Day Fourteen: San Francisco

Larkspur Ferry Terminal area

We took the Larkspur San Francisco ferry across the bay to San Francisco this morning. The ferry ride provided a scenic tour of the bay past San Quentin prison, Angel Island and Alcatraz plus views of the Bay Bridge and glimpses of the Golden Gate Bridge.  As we approached the ferry dock we had an excellent panoramic view of downtown San Francisco.

We did a long walking tour today.  We headed from the Ferry Terminal along the Embarcadero to Fishermans Wharf.  Then we headed up the hill to Chinatown.  Today was the annual Chinese Moon Festival, so the area was jammed with Chinese families, dragon dancers, drum bands, booths of  every kind and tourists.  We had an excellent and very inexpensive meal there, then continued uphill to Nob Hill. We turned back down through the Financial District to our starting point. Every street provided a new and interesting sight.  Bob took close 200 photos today.  Some of these are included in the San Francisco album on the Photo Gallery page.

By the time we arrived back at the ferry terminal we were ready to sit on the boardwalk, sip a cup of tea and watch the sailboats in San Francisco Bay.

View toward the Golden Gate Bridge

TransAmerica building from Chinatown

Late afternoon, looking back toward San Francisco