I am really looking forward to today. We are going to the de Young Museum to see the ‘TUT’ exhibition. The story of mystery and magic surrounding the life and death of the boy king ‘Tutankahem’ has always been a favorite of mine. We head into Union Square and then down to the Visitors Information Centre to find out how to get to the Golden Gate Park. We had missed the 10:30am hop on hop off bus which only goes twice a day to the park. An elderly gentleman behind the counter casually waved in some direction and said catch…
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The Golden Gate Park – De Young Museum -Tutankhamun Exhibition San Francisco
Thursday, August 13th, 2009 at
3:40 pm
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CitySightseeing The Golden Gate Park, Haight Ashbury,
Wednesday, August 12th, 2009 at
7:50 am
Being gluttons for punishment we continue to drive around San Francisco on an open top bus in the freezing cold and after arriving back at Leavenworth St we catch the downtown loop bus to as we were going to go and see the Tutankhamen exhibition at the De Young Museum in the Golden Gate Park. But in the end we changed our minds and will do that tomorrow. Our tour guide was so interesting we preferred to stay on the bus and hear what she had to say. Plus I was looking forward to driving through the Haight – Ashbury…
Holiday Inn Express – Fishermans Wharf – San Francisco
Sunday, March 16th, 2008 at
7:50 pm
While we were in San Francisco we decided to stay at Holiday Inn Express Hotel & Suites San Francisco Fishermans Wharf (This hotel is not to be confused with the Holiday Inn Hotel – Fisherman’s Wharf which is right next door.) We actually got a great deal through Hotwire which included return airfares from Las Vegas and 5 nights accommodation for $376 each. This is the first time we have booked through Hotwire and the process was quite simple. The only drawback is that you don’t know your flight times until after you have booked and paid for the package. So…
More Sights To See in San Francisco
Saturday, March 15th, 2008 at
4:45 pm
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…
Alcatraz – Visiting The Rock in San Francisco
Friday, March 14th, 2008 at
3:48 am
A visit to San Francisco isn’t complete without a visit to Alcatraz so we did the right thing and bought two tickets for the ferry trip across to the island. Booking for Alcatraz must be done in advance as it is a popular tour so we booked 2 days ahead. If you are coming during a busy time of the year make it a point of buying your tickets on the day you arrive so you don’t miss out. We purchased our tickets at Pier 33 at Fishermans Wharf which is where the ferry leaves from and they cost $24.50…
Places the Bus Stops on the City Sightseeing Bus Tour of San Francisco
Friday, March 14th, 2008 at
12:40 am
What a great way to explore the city of San Francisco, simply purchase a ticket for the City Sightseeing bus tour. Make sure you pick up a tourist brochure or map from one of the many stands around Fisherman’s Wharf so that you receive a $10 discount on the 48 hour, 3 loop pass. For the sum of $39.99 you can travel around the Downtown Loop, The Night Tour and the Golden Gate Tour. We were staying at the Holiday Inn Express, Fisherman’s Wharf, so we were really close to the departure point in Leavenworth Ave. Once everyone has boarded, the bus sets…
Day 3 in San Francisco: Over the Golden Gate Bridge
Thursday, March 13th, 2008 at
12:15 am
Today we were late to breakfast so there wasn’t much left, not that I’m not naming names but Paula was busy beautifying herself, which was why we were late. So after a meager breakfast, with vows to get down to breakfast earlier tomorrow, we set off to catch the hop on, hop off bus back to downtown San Francisco to the Apple Store as the new speakers we brought yesterday to turn our ipod into a recording device didn’t work. This time one of the staff at the store told us that we needed to upgrade the iPod before it…
Leaving Las Vegas & Arriving in San Francisco
Tuesday, March 11th, 2008 at
2:53 pm
It is 4am and I am wide awake and have been since 2.05am. Then for some reason the alarms on our 02 PC Phones went off at 3.30am even though they were set for 4.30am. As soon as we are packed and ready we head down to check-out and then make our way to the airport in a cab. As it was so early we have no problems with traffic and we arrive at the airport by 5.30am. The taxi cost us about $35. Nowhere near as cheap as a shuttle bus but we wanted to be sure that we were…
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