We also had a look at 'The Painted Ladies' near Alamo Square on the corner of Steiner and Grove. The houses were built between 1892 and 1896 by developer Matthew Kavanaugh, who lived next door in the 1892 mansion at 722 Steiner Street.
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| The Painted Ladies...and Fergus. |
 The Japanese Tea Gardens in Golden Gate Park. Ferg giving some random gangster sign at Ghiradelli Square - home of the 'Yap' shop for dogs. |
| Fi and Doogs outside the Flower Conservatory in Golden gate Park. |
The bike shop dude gave me the most lame bike I have ever seen. I had to ride just over 18km on this heap - the chain fell off over the first bump! Kermit the Frog green, skinny tyres, hard seat, busted gears...at least it meant Fi and the boys had nothing to complain about. It probably would have been easier for me to walk! All I managed to get was $10 off the total price once we handed the bikes back!
Stowe Lake was a bit of a centrepiece of the Park. This lovely old stone bridge joined the shore with Strawberry Hill. Doogs tried to find a sniper hide on the left...
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| This old Dutch windmill near the Beach Chalet had just been completely restored - taken apart piece by piece and shipped to the Netherlands before returning to the Park. |
We also spent the best part of a day at the new San Francisco Exploratorium at Pier 15 on the Harbour - for those with Canberra experience, this is like a massive Questacon - but probably a bit bigger with more staff / visitor interaction to explain some of the exhibits. Like Questacon, there were plenty of hands on activities for kids (and adults) to learn about some of the principles of physics, chemistry and human interaction.
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| Ferg getting into the experiments at the Exploratorium. |
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| Doogs taking part in a
'perception' activity..
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 The weather was quite spectacular in the afternoon so we walked from the Pier up to Coit Tower on Telegraph Hill...all 471 steps as Dougal counted! This was a great spot from which to get our bearings for the city and with clearer skies, we were able to take in most of the major landmarks on the San Francisco skyline. |
down Lombard Street from Telegraph Hill, past North Beach and Little Italy up to....
...the most crooked street in the world (the top of Lombard Street).  |
| Caught a glimpse of Alcatraz (our destination for tomorrow) before catching a trolley back to the Hotel. |
Looks just like the houses in Mrs Doubtfire I think it was filmed there.
ReplyDeleteLovely pics! You're really taking in all the sights! Keep having fun!
ReplyDeleteHi Granny,
DeleteYep - it's been great in San Francisco. While we were waiting for our trolley today, a busker was playing and told these jokes which we thought you'd like:
1. Did you hear about the two peanuts who were walking in Golden Gate Park last night? One was assaulted (a salted...get it?).
2. Did you hear about the lady who backed into a fan? Disaster (dis-assed-her).
We thought they were pretty good and you would like them. Look out for our posts on Alcatraz and our bike ride over the Golden Gate Bridge soon.
Love,
Fergus and Dougal. xxx