First day in San Francisco. Decided to
Have a light day as we had the opera this evening (3.5 hours of Mephistopheles). So we caught buses to Fisherman's Wharf and then the ferry to Suasalito. Weather spectacular as we're the sights. Bridges (Golden Gate and Bay - there is a new, elegant bit of this that we used to get into the city yesterday). Alcatraz. City skyline. Sausalito mostly just touristy shops, galleries etc that hug a nice bay, with great views back to San Fancisco city. Nice fishy lunch in a place over
Thenwater. Had 6 clams off the shell (certainly not like ours! But interestingly fleshy). And simple cooked fish that were both good.
Back on the ferry, then cable car and bus to hotel. Cable cars seem not to have a schedule; the brake man has a very physical job.
Opera. War Memorial Opera House large and grand, but not over the top. Really enjoyed it. Naturally some padding in 3.5 hours, but lavish production, huge chorus (90), some terrific singing and good playing certainly kept it going. Crowd pretty much like in Adelaide...