We were very much looking forward to staying a few days in this city – and we were not disappointed! We especially liked San Francisco’s diversity: walking only one block, it looked entirely different. And it tasted different too! From Indian, to Chinese, to delicious burgers (contributing to our counter) and trying the famous sourdough bread, it was all in. We enjoyed sightseeing by bicycle all along the Embarcadero with its various piers out to the Golden Gate Bridge. For the hillier parts we walked, though! At the Cable Car museum we learnt what was rumbling underneath the city’s streets since 1873. Moreover though, we were also interested in what was moving the citizens’ hearts today. We attended the baseball game of SF Giants versus Arizona Diamondbacks on Wednesday evening and lived this part of American Culture. Certainly we didn’t come unprepared and had meticulously studied the rules of the game before. However, we thought it hard to concentrate until the first score happened after two hours only. Therefore we decided to spare out on the last inning (of totally 9 innings) in favor of a Subway sandwich. Finally, we go to know that the visitors also took the victory, scoring 2:1. But for us it was a great evening and a true experience in the stadium. For our last two days in San Francisco we had Philipp’s brother Martin joining us as he was in town for work. During his day off we cycled to the Twin Peaks, the Golden Gate Park and Haight/Ashbury neighborhood, enjoyed good food, the Californian sun and got to have a look at the Solar Impulse plane over San Francisco. Thank you Martin for the visit and the delicious souvenirs from home!
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