All packed and ready to leave the hotel in Oakland & no cabs in sight so the next idea was to wheel the luggage to the corner 😰 My suggestion of letting the concierge call one was thought to be silly but in the end we did that and had a wonderful Uber car and a driver who was full of information and who knows Melbourne very well since he has family there.
So we arrived at the Mark Hopkins hotel, very swish and compliments of Regent cruises. The guy at reception asked me our name, told him Swinburne & he said 'oh, two rooms' to which I replied 'no, just one'. Then went across to the Regent hospitality desk to check in for tomorrow and the girls asked the same question. Turns out there is another couple from Sydney called Swinburne!!! What are the odds!!!!
Took the cable-car from the hotel to Fisherman's Wharf for lunch. Asked around and rather than go to familiar restaurants took advice and came to Scoma's. Is terrific, food and a bottle of NZ Sav Blanc excellent. We both chose the Crab Thermidor. Wow!!!
SF is full of tourists at the moment and the hotel lobby was filling up with grey-haired seniors all looking like Regent cruisers! So we should fit in well. I went to a terrific gallery at Fisherman's Wharf with beautiful glass designs. Other than that, not much apart from rather trashy shops full of souvenirs and restaurants.
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