An Admirable April Adventure: SF Bus Tour

On Friday, 12 April, we spent the day in San Francisco. We opted for the hop-on-hop-off bus tour. It turned out be a great option. We got on at the Cannery near Fisherman's Wharf and hopped off at Union Square. The girls all spent some quality time at H&M and the boys explored and watched the cable cars on Powell Street. Next we hopped off at Chinatown and walked to Little Italy where we had an excellent lunch at Tratorria Pinocchio on Columbus. The  humorous mafioso-like waiter told Tucker that he wanted to see his money or he would have to wash dishes. When we finished, he wrapped Tucker in an apron and wrapped his head in a towel in preparation for washing dishes. It was a nervous moment for Tucker, but he escaped unscathed.

 Second breakfast at Boudin Bakery

 When I was a young lad this was ALL of Fisherman's Wharf

 The Cannery

  Alcatraz

 A stop at Ghirardelli Square for chocolate

 On the bus in the Financial District

 Union Square with Maiden Lane in the distance

 Powell Street

 Waiting for the shoppers

 Chinatown

 Handsome coolies

 Transamerica Tower

 Chinatown

 

Yowsers!

 Tratorria Pinocchio

 Excellent lunch

 Pasta pomodoro

 Dishwasher?

 Lombard Street

 Vintage trollies from all over the world on the Embarcadero

 Our guide

 We felt right at home

 St. Peter and St. Paul

 Coit Tower on Telegraph Hill

A splendid day with more in store. That's all for now.

OXO

D.