It wasn't such a pleasant greeting though. When I arrived it was raining, a slight drizzle, to a full fledged downpour once we reached the hostel. Talk about a bummer. One thing though, amazingly, in my time in San Francisco, I've had the best Thai food I've had in my life! Now I know Thai Expres suxXor.
We braved the rain and headed out to the city center to check out the City Hall. I guess there was something quite interesting braving the rain and wind and cold and walking out to the city center to check out the sights at night! What greated us were some stunning sights, and not so stunning hordes of the homeless trying to get shelther under whatever they could.
It was a much better Sunday to go out sightseeing. I walked around Union Square Downtown San Fran, and saw it go from quiet to hugely bustling in just under an hour. No doubt cheered up by the sun after the dampening downpour the day before, crowds started to throng the streets in full force!! There was so many shops and malls, and we managed to catch them pruning a huge Xmas tree in Union Square.
Took the Cable Car aka, San Francisco Municipial Railway to Fisherman's Wharf. That was an interesting experience. We lucked out by getting this power driver who was darn entertaining. He was boisterous and energetic, and even let a passenger try to operate the car itself! When we took the night car back, the other driver went backwards down the slope even! Its amazing how these cable cars are the kings of the road in San Francisco!!!
Took a bus to the Golden Gate Bridge, but stopped at IHOP (Intl House of Pancakes) for brunch. Hahaha. The Bridge was stupendous. Awesome, is all I can say. Hahaha. The sights, the Bay Area, marvelling at the engineering feet that makes up the Golden Gate, it truly is a sight to behold.
Made our way back to Fisherman's Wharf. Had clam chowder in a breadbowl. Walked around souvenier shopping and taking a closer look at the bay. Wanted to take a cruise to Alcatraz but it was terribly pricey. So that was a tad disappointing. But it was quite a fulfilling trip already!
I guess I'm not doing the city much justice because I was only there for 1 and a half days, but I'd definitely go back there if I have the chance. There is a charm in the city that speaks to me, and I'm sure it does to everyone who goes there as well.
San Francisco City Hall
Cable Car
View from Lombard Street
Golden Gate Bridge
Fisherman's Wharf
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my heart is still in san francisco! ):
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