Framedlight

We checked into the St Francis Hotel and immediately went to our room, tried the television, bounced on the beds and had a shower. This hotel is quite old by US standards (1904) and has lots of interesting photographs of bygone days in the lobby.  A bit like the Overlook in the Shining! Next we hit the town and after a look at Union Square, which already had it's Christmas tree, we purchased a book of transport tickets, worthwhile as it makes travelling on the cable car, train or bus really cheap. The cable car to Fisherman's Wharf went from outside the hotel. We clung to a pole and it is quite a scary experience. I am not sure why more passengers are not peeled from the sides by passing cars. Fisherman's Wharf was buzzing, crowded and a bit like Blackpool. We walked around, people watching, as the sun went down and then went to eat in a seafood restaurant. Emerging on to the street it was now lit by a riot of street lights. We wa...