9 Days in California - Day 3 - 1 DAY 3: Visit in San Francisco By 7 am, the town had already woken up, I got up at time to eat a continental breakfast composed of fruits, muesli, cottage cheese and orange juice. I sat at a table and talked with a man from London who was visiting the city. We spoked about why we were there in San Francisco. He used to work as Web Developer. Instantly knew why he had wanted to discover the city and the area ( The Silicon Valley ). Find Still waters and snacks for the day was a priority. So, I walked for 30 minutes to find a supermarket. Taking a bus would have been faster but I wanted to discover the city, see by myself why Americans prefers to have a car instead of walking or biking. I had to go straight on a main street, which was long, very long. At the supermarket, I visited aisles. I saw real products that I had already seen in TV Shows or movies like « Froot loops » or « Cheetos crunchy». When I went through the checkout, I got surprised because the cashier asked to me “Hi, What's going on ?”. She was friendly and took care of the content of my shopping basket. My daily goal was to attend an excursion to visit San Francisco. After I found the bike shop, I got used to the electric bike to be ready for the tour. That day, people came from several countries. Sergio came from Costa Rica and was studying in SF to open a coffee shop in his native town. Brian was from Vancouver and came to visit the bay with his wife. Tyler and Alicia, from Washington DC and Carla, from Chile were as well there to visit the area. We started our tour, stopping by the conservatory of flowers. A gold rose sculpture was standing at the center of the garden in front of the entrance. It symbolized the change in San Francisco. Before, whorehouses and gambling were reasons why tourists came. By the way, one day, the mayor decided to change the reputation of the city with flowers. Then, we stopped by a well-known place of the city called “The Painting Ladies”. 10 minutes later, we arrived at the Panhandle. There locals had tried to grow tree species from different countries to develop the vegetation in SF. Spectacular trees were still standing there.