Day 03: San Francisco Bay (Of Crepes and Cruises.)

Saturday, August 2nd, 2014:

After a late night partying at Yelp Headquarters, we were tired and decided to sleep in. Once we were finally up, we took another stroll through downtown San Francisco and walked through Chinatown. We passed under the Dragon Gate and saw Chinese lanterns strung up everywhere. As we walked, the streets seemed even more cramped and hectic than the day before. We were hungry and decided to get dim sum for breakfast. We stopped at Lai Hong Lounge, where we enjoyed some amazing steamed pork buns and steamed custard buns.

 Dragon Gate, foggy morning, and Chinese lanterns.

After breakfast, we walked to Pier 39 so we could watch the sea lions again. They seemed much more active today, but there were also a lot more people at the Pier.

Hotel California... just like the song.

We didn't stay long at the Pier and decided to visit Japantown next. They were having a street festival this weekend and we wanted to check it out. We entered the mall and stopped by Japan Video & Media. For a snack, we stopped at Belly Good Cafe & Crepes. Oh man, these things were adorable! We ordered the special Green Tea crepe - which was filled with peaches, whipped cream, green tea cheesecake, and topped with Double Rainbow green tea ice cream. It was amazing!

We didn't have much time to spend in Japantown, and we wished we could have stayed longer. We hoofed it back to the hotel, so we could change and get ready for the cruise. John's feet were killing him, but somehow we made it down to Pier 3. From here, we set sail on the Hornblower Sunset Cruise.

The cruise was three hours of entertainment, food, drinks, and plenty of sights to see. We sailed around Alcatraz and under the Golden Gate Bridge, which was amazing to see.

We arrived back at Pier 3 a little after 9pm. We hailed a taxi, and he drove us back to our hotel. Driving in the cab was insane. The cabbie drove us through the red light district - which seemed a lot like Las Vegas with it's flashing lights. He also raced up some steep hills, only to slam on the brakes as we went down hill. It was honestly like riding a roller coaster. Luckily, we made it back to our hotel in one piece and settled in for the night.