The Streets of San Francisco

On Sunday morning, June 27, we broke camp and drove into Sonoma for the last time.  We had breakfast at our favorite outdoor cafe there and headed for San Francisco.  We had not planned to do any cities on this trip~~we are not usually city people~~but decided we like San Francisco enough to go there again.  We found a campsite online and went there.  It was by the water outside the city and looked great.  However, it was $35 for a campsite!  A cheap hotel near the airport was $44, so we opted for the cheap hotel.  At least it had a bathtub.  That, unfortunately, is about the only positive thing that could be said for the hotel.  We settled in, planned our 'attack' of San Francisco, watched a movie and had dinner at a nearby restaurant.

Monday, we took the bus from our hotel downtown and spent the entire day walking the streets of San Francisco.  Went to the Embarkadero, the big market, the marina, the maritime historic park and Chinatown.  Had lunch at the Ferry Building and dinner in Chinatown.  Walked back to the bus and went back to our hotel.  Unfortunately, it was still there.

Tuesday, we again took the bus into the city.  We got off at the area around City Hall and explored that area.  We had lunch from an outdoor vendor in Civic Center Park and joined about 100 other people gathered around a large TV screen and watched part of the World Cup Finals.

We walked from there down to Ghiradelli Square on the water and had hot fudge sundaes for desert.  On the way we walked down Lombard street, the most crooked street in America, passed the opera house, the symphony, the main library, city hall, etc.  (Not in that order.)  We unexpectedly found the place where all the cable cars in the city are run from~~all cables meet at a central station~~and went in to their little museum and actually watched the cables do their thing.  Very simple, but effective.  We walked through Nob Hill and on to Union Square, where we stopped and did a little people watching.  Had dinner at a diner and came back to the hotel about 7 pm.