Sunday, March 11, 2018

Day 7 - Last day in San Fran

On our last full day in San Francisco, we did even more walking!  Surprise, surprise!

View from our room at the Argonaut Hotel, looking out onto a park with Ghiradelli Square to the left, a trolley line, and the Bay to the right!

Another amazing breakfast at Boudin Bakery

Visiting the sea lions at Pier 39

Cool view of Alcatraz Island from Pier 39

See Coit Tower, wayyyy up there?  We decided to hike up there for views of the city!  But first a few stops along the various piers along the Bay


We walked to the Ferry Building Marketplace

We did lots of sampling!

We loved the name of this shop in the market!

After snacks at the market, we started our ascent.  See all of the stairs?  This was just the start!

Taking a break at one of the landings.  The steps were in a beautiful, park-like setting, snaking past lots of cool houses.

We stopped often to catch our breath (remember, I was still sick!) and to enjoy the amazing views.

We made it to the top of Coit Tower!  View of the Golden Gate bridge

View of Alcatraz Island and Fisherman's Wharf

View of skyscrapers and more piers

We made it to the top!

It was such a cool, art-deco building, with awesome art inside.

We walked to lunch at House of Nanking

We couldn't get enough of the food in Chinatown


Sea cucumbers!

Stop at the Cable Car Museum

It was super loud in there, but it was fascinating to learn/watch the mechanics of how the cable cars operate.

Steep downhill walk back to our hotel, with a few little detours in shops

We told Katie we're getting this car for her!

We stopped back at our hotel to get our car, and we drove to the Golden Gate Bridge for one last sightseeing op


Fort Point is right under the bridge!

Inside the fort, looking up at the bridge

Cool corridors inside, for storing cannons etc

Looking out a window

On the top floor of the fort, right under the bridge

Despite the haze, it was gorgeous

Another panoramic shot from the top of the fort


Back to our hotel room at the Argonaut

We splurged on an amazing Italian dinner out on our last night

Chris had osso buco, and I had the most delicate ravioli ever
The next morning, we rounded out our trip with breakfast at Sweet Maple before heading to the airport.  This was our first breakfast spot, and it was definitely worth a repeat!  The tea was the best I've ever had (Tea Forte), and Millionaire's Bacon was the best Chris has ever had!

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