As with any big city, there are always things that are a must do. In San Francisco there are honestly way more things like this, as it is a city that has so much history and has been a part of your childhood. The Mrs Doubtfire house...the Full House House, etc are examples.
Thus because we were super time limited, we decided to do the hop on hop off tour to hit all of the major things. We have done this before in other cuties to great success, as not only do you get to see all the sites, but you get a tour as well.
The tour started between Fishermans Warf and Pier 39. So on this day we went down and spent some time at Pier 39 prior to going on the tour.
Of course, you always have to see the Arr Arr's:
The tour started between Fishermans Warf and Pier 39. So on this day we went down and spent some time at Pier 39 prior to going on the tour.
Of course, you always have to see the Arr Arr's:
The smell is not great, but you can definitely hear them as you get close. There is a lot of different shops at Pier 39...it is a pretty big tourist trap as a warning, so if you are looking for cheep, this is definitely not the place, however it does have a lot of the nicknack type stuff as well that are good for gifts.
One of my favourite stores there is Hot Licks:
It is an awesome store full of all types of hot sauce that you can imagine. :)
I bought some hot sauce made with 6millon Scoville units. All in good fun of course....will be great with chilli this year. :)
One of my favourite stores there is Hot Licks:
It is an awesome store full of all types of hot sauce that you can imagine. :)
I bought some hot sauce made with 6millon Scoville units. All in good fun of course....will be great with chilli this year. :)
Once we were done with this we waled over and got tickets and joined one of the tours. The one we went to was Big Bus Tours:
Their route is:
Since we only had a single day, we only did the single day ticket. They do however offer many other tours and excursions as well. The entire route takes about two hours with the tour guide. The first time around we simply listened to the tour which was quite informative. After that we decided to do a couple of hop offs. We stopped at China Town, Union Square, and the Golden Gate Bridge.
China Town is one of the most iconic looking areas in San Francisco. The following is a picture of the gate leading into the area:
There is a crazy number of different shops that you can find any number of nicknacks. Some great for gifts even...simply walking through it reminded me of the hustle and bustle of being in Shanghai and similar areas.
Union square is walking distance from China Town, and it is the central square of the city from my understanding. This is right in the heart of the city and is where all the major designer stores are. The Cheesecake Factory .... one of my favourite restaurants down there is at the top of the Macy's in this square.
Finally the emblem of the city the Golden Gate Bridge. It is definitely a site to see:
Definitely I think that it is well worth going to see while you are there. We ran out of time this day and therefore we left soon after this. One of the places I wanted to try is the Stinking Rose:
A restaurant that uses lots of garlic....so much so that they say that they season their garlic with food.
In addition, if you are going to go to San Francisco, it is worth noting that Lombard Street, the most windy street in the world is a fun place to travel down:
In any case there is a ton for everyone to do in San Francisco. I would rate it very highly on my list of places to go for vacation.
China Town is one of the most iconic looking areas in San Francisco. The following is a picture of the gate leading into the area:
There is a crazy number of different shops that you can find any number of nicknacks. Some great for gifts even...simply walking through it reminded me of the hustle and bustle of being in Shanghai and similar areas.
Union square is walking distance from China Town, and it is the central square of the city from my understanding. This is right in the heart of the city and is where all the major designer stores are. The Cheesecake Factory .... one of my favourite restaurants down there is at the top of the Macy's in this square.
Finally the emblem of the city the Golden Gate Bridge. It is definitely a site to see:
Definitely I think that it is well worth going to see while you are there. We ran out of time this day and therefore we left soon after this. One of the places I wanted to try is the Stinking Rose:
A restaurant that uses lots of garlic....so much so that they say that they season their garlic with food.
In addition, if you are going to go to San Francisco, it is worth noting that Lombard Street, the most windy street in the world is a fun place to travel down:
In any case there is a ton for everyone to do in San Francisco. I would rate it very highly on my list of places to go for vacation.
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