Too Much to Do in San Francisco and So Little Time
After arriving later in the afternoon in San Francisco, we wasted no time heading out to explore. Our first stop was walking down Polk Street, we heard it’s full of spas, cafes and a few neighbourhood grocery stores, but what’s even better, is that is ends at Fisherman’s Wharf. There’s enough seafood restaurants that could feed the entire state of California. The place was packed with tourist, including us, but thankfully, it was winter the the crowds were much less than what they would be in any other season. We got to sample fresh seafood everywhere we went, from clam chowder to red snapper. That pretty much filled us up to where we didn’t need to sit down and eat at a restaurant. We managed to roll back to our San Francisco cheap hotel room to recharge for tomorrow.
The next morning, we visited China Town, and well, to be honest, we were a little disappointed. I mean, it felt authentic and everything, but it just wasn’t ‘tourist’ friendly. I don’t blame them, really. I’m sure China Town get inundated with thousands of tourist every day, but we really didn’t expect to see so many souvenir shops. The best part about visiting China Town was getting to see how fortune cookies are made. It was amazing that after rounding a corner, we found ourselves in Little Italy! What a difference a street corner makes! In Little Italy, we found the bookstore that was famous for selling and promoting banned books.
From there we headed down Jack Kerouac Alley and had lunch at the famous Ferry Building. Then, with our stomachs full, we took the ferry to Alcatraz. We spent the entire day on the Island, the history is rich and the tour has lots of interesting audio-guides.
For our last day in San Francisco, we spent the time walking to the Golden Gate Bridge, but to get there we had to walk through the Marina. After about two hours of walking, we finally made it to the bridge. What a magnificent site! It was really windy, so it took us over an hour to walk across it and back again. There are phone stations along the bridge, and there are signs posted above them saying ‘Don’t do it!’ The phones are patched directly to a suicide crisis center.
We could’ve stayed in San Francisco for months, it’s such a big city and there’s literally so much to do here. We’re looking forward to our next trip back, but for now it’s time to do some wine tasting in Sonoma and Napa Valley!
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