We stayed in a hotel in San Fransisco. We booked online.We got what we were looking for: a hotel with free parking in town so that we could park the car all day and walk around San Fransisco. The bonus? The Embassy Hotel is in The Worst Neighborhood in San Fransisco. It's true. Even more homeless than Portland and sirens all night long.
Still, the walking was fun (and exhausting!). We walked through China town (anyone see Big Trouble in Little China? I'm pretty sure THIS is the alleyway.)
We walked UP to Nob Hill. (Wow! Seriously steep. The sidewalks have stairs cut out in places because it is nearly vertical). We walked DOWN to Pier 39 and watched the Sea Lions.
Then we walked UP a bazillion stairs to Coit Tower and looked out over the city.
Then my knees turned to jello and my ankles shattered into a million pieces...so we took the Cable Car home. Did you know that you are supposed to pay $5 to ride? We didn't know. We tried to ask, but the driver s
aid, "Just hold on tight!"That night we crossed the Bay Bridge and played a show in Oakland. It was...okay. The people there seemed to enjoy the show. But...we were told at 8:10 that we didn't have until 10--we had until 9:00. And the other band (Jonesin) had just gotten there. We made it work. Jonsin's set was really fun--but far too short. Perhaps we played to long. Anyway...it went well. Afterwards, Matt & Jen (Jonesin'...another boy-girl band) took us up to Twin Peaks--a local make-out point where you get a 360 birds-eye view of the whole city. It was gorgeous.
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