The end of a great vacation

Trolley Car

The one thing I really wanted to do while in San Fransisco was to ride a trolley car (while singing the Rice-a-Roni jingle).  Its just one of those things that you HAVE to do while in San Fran.  It only cost $5 to ride the car one way, but we stood in line for 45 minutes waiting to get on.  Apparently everyone in the city had the same idea.  The trolley runs on tracks that are built into the ground.  When the trolley gets to the turn-around station it gets pushed by hand to the end and turned around.

 

 

 

When it was finally our turn to board the trolley we wanted to make sure that we got a spot on the side so we could stand up and hold on to the poles.  We lucked out and was able to get a great spot, but it was a little awkward because you were practically standing in someone's lap and holding on.  

 

 They tell you to hold on tight when they are taking off, but you have to make sure you hold on tight when they take turns as well!  The turns go pretty fast!  Unfortunately we rode on the wrong side of the car because you can high-five the trolley going the other direction if you are on the opposite side of the car.

 

The disappointing part about riding the trolley car was the fact that it wasn't working part way through the trip.  We only rode halfway up the route when they had a bus met us and take us the rest of the way to downtown.  I was really bummed because we were going to take the trolley up Lombard Street.  There was no way we were going to walk that street!

A few sights around town

These are a few things we saw while riding around on our tour bus...

Apparently I have a store named after me.

 

Next to this Christmas tree is a skating rink...this is the New York area of the city.

Starbucks on pretty much every corner.

Wells Fargo wagon...had to take a picture by it in the Wells Fargo Museum considering we send them a large amount of money every month for our mortgage.

Ringo!

"Whatever happened to predictability...the milkman, the paperboy, the evening tv..."  Awww...Full House memories!

It was a great trip and we had so much fun!  I highly recommend taking a vacation to San Fransisco for everyone.  There was so much more that we could have done if we had more time.  Now I have to think of something for J's birthday next year!    :)

Flying back to South Carolina