Travelogue, day 2 – Fisherman's wharf

The day started out well. We were well rested, and got up in a languid fashion. We walked down to the wharf for breakfast and had a walk by the shoreline. It's really funny to notice that the seagulls here are as fearless as the pigeons in Montreal. And they're everywhere.

After breakfast, we walked to pier 39 to see the sea lions during the day. We we'd planned to go see Alcatraz, but the tours are sold out until friday! We've fiddled with our schedule a bit, because we want to see it. We'll probably end up going on the 3rd or the 4th. We have time enough to see it.

We'd noticed a big ship the first day we were here. Turns out, it's the Jeremiah O'Brien. It's a merchant marine ship that, along with the submarine USS Pampanito, is open for a visit. The merchie was interesting, but the submarine was really, really cool. I can't imagine living in such cramped quarters for months on end. That ship is the model of space utilization, with bunks in the torpedo rooms and everywhere else you can cram in a mattress.

After that, we went to visit The cannery, a nice little shopping center with cool shops. We had a beer at a pub called Jack's. It had a nice atmosphere, but it was weird to see kids in a bar.

Went back to the hotel to freshen up and dump the pictures on my laptop. Went for a bit of a walk and wound up in little Italy. There are really appealing restaurants. We picked a little place called Washington Square. The food was good, the waitress was cute, it had the makings of a fun dinner. Michel suddenly didn't feel well and went back to the hotel, so I ate a quick dinner (he told me to eat and then meet up with him) and came back here. Hyde_grrrl, my quest at your request will have to be delayed for one night, sorry. I promise to do my best :P

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