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Coastal Drive - Monterey & Carmel

San Francisco Day 4: City Tour & Tommy's Joynt

Leisure last day in SF. Walked around the Japanese tea garden and saw these two neat displays outside de Young Museum before hopping back on the bus to Palace of Fine Arts and across the bridge again. Recommended by the tour guide, we went to Tommy's Joynt for dinner - as featured on Diners, Drive-ins and Dives.

San Francisco Day 3: Biked the Bridge & Fisherman's Wharf

Another beautiful sunny day for biking! We joined a bike tour by Blazing Saddles, which began at the Fisherman's Wharf area, biking past signature colorful SF houses, the waterfront, Palace of Fine Arts, and finally across the Golden Gate Bridge to the small town of Sausaulito, where we then took the ferry back (total about 3 hours). It was so much fun and the highlight of my trip - highly recommended to rent a bike! The views were amazing - the waterfront is quite like Vancouver - and for someone who does not exercise regularly, it was definitely an accomplishment.

San Francisco Day 1 & 2: Union Square, Winery Tour, Chinatown

 

Oct 12-15, 2013. 

Day 1: It was sunny but extremely chilly when we arrived Saturday afternoon. Took a quick walk around Union Square and Westfield mall. No Superdry for me but bought a Uniqlo Ultra Light Down jacket to wear throughout the trip. Craving hot pot for the cold evening and stumbled upon a shabu shabu place near the hotel.. I was already very exhausted!

Day 2: Winery tour & Chinatown - R&G Lounge and Souffles Cafe

 

I was looking forward to visiting Napa Valley after hearing about the gorgeous views... but the winery tour actually comprised of two Sonoma Valley wineries and only one in Napa (Chandon) and even there I could not witness the views... -_-"  The wine wasn't that great either... but nonetheless an interesting experience learning about the whole winemaking process and touring the cellars, and I purchased a mini cheese board :D

Walking around the oldest/largest(?) Chinatown was like stepping back in time to 1960s... Everything was just so old.

We had dinner at R&G Lounge and then dessert at Souffles Cafe.