others who were also on the tour. Eventually we arrived at Ghirardelli Square at the Tower Tours office.  We picked up a few other folks and left at 2:00 pm for Muir Woods. The ...