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3.4 KiB
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47 lines
3.4 KiB
Markdown
# Sep 21 (Mon) — San Francisco
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**Stay:** [Airbnb — Daly City](../bookings/stays/airbnb-sf-daly-city.md)
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## Plan
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> Menu: [`sf_sights.md`](../sf_sights.md). This is the agreed route; keep the afternoon cutoff so the Golden Gate sunset is not rushed.
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- **08:30 PDT** Leave the Airbnb; park at Daly City BART and take BART to Embarcadero
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- **09:15 PDT** Breakfast downtown at the Ferry Building Marketplace
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- **10:00 PDT** Continue to Union Square
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- **10:30 PDT** Apple Union Square — store opens at 10:00; allow about 30 minutes
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- **11:00 PDT** Union Square and a California Street cable-car ride toward Chinatown
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- **11:30 PDT** Chinatown — Dragon Gate and Grant Avenue on foot
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- **12:30 PDT** North Beach — lunch and a short neighbourhood walk
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- **13:30 PDT** North Waterfront — Coit Tower viewpoint if time permits, Pier 39 sea lions, Lombard Street, and Ghirardelli Square
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- **14:30 PDT** Take the F-line toward Embarcadero, then BART back to Daly City
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- **15:45 PDT** Collect the car and begin the western viewpoints route
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- **16:15 PDT** Twin Peaks — 15-minute panorama stop at Christmas Tree Point
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- **16:50 PDT** Painted Ladies — short stop at Alamo Square
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- **17:25 PDT** Lands End — Sutro Baths and a short coastal walk
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- **18:20 PDT** Golden Gate Bridge Welcome Center — brief walk onto the bridge
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- **18:40 PDT** Cross to Marin and continue to Battery Spencer; allow time for parking
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- **19:10 PDT** Sunset at Battery Spencer; stay through blue hour, about 19:35 PDT
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- **20:15 PDT** Dinner, then return to Daly City
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## Notes
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- Golden Gate Bridge and Battery Spencer were skipped on [Sep 20](2026-09-20.md) and moved here
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- Leave the waterfront by **14:30 PDT**. If the route slips, drop Coit Tower or Painted Ladies before cutting Golden Gate time
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- Alcatraz and the Mission/Castro do not fit this route
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- **Monday:** some museums (incl. the de Young and Computer History Museum) are closed
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## Addresses
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| Place | Address | Map |
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| 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) |
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| 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) |
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| 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) |
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| Twin Peaks | Christmas Tree Point | [search](https://www.google.com/maps/search/?api=1&query=Christmas+Tree+Point+San+Francisco) |
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| Painted Ladies | Alamo Square | [search](https://www.google.com/maps/search/?api=1&query=Alamo+Square+San+Francisco) |
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| Lands End | Lands End Lookout lot | [search](https://www.google.com/maps/search/?api=1&query=Lands+End+Lookout+San+Francisco) |
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| Golden Gate Bridge Welcome Center | SF side, Welcome Center lot | [37.80778, -122.47485](https://www.google.com/maps/search/?api=1&query=37.80778,-122.47485) |
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| Battery Spencer | Conzelman Rd, Marin Headlands | [37.82802, -122.48208](https://www.google.com/maps/search/?api=1&query=37.82802,-122.48208) |
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| Alcatraz ferry | Pier 33, The Embarcadero | [search](https://www.google.com/maps/search/?api=1&query=Pier+33+Alcatraz+Landing+San+Francisco) |
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