We all felt a lot better after a good night’s sleep, except
for me who had to sleep next to my mom who snores really loudly. A quick shower
and cute clothes and we were ready for the day. It took a minute to figure out
our plan and buy our city pass so we didn't have a lot of time for breakfast.
We grabbed a quick bite at a restaurant at Fisherman’s Wharf. It was edible but
that was about it. Nothing worth hardly mentioning but since we’re documenting
every morsel I’ll share the pictures but that’s all you’re gonna get.
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Pancakes with eggs and bacon |
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Eggs with meat |
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Ham, egg and cheese burrito |
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Bacon, egg and cheese burrito |
We had to catch our boat tour off of Pier 39 at 10:15 but
since the restaurant was empty, maybe that should have tipped us off, we got
out of there in a jiffy and we embarked on a cruise around the bay of San
Francisco. It was calm and relaxing and we got to hear all about San Francisco,
the Golden Gate Bridge, Alcatraz, etc. It was cool to see the fog roll in over
the bridge as we were headed back to land.
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All those brown things are sea lions |
As soon as we finished the boat tour we headed over to the
Aquarium and spent an hour or so there. Mom and dad could have spent a lot more
time there but Michael was a little impatient and wanted to get on with the
day. The tunnels were cool with the fish swimming over our heads and all around
us. My favorite thing was touching the shark in the “you get to touch these
things” tank. Dad touched one too but Michael wanted nothing to do with it.
Michael’s favorite thing was the gift shop, go figure.
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My new best friend |
Next it was time to eat again so we headed to the Ferry
Building which meant our first ride on the muni street car. This might sound interesting
and fun but it is just a glorified old school bus that moves electronically. Mom
was thinking that we would spend the next several hours in the Ferry building
looking at each exhibit or food stand, sampling and trying everything that
looked amazing. Wrong! The rest of us wanted lunch, sitting down, and a muni
bus ride back to the hotel to rest. So that’s exactly what we did. We ate some
yummy sandwiches at a place called Il Cane Rosso. We ate outside with a beautiful
view of the Bay Bridge and we relaxed and people watched. Then we had two choices
for dessert. We chose Humphrey Slocombe for ice cream because we were hot but
you can bet we’ll be back at Miette for cakes tomorrow. This place makes their ice
cream fresh every day with all the best ingredients and I have to say I was
impressed, or at least mom was impressed and I thought it was okay. We had
Tahitian vanilla, malted chocolate, malted dulce de leche, and peanut butter
chocolate chip. Michael had the vanilla and he licked up every last drop of it
which says a lot because he never eats ice cream.
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Pork Sandwich |
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Meatloaf and bacon Sandwich with a Caesar Salad and Avocado |
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Latkes |
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Dulce de leche |
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Vanilla |
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Peanut butter and chocolate |
After a quick rest we felt a lot better so we headed out
again. Just around the corner from our
hotel is the cable car pick up. When we arrived there was a line but we figured
the line would go quickly and we wouldn't have to wait long. After waiting and
waiting and waiting in what was the most inefficient public transportation
system we have ever experienced, we finally took our seats and we were off.
Michael and mom were the only two who really got seats. Dad and I had to stand
on the outside ledge holding on for dear life as we experienced the ride of our
lives. Who needs Disneyland when you can ride a cable car around San Francisco up
and down the ginormous hills? Every time we passed another cable car the driver
would say, “tuck it in”, which meant to literally tuck it in - easier for some
to do than others. It was the funniest thing we have done so far and mom
thought it was even better than the bourbon chocolate hazelnut pie, which says
a lot since she hasn’t stopped talking about it since she ate it three days
ago. The ride home on the cable car was even more fun because it was dark and
the driver was super entertaining and had us all laughing and screaming and
having a jolly old time, even dad.
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Just for Dad |
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Night Trolley ride with Micheal Jackson and Tom from Wales |
Now, back to the food. You’ll be relieved to know that we
all passed our 10,000 steps today so that proves that we are doing more than
just eating all day. Michael and I refused to eat Chinese food in Chinatown
like mom wanted to so we ended up on Market Street for dinner at Super Duper
Burgers. For $12 we got a burger with all the fixins and fries and a drink. Not
bad for San Francisco. We ate it outside on the sidewalk so the entertainment
was even free. We decided the burgers
were both super and duper and dad liked his even better than Five Guys. Mom
doesn’t agree but she loves Five Guys almost more than dad, so there you have
it. That’s it for today. We’re off to bed and I’m looking forward to a good
night sleep now that dad has given me pointers on how to make mom stop snoring.
Wish me luck!
Lets not all forget the third thing this blog is all about the dudes. While waiting for the trolley to come after dinner there was a band singing songs and mom thought the guy was worth a picture to post on the blog. I think that he could be a little to old for me and not my type, but Bonnie on the other hand-hook them up!
Uncle Rick and I are enjoying reading each of your posts and laughing and seeing all the pics!! You are a great, expressive writer!!! Remind me to tell you our experience in San Francisco when we saw Michael Jackson!!!
ReplyDeleteIt all sounds delish...um, I hope the dude you were referring to was the one playing the instruments and not the geezer in the front! Now that would just be creepy! Get yourselves to Miettes!!!
ReplyDeleteUmmmm, excuse me but it's 7:49 PM and I tuned in expecting to read about Day 4 of your awesome caloric adventure and Day 4 is no where to be seen!!! What gives?!? Unless you're in a sugar-induced-diabetic-coma you'd better get to typing because while I'm munching away on stale graham crackers I want to read what YOU ate today! Don't make me come looking for you!
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