We went to Pier 39, where most of the restaurants are located in the Bay. We walked around the pier and saw some some sea lions. Yes, seal lions. They were just lounging around on the docks. Very interesting. We walked around some more and got HUNGRY. So, we decided to go to the Fog Harbor Fish House where we ended up ordering the same plate - the Shellfish Platter. Mmm......buttery shellfish goodness! The platter consisted of Dungeness crab, muscles, and clams sauteed in garlic, herbs, and a little olive oil. Boy, was that delicious! We even got our own bibs!
After lunch, we strolled along Pier 39 and did some souvenir shopping. One thing we got that was tasty was the salt water taffy. Very salty but good! Shortly aftter we got our souvenirs, we headed back to the car and went north of San Francisco to the Muir Woods National Monument, where some of California’s redwood trees are found. It was an amazing sight to see. Many of the trees were over 1000 years old. We got several dozen pictures there and we also got Zac a t-shirt using my educator’s discount of 15% off. Nice. Before we got to Muir Woods, we crossed the famous Golden Gate Bridge. It was beautiful! We didn’t have to pay anything going through it the first time but coming back was a different story. We had to pay a $6 toll just to get back in to San Francisco through the Golden Gate. That was pricey. I think we’ve probably paid a good $15 or so in tolls throughout our trip so far. Looks like there will be plenty more to come......oh, well......We tried to get back to our hotel from Muir Woods but kept getting lost. Several of the roads were under contruction and the GPS did not recognize that at all. We finally made it back somehow a little after 7 p.m. and decided to head to China Town for one last night.
On our way to dinner in China Town, we encountered some street perfomers singing and playing traditional Chinese instruments. Zac somehow go roped in to pretending to play with them. He, of course, fit right in. Very funny but cute!
We were going to eat at the recommended Yee’s Cafe but it was closed when we got there. So, we kept walking until we found a place that looked good. We ended up at Grant Place Restaurant - a noodle and dim sum house. The best way to describe dim sum is that it’s the equivalent to a tapas bar, where food is served in small portions. Zac got the dim sum plate with wonton soup and I got the rice noodle with fish ball soup. Ahh......AUTHENTIC Chinese food is always good! While we were eating, we noticed a cat roaming around the restaurant. Nobody seemed phased by it at all. We had to get a picture of the little guy because when do you see a stray cat wandering around in a restaurant and everyone seem so calm about it? I guess only in San Francisco.We were full and satisfied and ready for bed. We walked a good mile back to our hotel from China Town and crawled into bed to relax as soon as we got back. We had a very eventful day today. The weather was VERY cold here. Zac wore his insulated windbreaker jacket all day long and I wore my long-sleeved shirt AND my jacket as well. The high was probably in the low to mid fifties with a constant wind blowing. Brrrr! We hope tomorrow will bring us some nice and sunny weather for our morning adventure to Alcatraz!
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