My brother and fifteen year old niece came down to visit for the weekend. They spent some time down in Santa Cruz then came up to the Bay Area for the afternoon and evening on Saturday. We had time enough for a Reader's Digest tour of San Francisco which consisted of the Golden Gate Bridge, cable cars and Fenton's Creamery.
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| Fort Point, San Francisco, CA |
Our first stop in the city was at Fort Point. It's the best place in San Francisco to see the bridge, at least in my opinion.
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| Fort Point, San Francisco, CA |
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| Fort Point, San Francisco, CA |
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| Fort Point, San Francisco, CA |
The surf was looking pretty good especially for August. A couple of guys had it to themselves and they took full advantage of it. The swell was occurring closer to shore than I've seen in the past, which made for some an entertaining viewing experience.
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| Fort Point, San Francisco, CA |
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| Fort Point, San Francisco, CA |
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| Fort Point, San Francisco, CA |
Next stop was downtown to catch a cable car to Fisherman's Wharf. I haven't ridden a cable car or been to the wharf in years. The cable cars are still a fun and unique experience just as I remember. The lines weren't too bad. We waited maybe ten minutes to catch one going to the wharf and about a half hour for one going back.
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| San Francisco, CA |
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| San Francisco, CA |
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| San Francisco, CA |
We ended the evening with late-night ice cream at Fenton's Creamery in Oakland. Can't miss with Fenton's, especially when capping off a day about town.
We brought things a little more close to home this morning with breakfast at Rudy's Can't Fail Cafe. After breakfast, my brother and niece headed North to the Jelly Belly factory and from there home to Oregon.
San Francisco is my favorite city in the US. And that's saying a lot from a non city gal.
ReplyDeleteMine too!
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