Although they may not be the most practical form of transport, cable cars are sure a cool way to clank up and down the City's hills and enjoy the Deco beauty of San Francisco in true 1920s style. We took one down to Fisherman's Wharf, a bustling strip of redeveloped waterfront. Andie became the latest victim of the famous Bushman (check him out on Wikipedia). Andie though wasn't impressed.
Took a Duck tour - quack quack - around the City and the bay (for the uninitiated, the Ducks are refurbished World War II Amphibious landing craft) - a great way to get a feel for the City in our experience of the Boston equivalent.
Late pasta lunch on Pier 39 then on to our pre-booked Alcatraz evening tour. Enjoyed great views of the Bay and the City at dusk although the famous Golden Gate bridge is disappointingly unimpressive. The tour itself was most entertaining with night falling adding to the general ambience. Short ferry trip back to Pier 39 to enjoy the delights of mesquite grilled fish at Pier Market. We seem to be striking it rather lucky with good seating and cool views in our chosen eateries; Pier 39 is famous for it's colony of sealions on the adjacent floating docks and they duly obliged by a performance in full view of our table.
Despite the joys of the cable car, we plumped for a taxi after a long day to have a quick one in the hotel cocktail bar. Several glasses of champagne (and a couple of single malts) later...
