Spring Break Day 2: Financial District, Chinatown, and Grace Cathedral

On this day we drove a relatively short distance from Palo Alto to Milbrae where we caught the train into San Francisco.  It was the kid's first time on a train and they loved it.  Especially Zephyr.

 Transamerica Pyramid (above) and Chinatown (below)

The view from the top of Mason Street

 

Once we got dropped in downtown, we caught a bus to Chinatown.  We walked through, visited a few stores, and had an amazing dim sum lunch!  After lunch we walked through the Financial District so that we could see, among other things, the Transamerica Pyramid.

 First time on a city bus (above) and first time on a train (below)

 Peter Macchiarini Steps (above) and the view from the top of Sacramento Street (below)

From there we walked to the Peter Macchiarini Steps and then up to Grace Cathedral.  It was super warm and the twins protested just about every step, but we eventually got there.  From there we dropped down to a bus stop and rode it back to the train station.  So glad we decided against driving in this part of the city.  It just would have been impossible to navigate and park.  Walking and busing made us see everything.