June 6, 2009
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Fisherman's Wharf
Saturday Jun 6 2009 Vivek and I went to San Fransisco to do touristy things like Taking the Bay cruise, Walking in Crooked street, taking the cable car also called tram, visiting Giradelli Square and eating the famous Giradelli ice cream. The roads of San Fransisco look dangerously hilly winding up and down , the day was bright, sunny and cool , lots and lots of tourists, and the city was dressed up as usual for tourists with bright colored flowers hanging out of pots everywhere.
The cruise goes in a round trip from Fisherman's wharf to Golden Gate bay where the San Fransisco bay meets the Pacific ocean . The cruise craft we took had 3 levels - a basement cafeteria, and 2 levels up with enclosed and open seating area and the open deck with seats - we took the top deck. It is a hour's Cruise and costs 24$ per person. It is money well spent and the ride is very enjoyable with the blue water and the chilly breeze and the bright sun and the magnificent Golden Gate bridge view. .
Cruise goes under the Golden Gate bridge
The piers at Fisherman's wharf is a vibrant tourist attraction and has swarms of Cafe, music, flowers and flowers everywhere, even live performers belting out music , rows and rows of shops.
Giradelli Square
We then walked to Giradelli Square which is a picturesque historical tourist spot overlooking the ocean. Giradelli is a world famous brand of chocolates and here they have an ice cream outlet. The ice creams are something to die for. The place was crowded with tourists. The shop has huge machines making chocolates in mass scale - so one can see how it is done .
We then took the cable car which is what we in India would call a tram - a small bus running on railway type lines on road. Costs 11$ per person. The roads of San Fransisco are really very peculiar - they go uphill and down - it is almost like climbing hills up and down - A driver new to this place would be quite scared looking at the roads. Most of the hilly roads slope down towards the ocean.
Cable car
In this tram we could get in anywhere and get off anywhere. The stop is always the middle of a traffic signal junction - how wierd!! .
Walking down the steps in Crooked Street
Crooked (actually Lombard ) street
We got off at crooked (actually Lombard ) street . Now this is a famous street and it is like Formula one track - the road dangerously winds down thro' many steep blind turns and overlooks the ocean. There are steps too if u fear driving ( your car brakes should be in good condition else you can trigger off accidents ) and want to walk down . On either side of the road there are landscaped flower patches and cutely shaped trees - Everything is a tourist attraction.
Posing with an actual Ferrari driven by Kimmi Reikenan in a F1
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