We trekked into San Fransico on BART during one of our days in California. San Francisco is a 45 minute trip from Pleasanton, where we caught the train. The train ride goes under a lake, and under the bay through a tube. I rode BART often while in High School, but had not been on it in 20 years prior to this trip. It still works great!
We also made a connection on a cable car, a classic San Francisco mode of transportation.
ahhh looks warm
Cheap and Fun Weekend
It’s quite easy to get a cheap and fun weekend:
Book your flight well in advance to SFO – you can get tickets under $130 if you try. Leave early Saturday morning and arrive at around 10pm and leave for Seattle Sunday evening.
Spluge, and park in the SeaTac parking lot.
Use Priceline to get a four star hotel in downtown for around $90.
Use Bart to go directly to the city to your downtown hotel:
If you’re new – do the following: Play tourist at the waterfront, go visit Japan Town or China Town. On Sunday, visit the Art musiums at Golden Gate park (or go to the Cliff House).
Use MUNI – their non-sucky version of Metro to get around. If you keep an eye on the schedule, you’ll won’t waste any time.
Food is great! Get fat! This is not the place for diets!