Whoops, Almost Forgot Herb

There he is (Via Katherine).  I don't think there could possibly be a better picture of Herb.  He was a smiling, gregarious, point at things, high energy kinda man.  He was arranged by the Hotel Kabuki to more introduce us San Francisco then show us the sights.

 

Now, traveling with Herb was not conducive to taking pictures.  It was rush, rush, rush, wait for bus/train/trolley, get sick of waiting, rush, rush, repeat.  This makes for a series of pictures from bus stops.

 

As much as it was rushed, it was necessary.  Without Herb and his magic map I never would have successfully navigated the wilds of San-Fran.

 

We did manage one tourist destination with Herb, the Ferry Building.  Which, actually survived the earthquakes which necessitated the new museums.  When it opened in 1908 it was the second busiest transit terminal in the world, until that famous bridge and its neglected cousin bridge (Golden Gate and Bay Bridges) were completed.

After exiting, in classic Herb style, we watched four trolleys pass us at a stop, walked over to a bus stop and watched the next trolley pick up from afar.  Which was fine, because I learned how much terrain you can cover in San Fran quickly via public transit.  We went to the four corners of the isthmus (North of Market) in a day.  From Japan town, to Union Square (Bus), to the Ferry Building (Subway), down the Embarcadaro (Walk), past Fisherman's Wharf (Trolley), pass Lombard Street (Bus),  a transfer in China Town (Bus), through Presidio to Haight (Bus), where Herb dropped us off.

That much was fun, but a little fast for Jon's putzy self who wants to stop every ten yards for a photo.

Katherine chatted him up, I tried to keep straight which bus we were on, it was great.

And we saw a duck boat.  I honestly thought they didn't exist outside of the Dells.  Well, that's the Herb section.  Enjoy, jon