I started off taking the BART (Bay Area Rapid Transit) to a station downtown where I can catch a cable car down to Fisherman's Wharf...

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[caption id="" align="alignnone" width="640" caption="That&#39;s a steep hill to go up"]<img src="http://www.mmolenda.com/vacation/SF08/images/CableCarRide_007.jpg" alt="Thats a steep hill to go up" width="640" height="480" />[/caption]

[caption id="" align="alignnone" width="640" caption="What goes up must come down"]<img src="http://www.mmolenda.com/vacation/SF08/images/CableCarRide_012.jpg" alt="What goes up must come down" width="640" height="480" />[/caption]

The Cable Car let me off right in front of Fisherman's Wharf. I walked around and saw dozens of shops and plenty of places to fill the belly with all types of food... of course, there were many seafood joints...

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[caption id="" align="alignnone" width="640" caption="Hooters!  I had to have lunch there"]<img src="http://www.mmolenda.com/vacation/SF08/images/FishermanWharf_011.jpg" alt="Hooters!  I had to have lunch there" width="640" height="480" />[/caption]

[caption id="" align="alignnone" width="480" caption="I could smell that bread"]<img src="http://www.mmolenda.com/vacation/SF08/images/FishermanWharf_016.jpg" alt="I could smell that bread" width="480" height="640" />[/caption]

Then down to the waterfront and the Piers.  (on "The Embarcadero")