San Francisco questions

wondergirl9847 · #1 10-31-2006, 05:58 PM

I am taking this tour (5 hours!) on Sunday. http://www.sanfranshuttletours.com/ Hope it is worth $55. Couldn't get the 2nd day tour...sold out.

Ah well, I plan on getting a MUNI passport so I can go to Haight-Ashbury and also see Ghirardelli Square and whatever I don't see on the tour.

Am getting into SF on Saturday afternoon. Where are the best places to shop for like...touristy stuff and also really unique items? Also, I don't like seafood, but I do like fish...where is the best place for good fish at Fisherman's Wharf?

sara1998 · #2 10-31-2006, 08:20 PM

Aw man... I wish I could remember the name of that restaraunt we ate at. It's on the Wharf... kinda expensive... I know that don't help. I'm not a seafood person either, but that was an awesome dining experience. Best seafood I've had anywhere. You can get all the touristy stuff down Pier 39. Can't miss it. Hope you have a great time! I want to go back someday.

Rickypt · #3 10-31-2006, 09:28 PM

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Originally Posted by wondergirl9847

I am taking this tour (5 hours!) on Sunday. http://www.sanfranshuttletours.com/ Hope it is worth $55. Couldn't get the 2nd day tour...sold out.

Ah well, I plan on getting a MUNI passport so I can go to Haight-Ashbury and also see Ghirardelli Square and whatever I don't see on the tour.

Am getting into SF on Saturday afternoon. Where are the best places to shop for like...touristy stuff and also really unique items? Also, I don't like seafood, but I do like fish...where is the best place for good fish at Fisherman's Wharf?

Christy, this is a good tour, but please PM me. I would like to make sure you see everything you want. I've lived here for a long time.

sara1998 · #4 10-31-2006, 09:29 PM

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Originally Posted by Rickypt

Christy, this is a good tour, but please PM me. I would like to make sure you see everything you want. I've lived here for a long time.

ha.. do you know the name of that great restraunt I'm talking about??

Rickypt · #5 10-31-2006, 09:30 PM

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Originally Posted by sara1998

ha.. do you know the name of that great restraunt I'm talking about??

Probably, but I need a little more info.

Livia · #6 10-31-2006, 09:35 PM

Are you making any time to go to Alcatraz or Sausalito (birthplace of Rumours)? If you do go to Alcatraz, pay the extra $ for the audio tour.

wondergirl9847 · #7 10-31-2006, 10:08 PM

Not going to Alcatraz this time. I told my dad I'd wait until he could go with me.

Sausalito is actually a stop on that tour I'm taking!!!!!!

Ryan...I will PM you.

sara1998 · #8 10-31-2006, 11:00 PM

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Originally Posted by wondergirl9847

Not going to Alcatraz this time. I told my dad I'd wait until he could go with me.

Sausalito is actually a stop on that tour I'm taking!!!!!!

Ryan...I will PM you.

Audio tour is a must when you go. Great stop, but it gave me the creeps. I was ready to go when the audio tour ended.

sara1998 · #9 10-31-2006, 11:01 PM

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Originally Posted by Rickypt

Probably, but I need a little more info.

I know it's on Pier 39, and I know you can sit out on the deck and eat... damn, I wish I could remember the name of it. Honestly, that's all I can remember of it. I suppose I had too much wine while there!

irishgrl · #10 11-01-2006, 07:46 AM

was it Alioto's?

just a tip: anyplace thats CROWDED is a good place to eat! seriously, those places are crowded for a reason.

I went to the Wharf and had an awesome bowl of clam chowder and it was like a glorified sidewalk stand and you sit on bar stools and man! was that place CROWDED! but the chowder was sooooooo yummy, and you get crusty french bread and its just the best

I think this is a picture of the place, sorry its not color:

another tip: the "walkaway" stands give you food that is every bit as good as the sit down restaurants, and for less $$$

irishgrl · #11 11-01-2006, 07:50 AM

PS: remember to feed the seagulls. Seriously. I have a pet seagull there I've named Homer. He's kinda spoiled.

And he has 50 thousandmillion twin brothers/sisters, so make sure you're getting the REAL Homer. he looks like this:

Rickypt · #12 11-01-2006, 10:19 AM

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PS: remember to feed the seagulls.

Aw.

You're making me want to go down there, which I never do because it's touristy. But fun touristy. Maybe I'll go in the next couple of days and try to figure out what restaurant sara1998 is talking about. Alioto's is good, though. I think there's one called the Franciscan that people like.

Christy, I'll send some other SF ideas through PM and can help with MUNI tips.

sara1998 · #13 11-01-2006, 10:41 AM

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Originally Posted by irishgrl

was it Alioto's?

just a tip: anyplace thats CROWDED is a good place to eat! seriously, those places are crowded for a reason.

I went to the Wharf and had an awesome bowl of clam chowder and it was like a glorified sidewalk stand and you sit on bar stools and man! was that place CROWDED! but the chowder was sooooooo yummy, and you get crusty french bread and its just the best

I think this is a picture of the place, sorry its not color:

another tip: the "walkaway" stands give you food that is every bit as good as the sit down restaurants, and for less $$$

OMG! Yes! That is the name of the place. And the chowder stand is to die for, because when you're done eatin' ya chowdah, you can eat tha bowl! Aw... I hope you have fun, Christy. I'm envious!

Rickypt · #14 11-01-2006, 11:05 AM

I looked at this tour website and I think you picked a great one, Christy! The ferry/bay cruise is a must, so great that it is included. I hope it's a clear and sunny day. I love Chinatown; the guided walk will be very interesting. You'll see the best Victorians at Alamo Square. And the crookedest street, Nob Hill, Grace Cathedral, all great sights.

When you get to the cable car barn museum, you will be two blocks from my house and across the street from my cafe hangout.

wondergirl9847 · #15 11-01-2006, 11:13 AM

Thanks everyone for the info! Ryan, I PMed you back. I leave here at 12:30PM (central time) for Phoenix, and I'll be back home sometime tomorrow afternoon. I leave Saturday afternoon for San Francisco.

I'm so excited to see this city! I keep checking the weather and there is some rain forecasted, but on Sunday, it says party cloudy...so I hope it stays that way for my tour.