Tony Bennet left his heart in San Francisco and we found it! Love this city!

Day 6 - We left Monterey Bay and drove another 70 odd miles to San Francisco! We absolutely LOVE this city! Arriving and being able to drive through the city was just so amazing, everything about it is just beautiful! The mountains, the bay, the busy city life, just incredible! I can say though, it was absolutely freezing outside and pouring with rain but that didn't stop these two little travellers from seeing the city! We only have 3 days here and there is plenty to do!

We checked into our hotel the Holiday Inn on Fisherman's wharf (about 5 blocks away from the famous Pier 39) and got walking through the city!

We walked through Union Square which is a little square park surrounded by the most expensive shops Saks Fifth Avenue, Tiffany's, Banana Republic, Swarovski, Prada, Armani and the list goes on! We continued walking up the extremely steep roads to the famous China Town! Even in the freezing cold the street was just buzzing! One great thing about rain in SFO is it just drizzles, it doesn't pour like it does at home! We stopped into a little Chinese store and spent $8 on two umbrellas - well spent I reckon!

We went for lunch at this old baseball legend pub called "Lefty O’Doul’s" - the only reason we had lunch there was because Tim liked the name. After lunch we got onto a double Decker bus for a tour of this beautiful city and off we went! Half way through the tour (it's a hop on, hop off sort of bus) we got off at Fisherman's Wharf and my-oh-my we LOVED Fisherman's Wharf! We walked along the Pier, ate fresh made "mini" doughnuts, and looked at the shops on the Pier! 

You can't visit Fisherman's Wharf without stopping into the Pier Fresh Fish market and restaurant for a bowl of their world famous clam chowder! Oh my goodness - this was the best soup we have EVER had! They serve it to you in a sourdough roll and it's just to die for! No wonder it's been rated the BEST clam chowder on Fishermans Wharf! Here Here! Our table held beautiful views of the city, the bay, and of course the Golden Gate Bridge! Just beautiful!

After lunch we walked down to the lower deck of the Pier, and there were about 100 + sea lions basking in the "sun" we stood there for ages (along with every other tourist in SFO) just watching these fascinating creatures! They are hilarious; they fight each other, and lay on top of each other and growl! So cute!

We decided to walk the 8 blocks back to our hotel to try and burn off all of the food we had eaten today and stopped off at a fresh fruit market situated on the end of the Pier (for breaky in the morning of course!)

I can't wait to tell you more about this beautiful city as our amazing adventure continues to unfold! Til next time! xx