LA to Vancouver Day 3
May 1, 2023 — San Francisco
We wake up in time to step out on our balcony to watch us sail under the Golden Gate Bridge. The skies were calm yet menacing as we approached the city!
Okay, time to walk around and check out the sights of the city! From the docks to cable cars to views of the Golden Gate Bridge!
Then we take a Hop On, Hop Off Bus ride across the Golden Gate Bridge to a small park where there are views of the Bridge and the Bay and The City! It was cold and windy but don’t let that slow us down!
We cross back into the city on the bus and get off at Golden Gate Park. One place that is on our list. Eclectic artwork everywhere. Middle of the streets even! Chef Dog statues that we can’t explain. Walkways. Lawn displays everywhere. An enclosed Botanic Garden that is closed today. A florally painted piano that a local tourist played for me! A floral clock! And a message of love spelled out in large building blocks!
Our legs are exhausted. But we find ourselves only a few blocks from another San Fran Icon, the Haight Asbury neighborhood! So we walk on our tired legs! And we grab the Hop On Hop Off bus for a couple blocks. Famous images we have only seen in history assault our senses!
We wonder where we’ll get the energy to return to our ship. But we find the Hop On Hop Off Bus Stop and board the bus again! We tour through famous old residential neighborhoods! We finally get back to the area near the docks and get off the bus.
Now we have to decide whether to go back to the ship or not. But our internet has suggested a wine tasting store only a few blocks from the docks and it twists our arms. We trudge the few blocks and locate the store. Wow! What a find! We buy a wine tasting for a measly $10 per person and we are treated to a 5, that’s a FIVE Flight tasting! Now here’s the kicker… Wait for it! The youngest wine we taste is 10 YEARS OLD! A few were 20! Tell me you’ve gone wine tasting and had 20 plus year old wines! I’ll wait.. Anyone? I didn’t think so!
Then, on weary legs, we trudge our way back to the ship, but not until we stop at Boudin’s for some Chowder in a fresh Sourdough bread bowl!
Back to the ship on shaky legs and we board. Dinner and a glass of wine and I can’t wait to lay my weary body down! But before I do, I go back up on deck for our departure from this famous City By The Bay! Of course I have to take photos of our departure at night!
See you all tomorrow! This weary body needs to sleep!
Around the World in 80 Trips (Or Less) 
2 Responses to “LA to Vancouver Day 3”
Wow! How many miles did you put in on this day in SF? You did a lot! Thank goodness for the Hop Off Hop On bus! It almost sounds like you had never been to SF before. Is that true?
Monica Wilson ________________________________
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We’ve been to SF many times! But for my Blog purposes, I thought it worthy to pump up the area! I used to visit a cousin in San Jose once or twice a year when I first moved to LA. Have seen most of the SF area. Our son had an exchange student from Germany spend a week with us in 2010 or 2011 and we took him for a drive up the coast and a few days in the city. Boudin is a favorite for us along with many other sites in the city!
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