Saturday, December 24, Christmas Eve
Christmas Eve was primarily filled with a visit up to Telegraph Hill, home of Coit Tower and Mama's On Washington. Mama's is a TEENSY breakfast and lunch place that is very popular. Every single day, there is a line waiting down the street for a seat. First thing on Christmas Eve morning, we found ourselves in this line for about forty-five minutes. Luckily, I don't mind waiting for delicious food (especially since I had my DSi with me) and there was plenty to see and do while one person waited in line. My brother, dad and I found an open coffee shop (not too easy on Christmas Eve) across a park that made the most yummy caramel apple cider. It was even better when I sprinkled cinnamon on top. It helped me stay warm in line. Being the avid food lover that I am, I think Mama's was worth the wait - especially since they served large portions, and especially since the large portions were of sausage, pepper jack cheese, and bell peppers in an omelet.
The next stop was the top of Telegraph Hill, up an old elevator to the top of Coit Tower for another panoramic view of the city, bay and bridge. At the base of the tower, huge murals are painted all the way around the tower.
After the sightseeing, it was time for more food! We took a bus down from Telegraph Hill to Ghiradelli Sqaure, got free chocolate samples and saw some cool and cute shops. Sadly, the chocolate factory isn't actually there any more, but it was still cool. And I got a mug. I love mugs.
Then we cable-car-ed it back up to the famous part of Lombard Street, the world's most crooked street. In a book based on USA's tv show Monk, the OCD character wrote a letter to the mayor of San Francisco asking him to straighten the street out. Good times.
Our last stop before dinner at Tadich Grill was the Ferry building, which consisted of mainly shops. Outside it, there is a small group of Occupy San Francisco protestors. And by small group, I mean six of them... Protest not very effective.... Inside the Ferry building was cool shopping and a few restaurants, but most of them were closing down for Christmas Eve evening.
We were a little worried about dinner because when we walked in, the place was disturbingly (for those of us who had bad experiences previously) to Sam's. The furniture was similar, as were the menus and the same bread was placed on our table when we sat down! The bread was luckily much fresher and it was overall a better experience. I had spinach and french fries again, but I'm not sure which place had better.
Steps: When I got back to the hotel, I only had about 10,000 steps, but it wasn't very late in the day. After a short break, I went to the hotel's fitness center and got up to 16,302 steps. Almost on par with the other days... Plus I got to watch FRIENDS while running!
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