Group 1 - Day 5

9/7/2016

Group 1

Zoe Au Yeung

Rachel Lam

Chelsea Ng

Helen Yu

Today was our first field trip during the tour.  First, we took a bus to the urban areas of San Francisco.  As we drove us towards the city, we all gazed out of the window and noticed how the landscape of sprawling mountains and open fields slowly changed into an urban concrete jungle of skyscrapers.   Our tour around the city began when we hopped onto a ‘City Sightseeing San Francisco’ tour bus.  The weather was warm at first, but it soon became chilly and windy as we crossed the Golden Gate Bridge.  In fact, the ride felt more like a stomach-churning roller coaster ride!  However, we had a great time taking photos of the splendid scenery.  We also got to know more about the authentic San Francisco life as we toured around the streets of San Francisco in our open air double decker bus.  This was certainly a memorable and unforgettable experience for us!

After the bus tour of the city ended, we headed to Pier 39, next to the Fishermen’s Wharf.  We were amazed by the gorgeous views and took a lot of photos of the sea front.  The weather was also very breezy and we had a good time.   To our surprise, there were numerous shops at the pier, including a large variety of restaurants, souvenir shops and boutiques.  There was even an enormous carousel, much to our excitement.  We bought chocolates, candies, T-shirts, caps, key chains and magnets and so on.  Unfortunately, we did not have the chance to visit the Fishermen’s Wharf today.  We hope we have the chance to visit there again!