New Year's Eve at Fisherman's Wharf in San Francisco

So I'm back in San Francisco Airport. Unfortunately it looks like I left or lost my lapel microphone. So I'm going to get another one when I get back home. But I did want to share a couple of really cool things. I've got this 12 hour layover in the city, so I'm going to go check out a little bit of San Francisco. And I've left my bag at the airport travel agency, which is in the G section in terminal three, the international portion of the airport. The important thing to realize is that this is in the departure lobby before you get to security. So I actually got off the plane, had to get out through security, to enter the... Well, I mixed things up. I thought that I could do it all inside the security section but... Went through security, didn't need to do that. Whatever.

I parked my bags in here. It's a little expensive. But... So I think for two bags, depending on the size, one was a $20 bag the other was $25. $45, but it gets me 24 hours to just leave my bags here. There's also a shower place. Right next to that is a place where you can actually take a shower. That also costs about $25 for I think 30 minutes. So it's more expensive than it is in Korea. It is a lot cheaper to take a shower there. But, if you've got a really important business meeting and you have to look your best right after a long flight... Something to keep in mind.

I figured out the public transit system and I'm here at Fishermen's Wharf, or at least the start of it. I forgot, I was here a long time ago. I used to come to San Francisco a couple of times. Fun shops, a lot of fun restaurants by the water. Big, big tourist spot. So funny, I was at the airport and I was asking one of the ladies if I need my scarf, is it really cold? She said, "Oh yes, it's freezing." It's so warm. I should not have worn this. It's beautiful sunshine weather, nice and nice spring weather for me compared to Korea. This is so much nicer.

Look at the sea lions. Apparently they love to come out and hang out on pier 39. There's a whole bunch of them just lying around. Isn't that cool? They're pretty active right now. I was noticing... I'm here because I saw this huge crowd of people. So here are some great views of some classic San Francisco landmarks, like the Golden Gate Bridge, San Francisco Bay, and Alcatraz, a very famous prison island. It was supposed to be inescapable, although some people escaped. They don't use it anymore now. People can actually just tour that area. It's a fun place to visit and spend the day.

I could be wrong, but I think this is the name of the Baker who started sourdough bread. A French baker I think, using yogurt yeast, yogurt culture, to bake this bread. And these breads have a unique sourdough flavor.

For dinner, I found a street stall with a cramped restaurant behind it called Nick’s Lighthouse. I was really craving Dungeness crab and some clam chowder in a sourdough bread bowl. What's interesting about the Dungeness crab is that you get a lot of meat and the shell is actually pretty thin, so it's easy to crack open and dig in. And crabs are one of my all-time favorite things to eat anyway. The clam chowder was a little bland, but the bread was pretty good. It's interesting - the sourdough bread tastes most sour in the crust. Inside, it tastes like regular bread. But it was nice.

Dessert was a tossup between the largest Krispy Kreme donut store in America and a local ice cream shop - I elected for a chocolate caramel scoop on a sugar cone at the local shop. A lovely way to end a quick San Fran mini-excursion!