Big Bus Tour

The Big Bus Tour took us around the city and over the Golden Gate Bridge, which has some spectacular views. One fun fact (apparently) is that the bridge was supposed to be black, but when it turned up, it was already painted orangey red to stop it rusting. The engineer liked it, so they stuck with the colour. We passed the beautiful City Hall, which is modelled on the Capital Building, with its gold and lead dome.

Before going on the bu, we had Crab Chowder in a sourdough loaf for lunch at Bourdin, one of the most famous bakeries in SF.

We had our tea in the Stinking Rose, a restaurant that had garlic in everything. On the menu, they had a 40 garlic clove chicken and garlic martinis. Not for the faint hearted!Read more