Day Six: San Francisco & 4th of July!!

We got up early on the 4th and drove into San Francisco to spend a fantastic day with Laren and Sheilla. We started our day with a trip to the beach with Keiko and Sheilla and I waded in the water to refresh ourselves before climbing back up the mountain of sand. Since we had worked up an appetite we had  lunch at this incredible Filipino/American BBQ where we waited for almost an hour to eat and it was so worth the wait. From there we headed over to Golden Gate Park where we went to the top of the Observatory for a 360 degree view of the city, the Japanese Gardens and many other sights. When we left there we drove down Lombard street after waiting in insane traffic and watching general silliness. Since we had subjected Sheilla to the unpleasant experience of driving Lombard street. She does not like heights on rolling backwards on steep hills so we made it up to her by going to Mitchell's for ice cream. It was out of this world yummy!! We still had time to kill before the fireworks so we stopped by the mall and then took a bus down to Pier 39 since we didn't want to park down there and it was a much better idea in theory. When we got to Fisherman's Wharf we saw the Sea Lions, Ghirardelli Square, Alcatraz from a distance and stopped for dinner at this little place on the pier that had yummy fresh crab meat sandwiches. Then we picked out a good spot to watch the fireworks out over the Bay. It was so cool because they did two simultaneous shows, so you could see fireworks from any direction. Once the show was over we just figured we would hop on a bus and head home, but we were so wrong. The buses were so full there was no room so we ended up walking the 30 blocks back to our car, but on the bright side we found a Chinese bakery that was still open so we stopped and had some cake. It helped give us the extra boost we needed to get back to the car. It was a jammed pack day of fun between our driving and walking tour of the city with Laren and Sheilla. It was so much fun getting to see our friends and they were wonderful hosts and tour guides.



Hello San Francisco!!

Me and Sheilla

Sheilla, Ben and Me

Ben, Sheilla and Laren

Me and My Honey on the beach.

Ben and I in front of the Japanese Gardens in Golden Gate Park.

Waiting in traffic to drive down Lombard street.

Here we go!!

Hanging at Pier 39.

A must stop after a long day of walking.

The boys!

Hanging out before the fireworks.

Waiting for fresh crab sandwiches. They were worth the wait.

Alcatraz at Sunset

Happy 4th of July!!

Spectacular show over the water!!



Moon over the Bay bridge.