A Walk Through San Francisco
I started out early with the hopes of walking through the Golden Gate Park, then making my way north so I could walk across the bridge. I’ve seen photos of the Palace of Fine Arts in some of the travel books, so I also hoped to see that too.
While walking through the Japan Center Mall, I saw many pastry shops and decided to check one out and have some breakfast. My San Francisco cheap hotel, was awesome and the free continental breakfast was good, but with all the walking I’ll be doing, I need more sustenance and pastries seems like it would be just the ticket. After breakfast, I got a good idea of which direction to head in, I thought best to skip the bus and walk to the Golden Gate park. I thought, I later regretted toward the end of the day. But, the city was so awesome, how could I help but walk? It was so incredible to see the huge rolling hills and all those homes built on them, plus it was great to see how the cars navigated through them.
I walked through the resting fog that sat over some of the bigger hills; it reminded me of paintings I’ve seen. Before I made it to the park, I stopped at a small corner grocery store and picked up a few snacks and a toothbrush! I can’t believe I forgot to pack one! The weather was in my favor, but the forecast was predicting rain through out the day, but it only sprinkled here and there, just enough to whet my whistle with a layer of mist.
When I made it to the park, for some reason I was comparing it to Central Park in New York. It was so different, it was like walking through a forest. The trees were larger and the tree trunks were so big I think a bus could have driven through them if they were carved out, no joking, they were huge. There were so many different areas of the park and there are two museums. I stopped at the History museum hoping to score some tickets to see the King Tut exhibit, but being on a tight budget, I couldn’t afford the price. I instead walked through the gift shop and bought a friend a t-shirt. HA!
I must have spent hours walking through the park, I was so taken with all the great visual sensations that I almost forgot to have lunch! Almost. I made it out of the park and found a nice NY deli and went inside for a much needed respite and much needed substance for my journey across the Golden Gate Bridge. After enjoying a great Meatloaf sandwich, my feet began to ache and I was beginning to fade. There was no way to cross the bridge that day, so I headed back to my hotel room via Trolley car and took a much needed nap.