I forgot to mention why it was doubly OK that we ate Walgreen’s sandwiches on Day 9: Tuesday, 7/11, was the evening of the MLB All-Star game, and given that the only sports Gerry had watched in over a week was the Boise Hawks game, I thought it’d be a nice idea to kick back and watch the Big Game in the room. It was a nice relaxing night, and the American League triumphed again!
Next morning, map in hand, we DID find Fisherman’s Wharf in short order! I loved the architecture on the hill above our hotel (on Bay St.) — and happy to get a shot of Bluey, our ROCK STAR rental car! 🙂
Gerry looks like he’s part of the opening montage for “Gilligan’s Island”! 🙂
We arrived 45 minutes early for our tour this morning … we were taking a really wonderful sounding tour called
It sounded really great, and I had high hopes. We got to the meeting spot, in front the iconic 
…but the van wasn’t showing up! Finally, I crossed the street to look around, and see if I could find someone to ask — it was about 5 minutes before departure by that time — and D’oh!! We were in the wrong place!!! FORTUNATELY, the van was simply on the BAY SIDE of the same building, but we made a run for it! (So much for being 45 minutes early!!)
The good news: We arrived at the van in time.
The better news: Our tour guide, Marie, was pleasant, informative, and understanding about our last moment arrival!
And our driver, Bryan, was awesome, as well!
Best news of all: This tour was EVEN BETTER THAN I HAD HOPED!! The tour was 3 hours long (“a 3 hour tour” … LOL), and went LITERALLY all over the city. The van was equipped with a video screen, all loaded up with dozens of clips of movies set in San Francisco, and as we approached each spot, we’d see a short clip, hear some (truly!) fascinating facts or history about the clip, and then arrive at the locale. We. LOVED. IT!!!
Here is the comprehensive list of the clips and locations we visited on this tour: 
I was blown away by the sheer VOLUME of the stops! I took many, many photos, … and here are some of the best ones (If I remembered what it was — LOL — I wrote captions.)
Birdman of Alcatraz
St. Peter & Paul Cathedral
Statue of Tony Bennett, next to the Fairmount Hotel
(They didn’t mention it, but the Fairmount was the real “Hotel” on ABC)
Union Square is under construction!
City Hall
Alamo Square; part of the opening credits of “Full House”
Lulu finally gets into the act on this tour!
The VERY FOGGY Golden Gate Bridge!
Nope, Gerry didn’t fall into the bay … nature was calling! 😉
The High School in “The Princess Diaries”
The staircase in the car chase in “What’s Up Doc?”
The “Mrs. Doubtfire” house … without us ^^, and with us:
(They’ve planted a tree in front of it now, and it is currently owned by a doctor, who has his office on the property. I didn’t recall until Marie told us, but they mention the ACTUAL ADDRESS in the film, which apparently brought a ridiculously high number of tourists on by!)
The “Party of Five” house. (I never watched one episode, but … LOL)
What a FABULOUS tour!!!! Thanks, Marie & Bryan … best 3 hours in San Francisco I’ve ever spent! Seriously, folks … if you want a more intimate tour, AND particularly, if you’re a movie buff … BOOK THIS TOUR! www.SanFranciscoMovieTours.com (I should be their agent! 🙂 )
The rest of our Wednesday will be continued in the next post. Happy Traveling!