Fisherman's Wharf

It was my first time in USA, so this trip was something I should remember.  I was in a peak though of my negative thinking during this time.   As I am now looking back I thought I did not appreciate this experience as much as I did when I went to Japan.  But now, I'm thankful for this experience.

We went last May 2018.  I scheduled this on our itinerary as our 1 full day.  I was with my parents, so this is not the typical getting the most out of your short time in a foreign country.  I was with people who can't walk too long and we take frequent breaks in between.  This was the reason why I love DIY itinerary.  I can customize it according to health conditions of people you're with.

We stayed in Union Square so to get to Fisherman's Wharf, we decided to take the Cable Car.  A single trip cost $7.  There's a one day pass available, which you can get if you plan to take it multiple times in a day.  We just did the single trip, since during that time we were not sure how to go back yet (the adventure of anything goes and trying new things). 

 This was how the cable car looked like.  There's a long wait if you go into the last or first station of the cable car.  I recommend getting on the cable car in the between stations.  Although the disadvantage of this is that you will not be able to get the front seats and outside seats, but it saves time.

Here's the inside of the cable car.

The cable car actually will stop at the top of Lombard Street.  Then will ask the tourists if they want to take pictures, then will ask the tourists to get back up the cable car if they want to continue the cable trip or stay at Lombard Street.  There's no extra fee for getting down to take pictures then getting back to the cable car again.

When you arrive, of course you have to take picture of the logo besides the one famous picture I posted at the start of this article.

Of course by the time we arrive, we went to the tourist center to go into the comfort room.  While waiting for my folks I of course took pictures inside.  There were lots of designs for instagram here.

We ate of course the Clam Chowder in Sourdough Bowls and Lobster Sandwich.  There were lots of restaurants offering them actually, you can buy outside and eat the sandwiches while walking.  But we decided to eat inside a restaurant because we were already very cold.  It was really chilly.  Even wearing 2 jackets, the cold still got to me.

Just like the name, sourdough bowl...  The bread bowl was really sour, like "yeasty", you know, when you put a lot of yeast in the bread dough? Like that taste.  It was crispy in the outside and soft sour dough inside.

The clam chowder was tasty, it's a great combination actually with the sourdough.  

Then we ordered also the Lobster Sandwich, it was kind of bland for me though, nothing special, like a shrimp salad spread.

There lots of Sea Gulls in the whole place.  

Of course being a Disney fan, I remembered Scuttle from Little Mermaid when I saw the birds. 

Then we saw an old arcade.  It was really cool to see the old arcade machines.  There was actually a mechanical puppet show.

Cool isn't it???

Then we went to Pier 39, this is the place that's most festive.  You see this restaurant on the left?  The place was packed since we arrive and when we left! Talk about famous!

The famous attraction for Fisherman's Wharf are the sea lions sunbathing of course.  Haha, it was kind of noisy actually, and there's a kind of "fishy" smell.

Did you notice I have a new jacket in the above picture? Yeah, I couldn't stand the cold breeze so my mom and I bought new jackets already.

At around 2pm we decided to go back to our hotel, my parents were already tired and we rested at the hotel.  I just couldn't stop myself to post the picture below, there's just something in it that looked so nice, whether it's the post of my dad? or the fact that there's no other people in the scene.

You will be able to see how the cable cars are turned when you get down from cable car at the last stop.  Sorry couldn't post the video of it, the file size exceeded the allowable limit I could post in the blog.

To wrap things up:

• Take extra sweaters or jackets, it's chilly there.
• I think it will be a great adventure if you try the Segway Tours there also.  I was actually pleading my parents to try it but they refused due to fear of falling and compromising the trip with injured ankles.
• Try the Clam Chowder
• If you're only staying in Union Square, you should eat in the In & Out Burger here already, since there's no more place near Union Square than the branch here.
• Bring Sunglasses, so you will not squint when the sun is high at noon.