By Ethan Zweig
Today was our final full day in San Francisco. We started today with a late start, which was at 9:00 in the morning. We had a quick meeting and then we started walking to find a cable car to take us to Fisherman’s Wharf.
The ride was going smoothly until suddenly we came to a stop. Apparently there was a maintenance issue that prevented us from going anywhere. We were stuck for a solid 30 minutes which meant that we were running extremely late for breakfast. During the 30 minutes we were able to chat with the guys who were driving the cable car. They told us how the cable car worked and they even gave us breakfast/brunch recommendations. The maintenance issue finally got fixed and we were able to get to our destination.
We took one of the cable car driver’s brunch recommendations and went to Hollywood Cafe for breakfast/brunch. The driver really recommended the blueberry pancakes, so that’s what I got. Breakfast was really good but also really filling so none of us were really hungry for most of the day.
After breakfast, we walked over to Pier 39, which is one of the largest tourist attractions in San Francisco. The first thing we did there was a mirror maze which was a lot of fun. Some people had trouble getting through it and other people got through it easily. We then spent about 45 minutes exploring some of the shops on the pier in groups of 3 or more. After the 45 minutes we walked to Fisherman’s Wharf to do even more shopping. We didn’t spend as much time there but it was enough for some of us to buy more souvenirs if we wanted to.
We then took a bus to Haight street which had a lot of shops. We spent about two hours exploring all of the stores and buying souvenirs. We then ate an early dinner at a Middle Eastern restaurant. We ended the day arriving back at the hotel and reflecting on the incredible trip that we had.
Today was a great way to finish the trip. There wasn’t a lot of hiking today, which was great, and we got a late start and got to get back to the hotel early. I had a lot of fun going to the mirror maze and exploring some of the interesting shops in the city. This trip was a great way for all of us to get to know each other and to create fun memories.