Today was going to be the day we were heading to Australia. This time we had tickets through Delta and they do not travel out of San Francisco, so we had tickets to fly out of San Fran to Los Angeles early afternoon. Emma and I took our time getting up. We had to be out of the room by 11 a.m., but did not have to be to the airport until 1 p.m. I asked the front desk how much it would be to take a cab into the city and have a tour before heading to the airport. She made a call and came back with a flat rate. I couldn't believe how reasonable it was, so I told her to BOOK IT!
Emma and I had a quick breakfast and the driver was waiting for us. He put our luggage in and away we went! Talk about making lemonade out of lemons...best decision I made. This cab driver was great! The San Francisco Giants had just made it into the World Series, which was to be played there that night! He started by taking us by the stadium. It was crazy around there with the media. He then took us by the Bay Bridge. We saw some cable cars and he then took us to Pier 39 where all of the Sea Lions are! He dropped us off and Emma and I went running! So much to do around there and we could hear the Sea Lions calling! It was great! You could also see Alcatraz from this point! We got our pictures and we were off back to the cab.
He then took us by the Fisherman's Wharf. I remembered being there as a child, but could not recall much else. Then, he took us towards the Golden Gate Bridge. I was busy taking pictures from the car and had no idea he was taking us to some of the best look out points! We got right in with the buses and we got our shots. We got back into the cab and away we went! What else was there to look at? By this time, I couldn't believe our luck by getting this exclusive tour. He then started taking us up some pretty steep streets. Before we knew it, we were at the top of the windiest road in America! He took us all the way down and then pulled over at the bottom so we could get some photos.
Lastly, he took us through Little Italy, Chinatown, and every other "good" area you could imagine. All of the restaurants were making my mouth water. By this time, we had seen basically all of San Francisco and ready to go to the airport. When he dropped us off, we had been on tour for 2 hours! This was perfect, especially with a little person who doesn't like to spend a long time looking at bridges and windy roads, etc. This made our little pit stop all worth it.
We checked in at the airport and headed to L.A.
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