Saturday, February 29, 2020

Amtrak 2020 Winter Trip - San Francisco February 29

Ghirardelli Square


San Francisco

This morning I decided I would go over to San Francisco and I ended up traveling by bus, BART(Bay Area Rapid Transit), streetcar, boat and Amtrak. I actually decided to go over to San Francisco via the free EmeryGoRound bus to the BART Station and then BART over to San Francisco. While in San Francisco I traveled a short distance by streetcar but mostly walked. I walked from the Pier 39 shopping area through Fisherman's Wharf area on to Ghirardelli Square for my treasured Hot Fudge Sundae. After arriving in San Francisco, I decided I would return to the East Bay via the Ferry Boat to Oakland as it was more convenient and less walking. From Oakland I took Amtrak's Capitol Corridor train 15 minutes back to Emeryville. For me that is a full day of adventure. 

Above lead photo is Ghirardelli Square. Below are photos as I took them throughout the day.

























Heading by Amtrak to Sacramento to visit with friend Nancy and lunch at The Old Spaghetti Factory tomorrow. I'll do a blog tomorrow covering my visit to Sacramento.

After all this going, I am pretty sure Monday will be a day hanging in Emeryville and resting up for my return ride Tuesday on the eastbound California Zephyr.