....until we head to the snow.
This morning we headed off to Ghiradelli Square for breakfast. We found a real old style All-American diner....
....complete with red leather booths with jukeboxes, black and white checked floor and wall tiles. The jukebox was playing all the ballads from the 60's.
Clive and I left the girls at The Cannery to shop hop whilst we headed to Alcatraz. Unfortunately, because it was a public holiday in America, Alcatraz was booked out and we couldn't get a ticket. We came back to Fisherman's Wharf and found the girls who didn't seem particularly happy to see us. Not sure what they had planned in our absence!!
We decided to take a motorised cable car tour of the city and surrounds. The tour lasted 2 hours and was extremely informative, although we sat on the left hand side of the car and all the sights appeared to be on the right side.
A couple of shots of the famous Golden Gate Bridge....
After a clam chowder lunch served in a sourdough damper, we headed back to the city in a bus. The girls jumped a cable car in Union Square to head back to the hotel whilst Clive and I walked about 2kms to a gear shop to buy walking boots.
Although we didn't have to walk up any hills, these pics give you some idea of just what a hilly city San Francisco is. The first shot is of famous Lombard Street. At the top of the street you can see it is so steep that a series of half a dozen hairpin bends switch back and forth across the street as it is just too steep to drive straight down....
Diane wasn't feeling 100% tonight, so she stayed in the room to recover. Clive, Lorraine and I had a nice pasta meal at a recommended restaurant close to the hotel. The food was very nice and guess what.....there was a line and 20 minute wait to get in.
Just packing now before we call it a night. Early start in the morning (05:30) as we head to Big White........let the fun begin!!!!!!
2 comments:
Let it snow!
Let it snow!
Let it snow!
What public holiday was it???
Hope Diane is feeling much better in the morning xx
Have fun on the snow !!
And don't forget how many of us are looking forward to your updates ... the snow can wait for a few minutes each day !
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