San Francisco: a stay by the Bay

I’ve loved Northern California and San Francisco since I had four days here fifteen years ago. They were still repairing earthquake damage in 1996, but San Francisco shone above the double-dip recession this week. Lovely weather, lovely food and a chance to relax before the journey home.

We had a great evening after the regular drama with airport shuttles, taking the cable car down to Fishermans Wharf and having a pleasant and inexpensive seafood meal. Today has been spend along the Embarcadero, taking a cruise out to the Golden Gate and shopping at Pier 39. We had a great meal at Fog’s with almost the last of our cash.

Tomorrow we want to walk the Bridge before checking out and shopping around Union Square. Our flight doesn’t leave until nearly 11 pm, so we have some time to kill. We’ve decided against upgrading: it’ll have to be cattle class, so we can save the points for Europe – Christmas 2011 here we come.