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After arriving in San Francisco and checking into our hotel, we walked through China Town on our way to the Stinking Rose for dinner. Love, love, love that restaurant! And, I am pretty sure we ate at least Brianna’s weight in garlic. It is a good thing we all partook. Brianna even tried mussels…and she LOVED them (at least the ones at The Stinking Rose). My pasta was made with black linguine, which did not phase my little noodle lover one bit!

The next day Jason headed over to the convention center for his conference, so B and I headed out to explore the city. First we headed towards Coit Tower. Yes, I pushed her up this hill, and more like them…

We did not make it all the way to Coit Tower – my lovely map was not really pedestrian friendly, and by the time I figured out how to actually get a stroller up to Coit Tower (without having to climb any stairs), I really didn’t feel like it anymore. So, here is the view from the base of the road that goes up to Coit Tower (that is the Bay Bridge in the distance)…

At this point, B had fixated on my promise of chocolate at Fisherman’s Wharf, so off we went. Going down those hills was much less exhausting, but much more nerve-wracking. I got a hand cramp from holding onto that stroller so tightly!

After satisfying both of our chocolate fixations at Ghirardeli, and getting a little treat (she actually chose strawberry ice cream over chocolate, but I got a FANTASTIC hot chocolate), we spent a little time relaxing and enjoying this fountain. B just thought these “fish” mommies were fascinating.

The tiny little beach by the wharf had this lovely view of Golden Gate Bridge (the picture doesn’t really do it justice).

Then it was back to the main part of the wharf so she could better explore the “boat parking lot” we passed on the way to Ghirardeli. Seriously, if you want some cheap entertainment for B, just take her to a marina and she will be quite content for hours! Here she is posing by the two boats she declared were hers.

Next stop – Boudin’s! On our way to Ghirardeli, we stopped to watch them make the bread in the window, and they had all kinds of rolls made into all kinds of different shapes (aligator, turtle, crab, etc.). She wanted the crab, but it was HUGE, so she settled for a small turtle to eat and a medium turtle to “play with”.

We finished our morning outing by heading over to Lombard Street so B could see it. She was fascinated! I, of course, had forgotten that the pedestrian part of Lombard Street is all stairs. No worries – she climbed up everyone of them (~250 steps) all by herself!

Anyone surprised that when we finally made it back to our hotel she took a 4 hour nap??