After a week in the woods, we decided it was time for the comforts of the city. No more camping and sleeping in a car for 3 entire days! We booked a motel in a quiet suburb and gave our Jucy some time off.
My little brother had visited San Francisco three weeks earlier and he told me it was 'dirty, boring and full of crazy people'. Say what??! I loooooved San Francisco, so did Benoit and so did my father. And let me tell you that my father usually dislikes cities, noise, traffic....I think my brother is such a hater sometimes!
We were incredibly lucky with the weather because San Francisco is known for its cloudy and foggy climate but we spent three very sunny days discovering downtown, Fisherman's Wharf, Golden Gate Bridge and the beautiful Victorian neighborhoods. Also food needed some attention as there are more restaurants here than in any other American city. Never had more seafood in my life and the best part is that it's surprisingly inexpensive.
Okay, there are 'crazy' people and the public transport is a real pain, I've never seen such a slow and old fashioned metro and bus system but this certainly didn't take away the fun we had hopping on and off the world famous cable cars!
UCLA and Stanford's brass bands were battling it out at Fisherman's Wharf, they were just incredible!
Alcatraz
San Francisco's Bay Bridge
Could look at them all day; sea lions at pier 39
This is what happens when you're taking too many pictures: the cable car doesn't wait!
Clam Chowder is what you eat at Fisherman's Wharf; it's a kind of fish soup in a bread bowl, quite yummy!
Mandatory posing with Golden Gate Bridge
Oysters at Hog Island Oyster Company ( happy hour on Monday and Thursdays!)
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