SAN FRANCISCO PART II

Wow! We have had a fantastic Memorial Weekend. San Francisco was an amazing place and neither of us really wanted to leave. We did so much exploring but there was so much more to do, we really only scratched the surface. As a result you will now be subjected to quite a few posts showing you some of the many things we did whilst there! This post is going to cover some of the places we went to visit, but not the Golden Gate Bridge as that gets a post all to itself!

So the first place I want to help you virtually tour is the area we were staying in. It is called Russian Hill and is in the north of the city. Its got a lot of the steeper streets there including the one we stayed on which was quite tough to climb after a hard day of travelling. Amazingly we were staying very near to the world's crookedest street, which attracted a lot of tourist attention. We have both walked and driven down it. It looks pretty but it wasn't a favourite spot for me. Here are some pictures of the street and others of the Russian Hill area.

The next place I want to show you is the Fisherman's wharf. This area isn't too far from Russian Hill but was so crowded the whole time we were there. It was worth a look but quite touristy so we didn't spend long there. We did however have a look round the USS Pampanito which was fascinating. The Second World War is a topic that I enjoy learning about so I was thrilled to have a look round it, especially as I was given my own personal tour by Andrew with his ever increasing fount of crazy knowledge! 

The cable cars were one of the most enjoyable parts of San Francisco. We left riding them until the last day, not out of choice but just simply because we were too busy exploring all the areas. We did enjoy going from one end of the city to the other, following the insane ups and downs of the streets. Here's a few snaps of those. 

The last place I'm going to show you is the Golden Gate Park, which oddly is not located next to the bridge. It's a huge park that spans quite a big of San Francisco. We didn't spend a lot of time there as we wanted an overview of the city, but we did spend the morning in the California Academy of Science. It was an amazing place with all kinds of exhibits, including an aquarium and planetarium. We spent most of the time in the aquarium. Here's a few snaps of what we saw.

So there we go, there's a few snaps from San Francisco. Well there's the first part, more to come later in the week!

H