The Mission Dolores
My last day in San Francisco. I can honestly say its been a fantastic experience and I have really enjoyed this gorgeous city.
Partially because my partner is a bit religious and because I’m interested in architecture I decided to visit the oldest building in San Francisco at the Mission Dolores (Mission District). The mission was built in 1782 and was constructed of four foot thick adobe walls, so its no wonder it was able to survive the various natural disasters that have beset San Francisco such as the 1906 earthquake.
After the Mission Dolores I trundled (by Tram of course) down to Nob Hill and the Cable Car Museum. After a light lunch at the Gallery Café opposite I went for a mooch around the museum. This museum is one of the few free attractions of its kind in San Francisco. Its quite small being housed in one corner of the building containing the machinery that pulls the cables that run the cable cars. If old technology of this kind interest you its worth a look though. I had something of a personal interest in the museum as I’m from Melbourne where we used to have cable cars like the San Franciscan ones but not any more. We still have a vast tram network though..
Well that’s it fro me from San Francisco. Back to my hotel in the afternoon to pick up a shuttle bus to the airport and then the long flight home.