The Mission District

       Today was about another walking tour through San Francisco, this time visiting the Neighborhood of Mission. It was basically about going to see all the street art you can find in that district, ah, and eat a Burrito at a local Taqueria! It was very interesting seeing all the Latin influence in that part of the city which you can find almost everywhere in San Francisco but in the Mission it's very strong. We also had a quick look at the Basilica and then we finished our tour at the Mission Dolores Park with a wonderful view over the city to the skyscrapers of Downtown. Before returning to the hostel I decided to have a quick look at one of only three remaining Japatowns in America... Not much to see just a lot of sushi restaurants and some Japanese shops.

Chinatown

        The biggest Chinatown community in North America deserves his own blog posting, that's why I decided to go back there yesterday and spend some more time walking around and checking out some more stores with all that weird and interesting stuff they sell... Completely worth it, it's like travelling to another continent within minutes. At one point I completely forgot that I was still in California and not in China. Very impressive everything.

Bike Tour

       Thanks to a very cheap rate for hostel guests of 18$ for a whole day I was able to get a bike and spend most part of the day on it. I left Fishermans Wharf at 9.30am from where I biked along the coast till the Golden Gate Bridge, after crossing the bridge I went down to Sausalito, then I continued to Mill Valley where I had a little walk through the redwoods. My last stop was in Tiburon from where I took the Ferry back to San Francisco Pier 41 at around 4.00pm. The duration of my trip was 7 hours and I calculated approximately (probably more) 30km from Fishermans Wharf to Tiburon. It was completely worth it!