Last we left off, we were headed back to the Fisherman's Wharf area on the ferry. After dropping off our bikes at the rental place, we headed to Ghirardelli's for a quick chocolate fix and decided to split a brownie sundae. It was so delicious!! I kind of wish we would have had a brownie by itself to really taste the chocolate. Instead, I had to scarf down my half before Kevin devoured the whole thing. :-)
We then walked around Fisherman's Wharf. I loved being right on the water, walking past the marina with all the salmon fishing boats and seeing the famous sea lions hanging out. However, we were a little disappointed at how touristy the area was. There were so many souvenier shops, tourist attractions like Ripley's, and people were everywhere! I am still glad we checked it out, but we didn't spend a ton of time walking around there.
After Fisherman's Wharf, we decided to walk back to our hotel so we could see the famous block of Lombard Street, the crookedest (most winding) street in the world. Neither one of us thought about how steep the walk would be, especially after we had been biking all morning. Oops!
To finish off our first day in San Francisco, we headed to AT&T Park for the Giants vs Dodgers game. It was a pretty cool ballpark but not the best one we have seen. Kevin says Fenway is still his favorite. We had awesome seats pretty close to the field, and had a view of the bullpen area, so we could watch the pitchers warm up. We were pretty surprised to see how packed the game was, considering it was the end of the season and the Giants were no where near playoff eligible. They sure love their hometown team. As far as food goes, there was a decent selection, including some San Fran specific fare (like a crab sandwich and garlic fries). The stadium is right on the water, so we were able to watch the kayakers in the water waiting for a possible home run ball.
We left the game a little early since we had a jam-packed day and were exhausted! We wanted a good night's rest since we were getting up bright and early for a Napa Valley wine tour the next day.
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