San Francisco

Green Street Apartment

So we've decided to go to San Francisco for Fernando's Spring Break from March 8th to March 15th.  Fernando has to be back for class by Tuesday and we are using dividend miles so we can't be choosey about getting nonstops (we have a connection in Chicago going and in Phoenix coming back).  I was checking the nonstops on American and United and their fares were over $500.  Penny will be joining us and easily persuaded us to go the AirBnB route.  Hopefully she will get our Little Italy apartment before someone else snatches it up!

Since we'll be there a week, we'll need the San Francisco MUNI 7-day Visitor Passport ($29), which covers the cable car.  This will allow us to get up very early in the mornings just to hop on the outside for a thrill ride.  At the San Francisco International Airport  Information Booth (Baggage Claims) one can buy the passports as well as a map of the MUNI system.  Shall we take the BART from the airport?  It is $8.65 apiece to the Montgomery Street or Embarcadero Stations, and then we'd have to take a cab.  BART says the senior fare is $3.20 but I think you need a special card and need to be a local resident.  A taxi from the airport is $39 - $49 depending on the destination, although the TaxiFareFinder calculated it to be $54.45 to North Beach.

Shall we go to the San Francisco Botanical Garden?  Their magnolia's will be in bloom.  And how about some free walking tours of San Francisco by the San Francisco City Guides?  Maybe the "Controversial Murals of Rincon Center" on Tuesday, March 11th at 11 am?

Unfortunately we won't arrive on Saturday in time for the Farmers' Market at the Ferry Building, but there are smaller versions on Tuesday and Thursday from 10am–2pm, but the number of vendors is much less.  What will we do for food in the meantime???