San Francicso

 Our day in San Francisco 

It did feel like we were coming home! we did have such a great time here to start our RTW trip.

It was like a big warm hug and at 16 degrees it needed to be a warm hug and a warm 🧥 also. 

We got a great up close look at Alcatraz from our balcony as we floated past this morning so that was cool, 

not that I want to visit it …

 just not my thing!

 

Once docked, I wanted my morning walk to be on land and up to the famous Lombard Street as I didn’t get there last time. 

Lombard street is the crookedest street in the world with 8 hair pin turns and featured in so many movies.

From the ship I headed to Bay Street, which was old stomping grounds as it was near our first hotel Zoe at Fisherman Wharf.

 Followed up several more blocks some flat some NOT SO!! past the tram turntable which was cool to see.

1/2 way up Bay Street … time to stop and enjoy the scenery …  

NOP … I really was just catching my breath!!! 

Gives you a bit of an idea how steep even this section of Bay Street is when you can see a flat croquet green with the angle of the road in front.

Arrived and Survived 

now at the top of Lombard Street with the bay and the 

Shot Tower in the far distance.

Time to turn around and 

walk back down.

Amazing how steep it actually is … 27 degrees.

Certainly burning calf muscles! 

The street is normally a blaze with colour but the spring flower are yet to arrive.

 Not the easiest of driveways to get into as the traffic is only one way and that way is down.

And then they come the next round of tourist driving 

down the street having fun.

Back to the bottom … the pictures don't really show how steep but take it from me it WAS.

Check out this place some $ here thats for sure 

A cute little park to rest my weary bones on the way back down the hill to the ship. 

Would be great to have this as your local park to sit and enjoy daily, the views over San Francisco

Back to the ship and the view we have from our balcony 

Is not to shabby.

First a shower then a calf massage, then throw on some glad rags as we have a restaurant reservation in the city for lunch.