Day 6 in San Francisco (Aug 13)

There was a parade this morning in the city. Not sure what was it for but it seems like they were heading towards the Yerba Buena Gardens, one of the tourist attractions that we were going to later on. And because of that, the main street was closed and many of the public transport were not working or had to detour. =s That caused us and many others some difficulties. We had to try to take a different route to get to where we wanted to go - the Fisherman's Wharf. But it was ok coz we get to try a different type of public transport in San Francisco, which is the Subway. Well, actually it's just any other subways, nothing special really. =p
After we got off the subway, we came out on the east side of San Francisco, we were going to the ferry terminal to catch a ferry to the Fisherman's Wharf. The subway station was a short distance away from the terminal so we had to walk to get there. But along the street there was like a tourist marketplace where they sell many different kinds of things. There were the normal cheap jewelry stalls, souveneir stalls and etc. Oh, and there was a flying fox above the marketplace too! (think it's called flying fox). Then there was this stall that sells flute. Flutes that originate from Peru Bolivia. But a lot of the flutes are hand-made by the stall owner himself. The flutes are really interesting. They aren't in the shape of the normal flutes (ie the long rod-shaped). Some are in the shape
of a fish, some a whale, some a toad, and the original ones... like a bug without legs.. XD but they looked cute and they sound beautiful! The owner played some music using the flutes and that made me bought a couple.. XDD Irresistable.. =p

After we're done with our small shopping session, we headed to the terminal to realize that there wasn't a ferry to the wharf! We had to walk. Or take a tram, which we decided not to coz the queue was too long and we realized that almost every tram that arrived at the terminal was already so full that noone could get on it anymore. @_@ So we started our walk. According to one of the guys who was selling tickets at the ferry terminal, it takes about 15 minutes to g
et to the Fisherman's Wharf. But we soon realized that people here have a poor sense of time. XD It was quite impossible to reach around 15 minutes. Or many we're just walking way too slow. (i doubt so though).

On the way, I saw this. =) This is what I mean... Old love.. =)

They were walking in front of us and he never let her hand go, nor did she. And see that white coat he's carrying? It's hers. Such a cute couple.. =) <3

We finally arrived at the wharf after about an hour's walk, or 45 minutes... and it was beautiful! The sky was blue and the sea was blue and there were white-coloured boats parked at the piers. We walked into the central to hunt for food and decided to have our lunch at one of the seafood restaurants. The queue was long too and we had to wait for about 15 minutes to be seated. Meanwhile, I saw a Lefty's shop and went to get some souveneirs.. ngehehe... It was quite crowded at the wharf. Lots of tourists and even locals. Alot of shops and restaurants around. It's a very merry place. =) Oh and the fruits sold there are big and nice too! We bought some cherries while waiting to be seated too. XD PS. we didn't have to actually stand in a line to be seated. They gave us a "ufo plate" - like the ones in Snowflake. And we could go somewhere else while waiting. Then when it was our turn the plate would light up and vibrate. smart! =D

Lunch was pretty good. Just that it isn't really my kinda food. A lot of the seafood were deep-fried and dry. But they tasted good. Oh and we had fresh oysters! =D I think sydney's fish market has better food though. =p

After lunch we went around to explore the place a little and I found this! =D

Small and cute little daisies.. white and purple! =D

We were suppose to go to Alcatraz, but we didn't coz again, the queue was too long. We saw it from far though.. hehe.. From the Fisherman's Wharf. After a while mom was getting tired so we started our journey back. In San Francisco, or I'm guessing in the whole of US and Canada, you'd see a lot of super bikes and those big bikes, don't think they have motorcycles like ours in Malaysia.

and other weird stuff, like a bicycle without paddles... @_@

and a scooter like thing. The scooters that kids usually play have wheels on the front and back, but these ones are on the sides and the board is in between. Quite fun-looking.. XD Didnt manage to get a photo of that one though.. =(