The Duck and the Boot

This past Thanksgiving I spent in San Francisco, California. Now I did not spend the entire time in San Francisco; My touring and site seeing was mostly done here.

I will write on a different experience I had over the next few weeks and pretty much review what I thought of the city.

Shortly after landing I met up with my brother-in-law who took me around San Francisco. (This is not my first time being in San Francisco but the first time I could really enjoy it and pick where I went for myself). He let me know that he had the day planned for us and we would see different places.

We walked along the Piers and as we did so he informed me that they have the odd number of Piers on one side and the even Piers on the other side.

I mistakenly called these animals seals. They are actually sea lions.

On the right you can see a jogger. I saw them up and down the Piers and it really wanted me to start jogging again.

I really enjoyed that the weather was 30 degrees warmer. I love the warm weather and not a huge fan of winter.

After we went through the Piers and docks we started our Ride the Duck tour. This tour does not just go around San Francisco Tourist area on land but it also takes you in the water around the bay.

http://sanfrancisco.ridetheducks.com/home.aspx

http://sanfrancisco.ridetheducks.com/home.aspx

This opened up for some amazing pictures from the Ocean side of the City and the Baseball Team (Giants) Stadium.

The driver does not only take you around but entertains you the entire way. If you have children they get a turn to drive and everyone was given duck lips (Quacking like whistle). This Tour was really informing of the places and different time periods of events in the city.

After this wonderful tour it was time to eat. I chose a place that looked ol School. Johnny Rockets! Not only did this place have a 60s - 70s classic American theme but was much better than Sonic in my opinion.

http://www.johnnyrockets.com/

The ketchup smiley face was added by the server. It made me feel more relaxed and comfortable eating somewhere I never had been before.

Between my Philly Steak Sandwich  and Sweet Potatoes I would have not been able to eat another bite. I was extremely satisfied with the food quality. They had the cook right out in front of us. We could watch him cook our food right before us and knew when it was ready.

We spent more time walking around and finished with Ghirardelli Where you could sample taste the chocolate and get the beach feel. Had I packed a wet suit I think I would have jumped right into that water and started swimming.

At the top was a large star but was unable to capture it because of the sunlight.

This pretty much sums up the first day I spent in California. I will have post again more pictures and another great experience I had next week.