itinerary: revise Sep 21 plan

days/2026-09-21.md

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-# Sep 21 (Mon) — San Francisco
+# Sep 21 (Mon) — Burlingame · San Francisco · Golden Gate
 
 **Stay:** [Airbnb — Daly City](../bookings/stays/airbnb-sf-daly-city.md)
 
 ## Plan
 
-> Menu: [`sf_sights.md`](../sf_sights.md). This is the agreed route; keep the afternoon cutoff so the Golden Gate sunset is not rushed.
+> Menu: [`sf_sights.md`](../sf_sights.md). Only the anchors below are scheduled; choose the remaining stops during the day.
 
-- **08:30 PDT** Leave the Airbnb; park at Daly City BART and take BART to Embarcadero
+### Fixed anchors
-- **09:15 PDT** Breakfast downtown at the Ferry Building Marketplace
+
-- **10:00 PDT** Continue to Union Square
+- **10:00–11:00 PDT** [Apple Burlingame](https://www.apple.com/retail/burlingame/) — drive there; the store opens at 10:00
-- **10:30 PDT** Apple Union Square — store opens at 10:00; allow about 30 minutes
+- Until **12:00 PDT** LK works remotely from the Airbnb
-- **11:00 PDT** Union Square and a California Street cable-car ride toward Chinatown
+- **12:00 PDT** Pick up LK from the Airbnb
-- **11:30 PDT** Chinatown — Dragon Gate and Grant Avenue on foot
+- **Evening** Drive to the Golden Gate Bridge. Options there: Welcome Center and a short bridge walk on the SF side, then Battery Spencer in the Marin Headlands for the panorama
-- **12:30 PDT** North Beach — lunch and a short neighbourhood walk
+
-- **13:30 PDT** North Waterfront — Coit Tower viewpoint if time permits, Pier 39 sea lions, Lombard Street, and Ghirardelli Square
+### Unscheduled options
-- **14:30 PDT** Take the F-line toward Embarcadero, then BART back to Daly City
+
-- **15:45 PDT** Collect the car and begin the western viewpoints route
+- Ferry Building Marketplace
-- **16:15 PDT** Twin Peaks — 15-minute panorama stop at Christmas Tree Point
+- Union Square and a California Street cable-car ride
-- **16:50 PDT** Painted Ladies — short stop at Alamo Square
+- Chinatown — Dragon Gate and Grant Avenue
-- **17:25 PDT** Lands End — Sutro Baths and a short coastal walk
+- North Beach — lunch, cafés and a neighbourhood walk
-- **18:20 PDT** Golden Gate Bridge Welcome Center — brief walk onto the bridge
+- North Waterfront — Coit Tower, Pier 39 sea lions, Lombard Street and Ghirardelli Square
-- **18:40 PDT** Cross to Marin and continue to Battery Spencer; allow time for parking
+- Twin Peaks — panorama from Christmas Tree Point
-- **19:10 PDT** Sunset at Battery Spencer; stay through blue hour, about 19:35 PDT
+- Painted Ladies at Alamo Square
-- **20:15 PDT** Dinner, then return to Daly City
+- Lands End and the Sutro Baths
+- Mission District and Castro
+- Alcatraz — only if suitable tickets are available; allow about 2.5–3 hours
 
 ## Notes
 
 - Golden Gate Bridge and Battery Spencer were skipped on [Sep 20](2026-09-20.md) and moved here
-- Leave the waterfront by **14:30 PDT**. If the route slips, drop Coit Tower or Painted Ladies before cutting Golden Gate time
+- No route or timing is assigned to the optional stops
-- Alcatraz and the Mission/Castro do not fit this route
 - **Monday:** some museums (incl. the de Young and Computer History Museum) are closed
 
 ## Addresses
@@ -37,7 +38,7 @@
 |---|---|---|
 | Airbnb — Daly City | 798 Hillside Blvd, Daly City, CA 94014 · side gate, 1st floor · **door code 0339 ✔️** · wifi `stanley_downstairs_2.4GHz` / `stanleyswifi` · assigned spot right of garage driveway · host Stanley +1 415-425-9339 | [37.69314, -122.46185](https://www.google.com/maps/search/?api=1&query=37.69314,-122.46185) |
 | Ferry Building Marketplace | 1 Ferry Building, San Francisco, CA 94111 | [search](https://www.google.com/maps/search/?api=1&query=Ferry+Building+Marketplace+San+Francisco) |
-| Apple Union Square | 300 Post St, San Francisco, CA 94108 | [search](https://www.google.com/maps/search/?api=1&query=Apple+Union+Square+San+Francisco) |
+| Apple Burlingame | 1301 Burlingame Ave, Burlingame, CA 94010 | [37.57827, -122.34708](https://www.google.com/maps/search/?api=1&query=37.57827,-122.34708) |
 | Twin Peaks | Christmas Tree Point | [search](https://www.google.com/maps/search/?api=1&query=Christmas+Tree+Point+San+Francisco) |
 | Painted Ladies | Alamo Square | [search](https://www.google.com/maps/search/?api=1&query=Alamo+Square+San+Francisco) |
 | Lands End | Lands End Lookout lot | [search](https://www.google.com/maps/search/?api=1&query=Lands+End+Lookout+San+Francisco) |

itinerary.md

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 |---|---|---|
 | [Sep 19](days/2026-09-19.md) | Sat | Daly City |
 | [Sep 20](days/2026-09-20.md) | Sun | Silicon Valley · Golden Gate |
-| [Sep 21](days/2026-09-21.md) | Mon | San Francisco |
+| [Sep 21](days/2026-09-21.md) | Mon | Burlingame · San Francisco · Golden Gate |
 | [Sep 22](days/2026-09-22.md) | Tue | SF → Yosemite |
 | [Sep 23](days/2026-09-23.md) | Wed | Yosemite |
 | [Sep 24](days/2026-09-24.md) | Thu | Yosemite → Sequoia |