More San Fran

I made a stop at the Cable Car Museum. A short and very interesting stop. Did you know the cable moves at 9.5 mph. The brakes are made of wood and changes about every 50 hours. There used to be 22 different cable car companies in SF. It now cost $5 a ride but you can buy a 3 day pass for $18 or a 30 day for $45.

The crookedest street in the US is Lombard St.
You can get to it on the trolley to or from Fisherman's Wharf

The Dungeness Crab is available all over San Fran and is served by almost all Fisherman's Wharf seafood street vendors. I had a delicious Dungeness Crab-Avocado omelette for breakfast.

On a good day, you can look across the bay to the famous Alcatraz Prison. The Alcatraz tour is worth the time and money. Only do it on a sunny warm day. It's always cool and damp on Alcatraz.

When the wind's right the chocolate smell from Ghirardelli might drift across Alcatraz. That would be a good day to visit.

My hotel was the Stanford Court Renaissance Marriott I'd recommend it, unless you need a pool. (http://www.marriott.com/hotels/travel/sfosc-the-stanford-court-a-renaissance-hotel/) The Hotel is on the corner of California and Powell. All the trolley routes stop at the corner. No need for a car although we had one and parked it @ $45.00/day.

The California trolley takes you between the downtown and the financial district. You can stop at Grant St for China town. If you can't find it here, the Chinese don't make it.

At the opposite end of Fisherman's Wharf on the trolley line is Union Square. Lots of upscale shopping stores, and some good restaurants.
The trolley pulls into a turn around and is manually turned to go back to Fisherman's Wharf.

And if you get on the Powell/Hyde trolley when you get to the Hyde turnaround, you can run across the street for a quick pint@ Tiernan's.