On our last full day in San Francisco, we met up again with Jonathan’s co-workers to go to brunch at Mama’s. Mama’s was near North Beach, in Little Italy, which was a bit of a hike from the hotel so we caught a bus.
We were dropped off at Washington Square near Saints Peter and Paul Church.
We crossed the street and got in line. It’s a small place and the line stretched past the restaurant when we arrived.
Waiting…
We’re next!
It was somewhat deceiving, when we got inside we still had to wait in line to order. But while we waited, we got to check out all of the amazing dishes that the cooks were preparing. Everything looked so good.
An old menu
I opted for the Corned Beef Benedict. Oh my. It was so good.
Jonathan went with the French Toast covered with fresh fruit.
The OUR AACRAO gang
Jonathan had some extra time before he needed to head back to the conference, so we decided to head up Telegraph Hill and see Coit Tower.
On our way up. It was pretty steep…the cars weren’t even parallel parked here. I think that orange building up on the corner was an elementary school.
I feel like that road doesn’t look nearly as steep as it felt while walking up it.
The view was great. We didn’t go up to the top of the tower, but even from the base, the views were beautiful.
Bay Bridge
From there, Jonathan walked back to the conference and I made my way to Pier 39 and Fisherman’s Wharf. On my way there, my mom called and I got to talk to Rosemary a bit. I was on the phone with Rosemary when I got to Pier 39 so I took a picture with the seals. They’re hard to see. They’re behind my head.
The famous Pier 39 seals
From the end of the Pier, there was a great view of Alcatraz.
The Pier was pretty touristy. It reminded me of Downtown Disney or the Boardwalk. Lots of families and souvenirs shops were there.
From Pier 39, I walked over the Ghirardelli building and stopped in for a sundae.
As I ate my sundae, I planned out where to go next. I wanted to ride the streetcar back, but I also wanted to see Lombard Street. So I decided to walk up to Lombard, walk down the stairs on Lombard, then walk back to Embarcadero.
At the top of Lombard Street looking towards Telegraph HIll
It took me awhile (because I stopped what seemed like every 20 feet to muster enough strength to keep climbing the hill) but I made it.
I walked down then headed back to Embarcadero. As I walked to the stop, there was an F Streetcar waiting and I rode it back to the hotel. My legs were so shaky by the time I got there and I was thankful that there was an empty seat. Between the bike ride and all the hill walking, my muscles were pretty tired.
Jonathan got back to the hotel after sessions and we decided to head out for some Italian food.
We enjoyed the Margherita Pizza at Pachino. It was close to the hotel, too.
We ate every last bite.
After dinner, we walked up to the Ferry Building to see the Bay Bridge lights.
On our way back to the hotel, we stopped and picked up some souvenirs and gifts.
The next morning we were up early to pack and catch a taxi to the airport. The taxi ride was insane. I’m pretty sure we were traveling at close to 90 mph.
In the course of those few days we traveled in so many different types of transportation:
- Car
- Airplane
- Taxi
- Subway
- Bus
- Ferry boat
- Bicycle
- Cable car
- Streetcar
Things went smoothly at the airport and our flights back were easy. We arrived in Orlando before 10pm then drove back to Gainesville. We were exhausted, but we had such a wonderful time away once again.
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