San Francisco Bay Cruise<\/h2>\n
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The San Francisco Bay Cruise<\/strong> brought us to see the sea lions on Pier 39<\/strong>, the famous Alcatraz<\/strong> (in the bottom-right picture below), and cruising up close and under the iconic \u00a0Golden Gate Bridge<\/strong>. \u00a0The bay area was extremely windy and cold. Luckily, we had the proper jackets to keep us warm while seated at the open deck area of the boat.<\/p>\n
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Pier 39<\/h2>\n
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After the cruise, we walked around the pier where we disembarked i.e.\u00a0Pier 39<\/strong>. Pier 39<\/strong> offers a variety of dining and shopping options. \u00a0We especially liked the fresh sweet strawberries with the chocolate dipping sauce. \u00a0Yum!<\/p>\n
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San Francisco 49-Mile Scenic Drive<\/h2>\n
The San Francisco<\/strong>\u00a049-Mile Scenic Drive<\/strong> is a good way to get an introduction to San Francisco<\/strong>. \u00a0We covered this route in a day, including a few stops, and a detour to see the Painted<\/strong> Ladies<\/strong>.<\/p>\n
<\/iframe> \nView <a style=\"color: #0000ff; text-align: left;\" href=\"https:\/\/maps.google.com.sg\/maps\/ms?msa=0&msid=208228437650635278624.0004d1491b7e562f16140&hl=en&ie=UTF8&t=m&ll=37.767729,-122.427521&spn=0.146554,0.185051&z=12&source=embed\" target=\"_blank\">San Francisco map<\/a> in a larger map<\/small><\/p>\nDuring the drive, we saw the\u00a0Coit Tower<\/strong>, and the San Francisco Cable Car<\/strong>. We also got a good view of the\u00a0Golden Gate Bridge<\/strong>\u00a0at\u00a0the Presidio<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.adventureswithfamily.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/San-Francisco-2.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone\" title=\"Cost Tower\" src=\"http:\/\/www.adventureswithfamily.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/San-Francisco-2.png\" alt=\"Golden Gate Bridge\" width=\"540\" height=\"270\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n <\/p>\nWe\u00a0also\u00a0drove along\u00a0the scenic San Francisco coastline.<\/p>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.adventureswithfamily.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/San-Francisco1.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone\" title=\"San Francisco\" src=\"http:\/\/www.adventureswithfamily.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/San-Francisco1.png\" alt=\"California coastline\" width=\"540\" height=\"300\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h2><\/h2>\n<h2>Twin Peaks<\/h2>\nAs we continued on the 49-mile drive,\u00a0we\u00a0drove up the hill to\u00a0Twin Peaks<\/strong> where we got a vantage view of San Francisco from up the hill.<\/p>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.adventureswithfamily.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/San-Francisco-Twin-Peaks.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-1580 size-full\" title=\"San Francisco Twin Peaks\" src=\"http:\/\/www.adventureswithfamily.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/San-Francisco-Twin-Peaks.png\" alt=\"Twin Peaks\" width=\"540\" height=\"272\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.adventureswithfamily.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/San-Francisco-Twin-Peaks.png 540w, https:\/\/www.adventureswithfamily.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/San-Francisco-Twin-Peaks-300x151.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 540px) 100vw, 540px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n <\/p>\n<h2>Japanese Tea Garden<\/h2>\nOur next stop was the Japanese Tea Garden<\/strong>\u00a0located inside the Golden Gate Park. \u00a0The Japanese-style garden provides such a peaceful oasis amidst the hustle and bustle of the city that we almost forgot where we were.<\/p>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.adventureswithfamily.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/San-Francisco-Japanese-Garden1.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-1584\" title=\"San Francisco Japanese Garden\" src=\"http:\/\/www.adventureswithfamily.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/San-Francisco-Japanese-Garden1.png\" alt=\"San Francisco Japanese Garden\" width=\"270\" height=\"405\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.adventureswithfamily.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/San-Francisco-Japanese-Garden1.png 270w, https:\/\/www.adventureswithfamily.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/San-Francisco-Japanese-Garden1-200x300.png 200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 270px) 100vw, 270px\" \/><\/a>\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.adventureswithfamily.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/San-Francisco-Japanese-Garden-21.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-1585\" title=\"Japanese Garden, San Francisco\" src=\"http:\/\/www.adventureswithfamily.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/San-Francisco-Japanese-Garden-21.png\" alt=\"Japanese Garden, San Francisco\" width=\"270\" height=\"405\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.adventureswithfamily.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/San-Francisco-Japanese-Garden-21.png 270w, https:\/\/www.adventureswithfamily.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/San-Francisco-Japanese-Garden-21-200x300.png 200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 270px) 100vw, 270px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.adventureswithfamily.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/San-Francisco-Japanese-Garden-31.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-1586\" title=\"Japanese Garden, San Francisco\" src=\"http:\/\/www.adventureswithfamily.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/San-Francisco-Japanese-Garden-31.png\" alt=\"Japanese Garden, San Francisco\" width=\"540\" height=\"360\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.adventureswithfamily.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/San-Francisco-Japanese-Garden-31.png 540w, https:\/\/www.adventureswithfamily.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/San-Francisco-Japanese-Garden-31-300x200.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 540px) 100vw, 540px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.adventureswithfamily.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/San-Francisco-Japanese-Garden-41.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-1587 size-full\" title=\"San Francisco, Japanese Garden\" src=\"http:\/\/www.adventureswithfamily.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/San-Francisco-Japanese-Garden-41.png\" alt=\"Japanese Garden\" width=\"540\" height=\"248\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.adventureswithfamily.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/San-Francisco-Japanese-Garden-41.png 540w, https:\/\/www.adventureswithfamily.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/San-Francisco-Japanese-Garden-41-300x138.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 540px) 100vw, 540px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n <\/p>\n<h2><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft\" title=\"San Francisco, Palace of the Fine Arts\" src=\"http:\/\/www.adventureswithfamily.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/San-Francisco-Palace-of-Fine-Arts1.png\" alt=\"Palace of the Fine Arts\" width=\"360\" height=\"540\" \/>Palace of the Fine Arts<\/h2>\nMy favourite place in San Francisco is The Palace of the Fine Arts. \u00a0It is such a beautiful\u00a0and serene place with its majestic architecture around a lagoon that had several swans gliding peacefully by.<\/p>\nLook at how tiny my daughter was as compared to the monumental structure.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.adventureswithfamily.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/San-Francisco-Palace1.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-1581 size-full alignnone\" title=\"Palace of the Fine Arts, San Francisco\" src=\"http:\/\/www.adventureswithfamily.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/San-Francisco-Palace1.png\" alt=\"Palace of the Fine Arts\" width=\"540\" height=\"360\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.adventureswithfamily.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/San-Francisco-Palace1.png 540w, https:\/\/www.adventureswithfamily.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/San-Francisco-Palace1-300x200.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 540px) 100vw, 540px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n <\/p>\n<h2>Painted Ladies<\/h2>\nOur last stop of the day was to see the Painted Ladies. \u00a0 The Painted Ladies do not refer to the local ladies living in San Francisco, but it refers to a\u00a0row of colourful Edwardian and Victorian houses. \u00a0It is\u00a0a very popular attraction\u00a0seen\u00a0on many San Francisco postcards.<\/p>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.adventureswithfamily.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/San-Francisco-Painted-Ladies.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-1589 size-full\" title=\"San Francisco, Painted Ladies\" src=\"http:\/\/www.adventureswithfamily.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/San-Francisco-Painted-Ladies.png\" alt=\"Painted Ladies\" width=\"540\" height=\"230\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.adventureswithfamily.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/San-Francisco-Painted-Ladies.png 540w, https:\/\/www.adventureswithfamily.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/San-Francisco-Painted-Ladies-300x128.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 540px) 100vw, 540px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n <\/p>\nIf we had more time, we would have covered more areas like the\u00a0Lombard Street, America’s most crooked street, the\u00a0San Francisco Zoo and the Exploratorium. \u00a0If we had not gone to the outlet mall in LA, we would have probably visited\u00a0one of the outlet malls in San Francisco area.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n<h2>Accommodations in San Francisco<\/h2>\nWe stayed near the Fisherman’s Wharf area while in San Francisco. \u00a0Click here for a<a href=\"http:\/\/www.booking.com\/searchresults.en-gb.html?src=searchresults&ssafas=1&ssne=San+Francisco+Bay+Area&ssne_untouched=San+Francisco+Bay+Area&aid=363355&dcid=1&lang=en-gb&si=ai%2Cco%2Cci%2Cre%2Cdi&ss=Fisherman%27s+Wharf%2C+San+Francisco%2C+California%2C+USA&room1=A%2CA&no_rooms=1&group_adults=2&group_children=0&highlighted_hotels=&highlighted_hotels=&ss_raw=fisherman%27s+wharf&ac_position=0&ac_langcode=en&dest_id=1432&dest_type=district&ac_pageview_id=fc35823edac80094&ac_suggestion_list_length=5&ac_suggestion_theme_list_length=0\" target=\"_blank\"> list of accommodations near Fisherman’s Wharf<\/a><\/strong><\/span>. \u00a0If the Fisherman’s Wharf area is not for you, the check out the\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.booking.com\/searchresults.html?region=6258;aid=363355\" target=\"_blank\">list of\u00a0accommodations<\/a><\/span><\/strong>\u00a0in a wider area of San Francisco.<\/p>\n <\/p>\nOur trip to San Francisco was part of our\u00a0<a title=\"8D California\" href=\"http:\/\/www.adventureswithfamily.com\/california-kids\/\" target=\"_blank\">8-day California Adventures with Kids<\/a><\/span><\/strong>\u00a0which included <a href=\"https:\/\/www.adventureswithfamily.com\/travel\/my-trips\/8d-california\/los-angeles\/\">Los Angeles<\/a><\/strong><\/span>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.adventureswithfamily.com\/travel\/my-trips\/8d-california\/disneyland\/\">Disneyland California Parks<\/a><\/strong><\/span> and <a href=\"http:\/\/www.adventureswithfamily.com\/travel\/my-trips\/8d-california\/yosemite-national-park\/\">Yosemite<\/a><\/strong><\/span>.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"San Francisco is one of the most fascinating cities in America.\u00a0 We loved that there were lots of things to see and do in this city. 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