Soak into the sights, sounds and smells of San Francisco. We did a tour of the Fisherman’s Wharf neighborhood, San Francisco Maritime National Historical Park. The Park includes a magnificent fleet of historic ships, a Visitor Center, Maritime Museum, Maritime Research Center, and Aquatic Park Historic District.
It was an easy tour as the place wasn’t huge.
A short walk further down was the Maritime Museum which was located in the Aquatic Park Bathhouse Building.
Ghirardelli Square is a convenient stop for chocolate and ice cream while already visiting at Fisherman’s Wharf.
No trip to San Francisco is complete without tasting sweet chocolate from those chocolate dream-makers at Ghirardelli. Ghirardelli’s sundaes are real special.
We did not drive during our stay in San Francisco. Instead, we walked, walked and walked.
As you can see, the roads here were steep and it was a test of endurance and good form of exercise.
This picture is a good example to get a sense of how steep the streets were.
We did have the chance to see the splendor of the West Coast, here was what San Francisco looked and felt like.
Strolling down one of America’s crookedest streets in the form of Lombard Street is a blessing! The steep, hilly street was created with sharp curves to switchback down the one-way hill past beautiful Victorian mansions.
Lombard Street is definitely one of the most photographed spot in San Francisco. Tourists just couldn’t resist its charm and uniqueness.
This street has eight tight hairpin turns through the neighborhood where guests can either drive, or walk, down for an interesting adventure.
After exploring Lombard Street, we walked to the Chinatown.
San Francisco’s Chinatown is the oldest one in North America (surprisingly well maintained) and covers 24 city blocks.
Trying out the delicious and yummy dim sum!
We finally found the the Golden Gate Fortune Cookie Factory after getting lost! Located in Ross Alley, formerly called the “Street of the Gamblers”; the little factory here makes fortune cookies.
We had no idea why it was so popular among tourists. In fact, we don’t think there is anything special about fortune cookies. Nevertheless, it was a pleasant sight watching the lady sitting at the assembly line, folding and filling the cookies by hand.
Big and Small M at the Dragon Gate, the official entrance into Chinatown on Bush Street, where Grant Avenue takes you into the heart of Chinatown.
Another Macy’s in San Francisco 🙂
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