Day VII (July 12, 2009)

David, John, and Eric woke up in their apartment with one clear goal- San Francisco. There wasn't much else on our minds as we boarded the BART (that is Northern California's public transportation system, works like a subway) headed for SanFran.


David (the third amigo) in the BART station

the BART train pulling into the station

On the BART, we noticed a lot of people were wearing Giants (San Francisco's baseball team) jerseys. David suggested we see a Giants game, and a passenger mentioned that this would be the last game of a 4 game series against the San Diego Padres. We took the chance, followed some kids to the stadium, and bought $30 tickets from a local ticket salesman (scalper). The game wasn't exactly close, but it was a fantastic spur of the moment experience.



AT&T Park, home of the San Fransisco Giants


The crowd


the three amigos, AT&T park in the background

After the game, the city was our oyster. We took to cable cars and cruised around. One of our first stops was Union Square. We wandered through an 8-story mall and street shops. We took plenty of pictures:


Watching the Cable Car getting prepared to take us up the hills of San Fransisco


David hanging on for dear life on a Cable Car


8-story mall, from the bottom


8-story mall, from the tippy top

Hungry and tired, the three of us made our way back to Berkeley via the BART and met up with Suzi - a future Golden Bear and mutual friend who happened to be in the area for Berkeley orientation. The day ended in the same place it began (unusual for our trip, but something we're getting used to) but we covered a lot of ground (via road, cable car, and foot).