San Francisco

We moved camp closer to San Fran to check out the sights and pick up our grandaughter, Hallie, at the airport.  Southwest Airlines was ahead of schedule, but we were ready, and picked up Hallie without a hitch.  Sandy has a few Groupons for us to explore the town with.  We hit the Exploratorium first, it is a hands on science center for kids, but Sandy and I had a good time exploring too.  This is a must see for kids, and it is included in the City Pass booklet, if you think you'll use it.  We made the mistake of taking her to Ghirardelli's Chocolate Factory the first day, because we had to go back each day for more free samples.  

We saw the California Academy of Sciences, but it was just OK, not as exciting as the Exploratorium.  The Aquarium of the Bay is in the City Pass book too, and Hallie had a good time touching all the fish and displays.  The City Pass book is good for nine days with unlimited bus and trolley car rides plus the sights I mentioned already.  It's a good deal if you really use everything in the book. 

The last day in town we went to the Alameda County Fair to watch the horses race and the other fair stuff.  We had a good time, but I think Hallie's best time was at Ghirardelli's.