San Francisco - Chocolates, Parks and Shops

San Francisco Gourmet Chocolate Tour

After a restful nights sleep at The Handlery Hotel, it was just a matter of crossing Geary Street to checkin to our new hotel for the night, The Westin St Francis. It was early morning, so we left our bags at the Bell Desk.

As I am a lover of chocolate, I could not resist going on The San Francisco Gourmet Chocolate Tour. We walked up Powell Street to catch the Cable Car down California Street to the starting point of the tour, near the Ferry Building. Our small group of fellow chocolate lovers were led by our knowledgeable guide on a 3 hour walking tour visiting 7 of San Francisco's most interesting chocolate shops. The best part was eating the samples of the finest American and imported chocolates!

The Tour ended up at the Westfield Shopping Centre, where we said goodbye to the tour group and had lunch at a Japanese restaurant.

San Francisco Victorian house

We then walked back to Union Square and boarded the Hop On Hop Off Golden Gate Park Tour. This was the last departure for the day, so we stayed on the bus for the entire loop. Sitting on the top deck of the open bus we were able to view the California Academy of Sciences, the M. H. deYoung Memorial Museum, Japanese tea Garden, Botanical Gardens, and Conservatory of Flowers. We passed many fine Victorian houses and Japantown on the way.

After we returned to Union Square we explored the Westfield Shopping Centre until it closed for the evening and other shops nearby our hotel. Then it was back to the Westin St Francis to settle in for the night.