The Bus Tours

I started Saturday morning off by once again walking to Fisherman's Wharf (it was 1 mile from the hotel to the wharf) and getting my mini loaf of sourdough bread for my lunch. I also stopped off at Walgreens at bought some sunscreen - a day late. I was already pretty red from the sun and wind on Friday.

Our double-decker open top bus departed from Fisherman's Wharf at 9AM - it was about 50 degrees, 15 MPH winds and of course, foggy. So it was a damp cold. Now couple that with the moving bus. I did remember to bring clothing for the cooler weather - sweaters, jacket, long pants but someone should have suggested thermal underwear!!!

The ride out to the Golden Gate Bridge was nice - we drove through some residential areas and saw some of the great architecture of the area. Our first stop was the Palace of Fine Arts - a 15 minute stop is not long enough to look at it all but it was just a riding tour per se. Next it was off to see what I came see - the Golden Gate Bridge. Even though it was heavily shrouded in fog (and I was freezing cold) - it was awesome to ride across the bridge in the fog. Then we stopped off at Vista Point - even more fog. Then we drove back across the bridge and rode through the Presidio, Pacific Heights and then back to Fisherman's Wharf.

Next up was the downtown loop - which worked out great - I didn't even have to get off the bus. The sun had come out and it had warmed up a touch.

After the bus tours I walked back to the hotel. I figured I would download the pictures I took and start editing them for upload. I had barely gotten started when I noticed some of the people from my group were walking back to the hotel - I had a great view of the street and the Golden Gate Bridge from my window. So I headed downstairs to see what everyone was up to and what plans they had. I decided while they were sorting it all out that I wanted to go take pictures and video of the crooked part of Lombard Street - heck it was only 3 blocks away - almost straight up!

Next up - the journey to Lombard Street.