freezing cold San Francisco

We stopped at Tom's shop this morning just to take this picture:

This tail has been sitting in the shop for years, covered with dust and finally found it's new destiny. We think it looks great and Tom's shop is now unmissable. We found him at the airport where we stopped to say good-bye. He was working on the flying AD called Stemme S-10.

The drive to San Francisco was uneventful if you don't count the stunning views while crossing the Sierra Mountains.

one of the bridges

One thing we were not expecting at all - it is cold in the bay area. And I really mean cold. 59F (15°C) and 80% humidity means the town basically disappears in clouds as soon as the sun sets. In addition to that it's very windy which makes the cold air even colder.

We checked in a downtown hotel and got a really funky room. I am always impressed seeing colors and patterns that basically don't match but somehow create a great final effect. I love this room:

We took the standard tourist course: cable car ride down to the Fishermans Wharf. Each one of us had been there before but never together.

waiting in line

simple safety rules

riding the cable car

China town in the middle of San Francisco

It was so cold that we had to stop in one of the typical tourist stores and get a sweater for me. I didn't pack anything for this kind of weather. We found a really cool one that saved me from freezing to death:

this heart is for you Ziggy

We walked as long as we could closely inspecting all possible stores just to get off the cold wind for a while.

Ziggy the King

Alcatraz

We finally found a typical american place for dinner. The biggest plus of this place was that it was nice and warm inside and they had decent beer glasses size. I took a risk and tried a real Bison Burger. It was different than the beef one but still very nice and, as they claim, leaner than a turkey.

cheers!

note the date on this newspaper

Tomorrow is one more day in the Bay Area but we will move a little bit more south to San Jose.