We decided to have a bit of a lazy day today so after sharing a sausage an egg bagel we walked round to get the wheel fixed on the chair so walk around the corner to Stockton and caught the #30 down to Mission then the #14 to the wheel fix shop. As luck would have it they had one the right size and put it on for us, a bargain at only $28 bucks, it makes life so much easier and quicker on the flat.
Now we got back on the #14 to Target then headed round into Yerba Buena Gardens that's has a fantastic waterfall and fountains, wish I could have gone for a paddle in one as it was so hot but I think that would have been frowned upon in this park. After spending about an hour in there we then
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| Martin Luther King memorial |
headed round to catch the bus to Washington Square, this route is always a nightmare because the buses go through Chinatown and today was even worse as I think somebody got shot just up the road from where we were so there was a lot of buses stuck as they come back the opposite way down a different road. I didn't know you could cram that many people on a bendy bus and even when he said it was full they couldn't understand why he wouldn't let anymore on then a had a mad Chinese woman in a wheelchair screaming at me to get out of the way which I was doing but not fast enough. When we got off at Washington Square it was a relief even though we had only been there 15 minutes or so. We spent some time sitting in the park then went for a drink in Rouge ales. They seem to have just about every beer on the planet here.
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| View from Calhoun Terrace |
From there we got the #39 for 4 stops to the top of Colhoun Terrace which gives you fantastic views over the Bay but nobody else bothers to go up there, I found this place on Street view. We only spent 20 minutes up there got the bus back down the hill again caught the #30 a couple of stops and changed to the #12 that dropped us at the back of the Transamerica Pyramid which has a lovely shaded park at the back then went for a coffee. Next, we walked down through the Embarcadero Center buildings on the upper-level walkways until we reached the Hyatt Regency Hotel.
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| Hyatt Lobby |
This place has to be seen to be believed. The lobby is massive inside with glass lifts that side up the outside of the walls about 14 floors up. By now we were starting to wilt so decided as it was nearly 5pm to catch the bus for the 10 minute ride back near to the hotel then have a drink in Murphy's Pub but ended up giving that a miss as it was packed in there and nowhere to sit. So all that was left to do was to get something to eat from Super Duper Burger which nice and juicy but not too cheap then back to the hotel for a nice cold beer from the fridge.
