Yesterday (Wednesday) and today (Thursday) we went downtown to look around the shops and the different areas.  Here we are at our first stop - outside Macy's department store.

We had coffee in Union Square and left Dad there while we explored some more. We did not go to either Tiffany's or SAKS!!!

Chinatown was much more interesting.  Here is the entrance ......

....and here are a couple of little monkeys!

The main shopping street in Chinatown stretches for several blocks...

... and all the shops are very brightly coloured.

After Chinatown we went looking for Ghirardelli's Chocolate Shop.  On the way we passed an old skyscraper - The Hobart Building - which was completed in 1914.  It was the second highest building in San Francisco then - now it is dwarfed by much taller buildings all around.

We did make it to Ghirardelli's!

That is a hot chocolate fudge sundae Mum is about to demolish - with a little bit of help from Dad!

Oh no! A school bus! It's ok, it's not for me (yet!!!).

Today we went back to Boudin's sourdough bakery, where Mum tried to repeat her demolition job - this time on rustic tomato soup in a sourdough bowl.

She was so hungry, she ate the bowl!

Outside we watched the lady making up the bread shapes again. Here are some unbaked turtles ....

... and a baked alligator! Bet that will make a lot of sandwiches.

Lastly, on to Lombard Street, which is the most zig-zag street ever. It is made that way so traffic can climb a very steep hill. And lots of people love to drive their cars down it, just to say they have done so. Crazy.

Hester