Saturday in San Francisco

My cousin lives in San Jose. She offered to take me on a walking tour of San Francisco. After two long days sitting in the Stanford archives, I was ready for a break. Gail picked me up early in the morning and we whisked into town, parked near the Ferry Building, and began the day with a cruise through the Farmer's Market. We bought some vittles, but nothing bulky as we would be walking all day.

Gail had a book on stair walks, and she led me on a walk combining two of the tours in her book. It was fascinating. We had views in all directions, needless to say, and took in places such as Coit Tower, Lombard Street, and much in between. We descended through China Town, got a late lunch at the Ferry Building, and then caught a ferry to Sausalito in order to view the GGB from the water. Upon our return, we rode the trolley up to the Castro District where we had dinner. By then it was getting dark, so we trollied back to the car and drove it through Fisherman's Wharf area to the south end of the GGB in order to see the statue of Strauss. I was amazed at the display of cable, a 3-foot diameter cross-section. It looks so delicate at a distance! It was too late to walk across, but at least I got to see the bridge up close.

Heading back to the freeway we passed landmarks such as the San Francisco Conservatory and San Francisco State. We were bushed but pleased to have had strenuous exercise while taking in a myriad of sites. Next time I'll have to walk across the GGB and back.