San Francisco (September 1999)




First Anniversary Trip

Hotel:
Restaurants:
Sights:
  • Winchester Mystery House
  • Lodge at Pebble Beach
  • Calistoga
  • Beringer Winery
  • Graves Winery
  • Sterling Vineyards, cable car
  • Haas-Lillenthal House
  • Ghirardelli Chocolate
  • Alcatraz
  • Coit Tower
  • Pier 39 sea lions
  • 17-Mile Drive
  • Palace of Fine Arts
  • Transamerica Pyramid
  • Streetcars
  • ?? calistoga restaurant ??
  • Painted Ladies

I don't know about public transportation from the airport, but why don't you rent your car from somewhere in the city? When we visited San Fran a few years ago, we took a cab from the airport to our hotel downtown (may have cost $25). After staying in town for a few days, we rented a car to continue our vacation into the Napa Valley and then down to Carmel and Monterey. I don't remember there being a huge one-way drop off fee, even though we returned the car to the airport. I don't recall who we rented from (but we generally use Hertz), but there was a location near Union Square (on Post Street, perhaps?). If you rent the car in the city, you can drive down Lombard Street, through Golden Gate Park, and across the bridge. Just a thought.