We started the day out at the Ferry Building. I was dying to try Blue Bottle Coffee. However, that line was HUGE and just didn't seem worth it. So we walked over to Peets coffee, I got a latte and was a very happy camper.
After sitting outside for a bit, taking in the beautiful bay breeze, we decided to tackle our first mountain of the day by going to Coit Tower. According to Google Maps, it's about a two block walk. With about a 1000 steps...
However, the view was totally worth it.
Once you go inside, it's a small admission fee and an 80-year old elevator ride up and the views get even better.
We scaled back down and decided to head over to Lombard Street. Basically, down one hill and up another. To Adventure!!
^Lombard Street (the curvy part) is a street to the right at the top of the hill.
And it's not really all that exciting. Mostly just a bunch of people all getting photos. Just like me...
So we decided to walk over to Ghirardelli Square. It's nothing spectacular, but it does have a few chocolate stores and you get a free piece of chocolate just for stopping in. Also, it's really close to the cable car trolleys if that is something you are interested in.
We ate at some awful restaurant but we were so hungry, it didn't really matter. Later I bought some sourdough bread from Boudin (amazing) and it became a great snack for the rest of the day.
We wandered around some shops and headed over to Pier 39. It was a lovely day as the weather was perfect. The Wharf is probably not something I would do again, but it was good to cross it off the list. It touristy isn't your thing, I would definitely just skip it altogether.
We wandered around getting ready for our visit to Alcatraz!!
I'll post more about Alcatraz later! :)
