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About a month ago we talked about having a big group trip to San Francisco. We looked into staying at a hostel overnight but decided we would just do a day trip instead and that the last weekend was best for everyone. Last week I emailed everyone so we could make plans and figure out transportation. Just about everyone emailed back saying they didn’t really feel like going anymore, so the group trip was canceled.
However, David and I still wanted to go. He’d never been there before and probably wouldn’t have another opportunity anytime soon. So we got a zip car and drove down there early Saturday morning. After parking we walked to the end of Pier 39 and got our view of the harbor, Alcatraz, the ship we later visited, and the seals that rest on floating piers. We toured the USS Jeremiah O’Brien, which we really enjoyed. They let you walk around just about anywhere. The ship is still fully functional and they have a volunteer crew that takes it out on occasion.
We continued along the wharf and got some fish and chips, which was actually pretty terrible. But we made up for it by getting a sundae with dark chocolate fudge at the Ghirardelli ice cream shop in Ghirardelli Square. From there we decided to just keep walking until we reached the Golden Gate Bridge. We saw the Fine Arts Palace but decided not to go into the Exploratorium.
We ended up following the path that led under the bridge, and discovered a fort, Fort Point to be exact. We had fun exploring the fort and then took the other back to the top of the hill level with the bridge. We were lucky that the bridge was not obscured by fog!
After that we went to the cable car museum and walked through Chinatown. Dinner was an adventure. I suggested we could just eat at Chinatown, but for some reason David didn’t want to. So we went in search of the Italian district but ended up at the wrong place, got the car and drove around looking for something but realized there was no parking and in the end we parked the car in our lot and took the bus back to Chinatown and ate at the restaurant we had passed earlier.
So we ended up in the same place we had been an hour and a half earlier, but hungrier and more tired. But it was good, we got free pot stickers, which made up for accidentally ordering two servings of fried rice instead of one to share (David ordered one thing and I tried to change it, but we got both). After dinner we got back in the car and drove through downtown and across the bridge and back.
I can’t believe the last weekend is already gone! :(
