{"id":538,"date":"2016-08-17T22:00:48","date_gmt":"2016-08-17T22:00:48","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.karenandjon.co.uk\/blog\/?p=538"},"modified":"2026-09-08T17:15:06","modified_gmt":"2026-09-08T16:15:06","slug":"day-2-cable-cars-trolley-buses-and-buses","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hweb.uk\/?p=538","title":{"rendered":"San Francisco Day 2: Cable Cars, Trolley Buses and Buses"},"content":{"rendered":"
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We were all awake at 4am this morning (12 noon back home!) but managed to doze for a bit before getting sorted ready for a day exploring San Francisco. First port of call was somewhere for breakfast. We opted for Joanie’s Happy Days Diner<\/strong> <\/a>(just a play on the name – nothing like the diner from Happy Days!). Callum and Jon both went for breakfast buritos and I had the waffle with mixed berries. All really good and ready to go and explore.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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First up was a ride on the cable cars – the turning circle for one of the Powell & Hyde lines was close by so went there. Arrived just in time to see the operators manually turn one of the carriages around. No queues so we bought a SF Muni Day Pass and rode the cable cars up to Union Square. The cable cars went up the really steep hills and the grip mans skills in clasping onto the cables, letting go to cross the junctions and then holding the car on the hills when needed.<\/p>\n\n\n

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