After yesterdays adventure we decided to take it easy. We find out that there is a ferry which takes us to Fisherman's Wharf and one that will take Bruce to AT&T Park for the Cubs game so we go and check it out. Bruce got his ticket for the game and we took the ferry over to the wharf. While we were there we saw these open top buses that would take you all over the city. We bought tickets for 48 hours of bus time. I put the ticket in my purse. We go home. a nice easy day.
Today we decide to go to Oakland to Jack London Square. This is where Jack London grew up. It has a historical bar called Heinold's First & Last Chance Saloon. The building was built in 1880 and turned into a saloon in 1883. In the 1920's the Alameda Ferry stopped next to Heinold's. Since Alameda was a dry city this was the first and last chance for the passengers to get a drink. It is known as Jack London's Rendezvous because as a school boy he studied here and later he wrote notes for Sea Wolf and Call of the Wild here.The bar is the only commercial operations in California to use its original gas lights. When the 1906 earthquake struck the pilings underneath the saloon settled in the mud. The bartender said it took 30 years for the building to stop settling
The place is loaded with historical stuff.
The clock is stopped at the exact time the earthquake hit.
We had dinner at a place called Scot's. Good food. We had heard about a place called Nation's Giant Hamburgers and Pie, so we decided to go get pie for desert. The place is a little seedy but the pie was awesome! Headed home. When we got out I dropped the bus ticket and Bruce made me leave it in the car so I didn't lose it. Another good day
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