More Sights To See in San Francisco

Saturday, March 15th, 2008 at 4:45 pm

Cable Cars San Francisco St Patricks day is being celebrated with a parade down Market St. So it’s down for an early breakfast and off to catch the cable car in Powell St. The Powell-Market and Hyde-Market cable cars run North/South across San Francisco.

This is Paula’s first time on the cable car. After yesterday I am now an old hand. It doesn’t take too long for the men to turn the cable car around so that it is facing in the right direction and we are off.

We clatter our way up and down the steep hills, and because it is such a nice day we sit outside so we have a great view as we head to Market St. The parade is lots of fun with only a couple of annoyances when people walk in front of the video while I am filming. Not that it matters much as we have now found a great editing program – Microsoft Movie Maker.

We still have to go to Circuit City to buy a digital voice recorder. CIircuit City is on Van Ness St so we need to catch the California line cable car which runs East/West across San Francisco. Because of the large crowds waiting for the Hyde St cable we decide to walk to California St. Only undertake this trek if you are fit or take frequent rests on the way up the really steep hill. By the time we reached California St my legs were a bit shaky and it was with relief that we arrived.

The cable car was full so we both had to stand on the outside holding onto the outside rails. A young German tourist offers me his seat but I graciously decline as standing on the outside is part of the attraction of riding the cable. It takes about 5-10 mins to walk from the cable car drop off to Circuit City and before long we have purchased the Olympus digital recording device for $59.99 and set off back to the hotel to experiement with it.

Later we go for dinner at a cafe on Fishermans Wharf and well I have to say it is the most disappointing meal we have had to date. We order fish and chips – the fish is white cod and is coated in a heavy batter that tastes slightly burnt and unappetising. However, the young waiter is very friendly and efficient and well worth the tip.

There are some interesting characters in San Francisco. How about this for instance – dress to match your dog.

Matching me and my dog outfits in San Francisco