City Adventures

New Years Eve morning my dad and I decided to take an adventure in San Francisco.  The plan was to take the cable car to Fisherman’s Warf, but the line was so long we opted for the trolley car. 

 Even though it was only 10am, my dad still thought it was a good idea to get clam chowder.

Next we hiked up the hill to the famous Lombard Street and wound our way down to North Beach.  Here we grabbed a coffee at our favorite coffee shop, Café Trieste.  It is the local hangout for the artists, musicians, hipsters, and everyone in between.  

 North Beach

We were not done with our hill climbing for the day though. Hiking up to Coit Tower was another calf killer.  My dad complained that we were climbing at a sprinting pace, but his legs are twice as long as mine, so there is no way that could be the case.

This is an example of why you let other people take pictures of you.

We made our way back down to the water front along the Filbert Steps which is a jungle inside the city.  Even wild parrots live in the trees here.  At the bottom of the steps is a unique water structure with stepping stones in Levi Plaza.  As we were crossing the stones, we joked about the time my brother Kevin fell in the water.  Up ahead was a tree and my dad was so focused on ducking to not hit the tree that he forgot about the stepping stones.  Next thing you know he is splashing in the water and received quite the bruise on his leg.  He gracefully limped, squeaked, and sloshed along the rest of the day.

Filber Steps

 Wipe out!

We finished up with a quick walk through of the farmers’ market at the Ferry Building.  It is by far the largest market I have ever been to with every type of food imaginable.  Minus the water fall, I would say our adventure was a success.