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Tuesday

We decided to do a bus tour of SF which takes us to all the sights and the chance to hop on and off as much as you want all day.  We've done these in so many places we've been (starting in Paris when we got engaged) and found them really useful to get from place to place without too much hassle.

So we got to see some of the places that we went to yesterday with D but got a bit more background information as the tours have commentary.  Went to all the touristy places such as China Town, Nob Hill, Coit Tower, Marina District, The Presidio, Golden Gate Park, the Bridge and Fisherman's Wharf.

We got off at Fisherman's Wharf to wander around for a while as it's one of those places you know about from movies and tv so it's sort of iconic in your mind.  It was very touristy (but that's what we were doing) but really nice and we were glad we went.  Strangely enough, there were a lot of English people around.  Main purchase down there was a fleece jacket for me as I was really feeling the cold.  Although we worked on the idea that it wasn't going to be that warm as it's only April, we didn't expect it to be that cold and the wind off the ocean didn't help!  Anyway, it was going to be a good investment as when we looked at the weather on tv this morning, it showed that there was still snow in Seattle!  Really hope that's not the case when we are up there later in the month - I don't do cold well.  Amazingly, I've never been as cold as I have been living in Cape Town.  The problem is that houses are built to stay cool, not warm, no one has proper heating and although the days are still lovely in winter with temperatures in the late teens or early 20s C, the temp can drop down to 5C or less once the sun sets.  I have to say I miss my central heating!

Thought about spending some time at the movies but there wasn't really anything we wanted to see.  Typical, I have a chance to see something ahead of time for SA and there's nothing I want to see!  It was the same when we checked out whether any bands that we wanted to see were playing while we were in certain places but no such luck!

Our last evening in SF so we went to dinner at the Cheesecake Factory again as it is at the top of a building and the view from the balcony, watching the sun set over the city was wonderful.  Still didn't manage to eat dessert though... we may have to sort out a 'coffee and cake' time to experience the cheesecake while we have the chance!