Our hotel at Fisherman's Wharf was just around the corner from the famous Bourdin Bakery - famous for both their Sourdough and for their Clam Chowder served in a Sourdough bread bowl. They had baskets of bread flowing through the bakery and retail areas on a continuous loop.
As it turns out, the bakery is so famous that while we were enjoying breakfast, the SF Fire Dept showed
up in Two trucks (one of them an articulated ladder truck!) to pick up
breaky! They just parked the fire trucks in the street and wandered on in.
Their retail area, with some of their 'character' loaves.
You can even watch them make the bread in the window.
Max asked them how they made the turtle loaves and they obliged by making some in front of us!
At Fisherman's Wharf, there is the Aquarium by the Bay (lots of fish and other (unrelated animals))
Check how big these Anchovies can open their mouths!
They had a great jellyfish display - I took loads of photos - here are just a few samples.
There were some divers cleaning the perspex tunnels
From the tunnels you could see an array of rays and sharks and other assorted fish.
they also had a feeling tank where you could feel the rays and sharks (or a few of them anyway)
This one particular Ray was very curious.
Aside from fish, they had an array of seemingly unrelated animals such as this snake.
... and these turtles...
Brother can you give me a lift
Not sure why they had Chinchillas
Or an Australian Blue Tongue Lizard
Pier 39 had an array of shops - from fruit sellers selling the largest Strawberries I've ever seen to socks and of course - tourist trinkets.
The first double story carousel I've ever seen
Pier 39 is famous for its Sea Lions
The last surviving WW2 Liberty Ship that was the mainstay of the US fleet sending supplies to England and Allied forces.
Cable cars in San Francisco
on the man powered turntable at the end of the line - this one is at Fisherman's Wharf.
A view of the Grip Man from inside the rear cabin on the Cable car.
The thing I liked with their MUNI public transport system was the historic trams that they had running through central San Francisco andon down to Fishermans Wharf. Most were from other cities in the US and Canada, but they even had a Melbourne Tram!
This made me think of home!
Pier 39 by night is still abuzz with activity and dining.
Pier 41 Crab restaurants by night.
Pier 39 Sea Lion barges
On the bay, it was pretty choppy, but some kite surfers were making the most of it...
Even coming a cropper trying to jump over the wake of our sightseeing boat.
The Golden Gate Bridge
This is a similar boat to the one we were on - note the spray and how rough it was - standing on the foredeck was more exciting than some of the rides we went on at Disneyworld!
Alcatraz - no, we didn't leave the kids there!
The Indians Welcome sign comes from when the American Indian community laid claim to the island.
Now you can see those hills- the crookedest street in the world runs left to right in this picture near the peak as you look at it here.
In the shops on Pier 39, there was a lolly shop with a huge array different Taffy flavours.
Our last night at San Francisco, we ate at Bubba Gump Shrimp Co - check the size of the lobster claws on my order - along with the prawns, fish and chips - all for just over US$20! Much cheaper than the equivalent in Oz.
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