San Francisco: Day Two (2nd Half)

Well, if you're still reading this I know you must be my mom or you are suffering insomnia! Either way, here is more for your viewing pleasure!

We stopped off at the Cable Car Museum (hang on there - I know it's getting exciting!) I had told Kevin before going that I didn't need to go to the Museum. But, it was free after all and it ended up being pretty interesting.

This is actually the cable that the trolley cars grab on to in order to be pulled up the hills of San Francisco. There are 4 lines- each labeled above.

This is a closer view of one of the cables.

They are in constant motion. In order for the cable cars to stop, they let go of the line and to go they have to grab back on. Pretty loud in there too.

Just down the hill we found China Town. I had read in my handy-dandy tourist book that there was a Fortune Cookie Factory to visit. We walked and walked and couldn't find this factory. I was imagining a factory, when in fact it was a small little store back in a dark alley way that was a bit wider than an arm span. There were 3 little ladies next to a very hot machine that was turning out these flat pancake-like cookies. They would then fold them on a metal rod and cool them in a pan. They charged 50 cents for each photo. Glad my first one was good enough!

More sights from China Town...

The thing that most surprised me in San Francisco is that you literally walk across the street and you go from China Town to Banana Republic and Gucci stores!

After a rest in the room, we headed out to dinner and ended the night with a couple of drinks at the bar of a Jazz club. They had great music and we were practicing up for our wine tour early the next morning!

Not the greatest quality picture- due to lighting, not the drinks :) We got a good laugh about the white straight-laced suited piano player. He just didn't seem to fit in with the rest of the band!

 Are you still there Mom? Thanks for reading this!