Wow! Another full day filled with fun activities, and I'm just exhausted.
This morning we went into San Francisco. We did a Segway tour of the city and it was a lot of fun. Our guide was great and very engaging and surprisingly I didn't fall off the Segway.
It was a little scary to learn that we would be on the street rather than the sidewalk and I have to admit, the crazy steep hills had me nervous- but it wasn't an issue after we got going.
The tour took us through North Beach, Little Italy, around Pier 39 and Fisherman's Wharf. We had a lot of fun and the segways were great to go up and down all of the hills (especially since we're feeling a bit sore after our hike yesterday).
After the tour we walked around the city a bit. We checked out Ghirardelli Square and enjoyed a few free samples, and walked up some crazy steep hills to go to Lombard Street.
Known for it's ridiculous 8 hairpin turns on one steep block, it's quite the attraction. I remember driving down it with my family when we were here years ago, but it's still fun. And interestingly enough, I learned that it is not the most curvy street in the city, but it's the steepest so it appears more drastic.
We had a delicious lunch in Chinatown and then made a quick stop at Alamo Square Park to see the Painted Ladies and where the opening scene in Full House took place. There were TONS of people there lounging on the grass in the sun, but sadly no signs of Uncle Jesse.
From here we drove to Muir Woods to check out the giant Redwoods. The woods are actually a national monument (I didn't know that). The land was originally bought back in 1905 by a couple that wanted to preserve and protect one of the last uncut sections of Redwoods, so they donated the land to the federal government and requested it to be named after the conservationist John Muir.
We had a nice hike through the park and then made our way back towards the city to Marin Headlands. This is probably the BEST view you could get of the bay area and the Golden Gate Bridge. Just magnificent.
After a long (but fun-filled) day, we stopped for Indian Food before coming back to San Jose and jumping in the hot tub for 20 minutes to help our sore muscles.
Now it's time to get some rest, and I don't expect that to be very difficult.
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