San Francisco: Day Three

As our crazy San Francisco vacation came to an end, we were simultaneously ready to be home and wishing we could stay for a few more days. But whether we wanted to or not, we had to check out of our lovely hotel. It was a pretty nice place to stay. I snapped a few pictures on our way out.

Our cozy room.

Small, but pretty.

The lobby was pretty cool and modern.

This fireplace makes me think of cartoon ghosts.

Pretty lobby.

Weird chandelier.

Anyway, we headed out from our hotel for the last time to see a few more sights before we had to leave. Unfortunately, Matt strained his foot on Saturday. Due to his pain, we tried to only visit locations with transportation routes close by. First stop was the ocean.

It was ridiculously cold by the water. The day was pretty cloudy and cool to begin with. And silly us, we left our jackets with our bags in the luggage closet of our hotel.

So cold.

We didn't waste a lot of time freezing on the beach. We quickly made our way back to the street, where there happened to be a giant marathon taking place.

Yay! Go runners!

A short bus/train ride led us to our next destination, the "Painted Ladies." I was very excited to see the Full House houses.

"Whatever happened to predictability?"

Of course, the Tanners didn't actually live in one of these houses. After extensive research (a two-minute trip to Wikipedia), I learned that their house was located elsewhere in San Francisco. But the opening credits showed the family having a picnic in front of the "Painted Ladies," so it was still cool.

Our next stop was perhaps one of the most exciting parts of the trip. We hunted down M5 Industries!

Boring industrial area, where Mythbusters is located!

Because it was a Sunday, there was absolutely nothing going on. In fact, it would have been a little boring, had we not been such huge fans of the show for years.

The only evidence that Mythbusters is shot at this location was the sign to fans on the front door. Basically, they want tourists like me and Matt to leave them alone. But they weren't there, so it's ok.

Cool.

Finally, after a fantastic trip, it was time to head home. We grabbed our bags from our hotel and hopped a train to the airport.

Going home.

We could have been very happy to stay in San Francisco for a few more days. We had such a great time, and there's just so much to see and do. But we'd had a very busy and tiring weekend, so getting back to our own bed and our cool kitties felt pretty good, too.