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Day 8 San Francisco
Started the day in IHOP for a dirty American breakfast which mainly consisted of pancakes. In an attempt to burn off some of breakfast we walked down Fishermans wharf towards the ferry terminal building. It was a little bit rainy but like the true Brits we are we didn't let that get in the way. The old antique trams rattle by us along the street that is lined with many palm trees. One of the pier buildings ...
Day 32 - San Francisco - California
... it's still a bit grotty. As the day got warmer the current great unwashed emerged from wherever they'd spent the night to assemble in groups in the Golden Gate Park to hang out in the sun, lay around and do nothing. So I guess the area remains true to it's history. After seeing enough current day dreadlocks we headed across to the Castro district, where I suspect dreads would be banned by the beautifully decked out and manicured gay men. This is Harvey Milk area ...
Highs and Lows of San Francisco first few days
... We do eventually get this sorted and the rooms are paid for by the travel agent, as they should have been from the start. We are going to get a refund of the $4000 that the hotel was holding but this will not be until Monday or Tuesday. Anyway we have to make the best of things now with the funds we do have available until that happens. That is it for this entry I will move onto happier times on the next one. No photos on here see next entry San Francisco ...
Yosemite Village, then back to civilisation in SF
... the water would have come up to if the lake had been full. The lake is made up of an upper and lower pool. We explored the upper pool then crossed over the lake and up the bank and followed the path back the way we came to the lower pool. We went in the lower pool also and sat on a rather large rock to watch the sky turn orange as the sun went down. We were expecting a pretty amazing sunset- but this was not to be- but it was really cool to sit ...
Exploring again
... fresco murals by 27 different on-site artists. There is a story that the tower resembles a fire hose nozzle as a dedication to San Francisco's fire fighter whom saved Lillie from a burning house years before. In order to get up to Coit tower, you walk up 25000 stairs (Scott's exaggeration, not mine!). We had got about a 1/4 way up when I decided to take some photos.....where is my camera??? Much to Scott's disgust, I ran down the stairs back towards Alcatraz wharf to see ...