San Francisco City Tour / Muir Woods/ Sausalito

Wednesday, October 01, 2008

Ferry Building - this will be our tour pickup spots.


#1. Chinatown - This is a 3 block guided-walk through Chinatown. We will walk through Chinatown along the famous Grant.


#2. Lombard Street - The famous hilly and winding street in San Francisco was created in the 1920’s to accommodate the steep incline. The street is paved with bricks and is one of the busiest streets in San Francisco.


#3. Grace Cathedral - We will go inside Grace Cathedral where you can take pictures or marvel at the unique stained glass that makes up the walls of this famous church.


#4. Nob Hill - After the Cathedral, it’s a beautiful, short walk atop Nob Hill. High Atop Nob Hill, one of San Francisco’s 43 hills, sits one of the most affluent and distinguished neighborhoods of San Francisco, and the perfect setting to "where little cable cars climb halfway to the stars".


#5. Alamo Square (6 sisters) - also known as "postcard row" at Hayes and Steiner Streets is made up of beautiful Victorian houses. The houses are perfectly lined in escalating formation. The area offers a perfect back-drop of San Francisco’s downtown skyscrapers. The most elite and colorful Victorians have been dubbed the “Six Sisters” or the “Painted Ladies”.


#6 - Golden Gate Park / Japanese Tea Garden - Take a stroll along the windy paths and over the bridges framed by koi ponds at San Francisco. Among the Japanese foliage located in the garden are maples, cherry trees, cedars and the bonsai.


#7 - Palaca of Fine Arts - we will walk around the grounds and underneath the center of the majestic dome. There we will see numorous local brides and grooms to be with their photographers taking pictures.

#8 - Golden Gate Bridge - Being that it is one of this country’s most famous landmarks, one must simply experience it in all its glory. We will drive over the Golden Gate Bridge to Sausalito.

#9 - Sausalito. The name Sausalito is Spanish for “little willow”, is located just north of the Golden Gate Bridge. It is a small seaside village of 2.5 miles, consisting of 7,500 residents. We will board a shuttle to Muir Woods from Sausalito.

#10 - Muir Woods - West coast redwood trees dominate Muir Woods' forest. During winter, steelhead (migratory rainbow trout) and silver salmon migrate up Redwood Creek to spawn, and toyon berries turn a vibrant red.

#11 - Muir Beach Overlook is part of the Golden Gate National Recreation Area. We will then return to San Francisco via ferry.

From the shuttle (in city) and ferry, we will also be able to able to see

-Alcatraz from Ferry Cruise
-Bay Bridge from Ferry Cruise
-North Beach
-Union Square
-Angel Island from Ferry Cruise
-Sutro Tower
-De Young Museum
-Coit Tower
-Presidio National Park
-City Hall / Civic Center
-Conservatory of Flowers
-Market Street
-City Hall / Civic Center
-Conservatory of Flowers
-Market Street

6 chirping:

mommysam said...

Look like someone heart is in US already;)

Diana G.B. said...

Ya! I've been planning the trip for many weeks. read a few books and do some research online. Ben said the journey is killing, make sure we don't come back then whine ...so now I am trying my best to plan our itinerary

Diana G.B. said...

you know, I've never done so much research when we went to shanghai, sydney, perth, hong kong and bangkok. This is the first time I am planning our trip so seriously..

mommysam said...

Haha... Because US need to fly very long over. So must make use of the opportunity:p

Diana G.B. said...

Exactly!

mommysam said...

Haha... Must enjoy your long-waited holiday ok=)