We got up early and checked our bags at the hotel. Grabbed a Cable Car and went to the Cable Car Museum
This place had everything you wanted to know about Cable Cars, but didn't know to ask.
These pulleys are truly what pulls the Cable Cars all over San Francisco. I could not believe it. Here we had been riding up and down hills, all over the place and were being pulled along by a series of cables and pulleys.
This is an actual Cable Car from way back when. The design has not changed all that much. They are a little bit bigger and have the outside riding now, where you can hang on and ride. Linda was brave and did that, but I was too chicken. They cars come so very close, that the drivers tell you be sure to have bags and packages facing the inside of the car, so not to catch the bag or person on the passing cable car. It would be very easy to run into a passenger on a trolley going the other way.
After our tour, we hopped back on a Cable Car and went back to the hotel. Got our Bags, and took a taxi to the Airport.
A totally new experience for me was traveling in First Class on the way home. They fed us a full meal, with dessert and gave us a blanket. Much better than at the back of the plane.
So, another Linda and Cindy adventure came to close. We had a wonderful time and are already planning our next trip.
Thanks Linda for putting up with my antics.
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