After getting through China Town and Little Italy where we made the pit stop for meat and cheese, we FINALLY made it to the Crookedest street. It only took us three hours, a few circles around Union Square, about four miles, and a few blisters, but we finally got here. It was getting pretty cold and windy but took a deep breath and tried to regain some energy to make the hike up to the top of this hill. And when I say hike I mean hike. This was one of the steepest streets I have ever had to walk up, and about half the walk up the hill just to get to the crooked street had cement steps. These "steps" though almost made the walk worse. They were about three inches tall, just high enough to make you need to pick your legs up higher than normal just to take one step. I was half tempted to just walk on the street where I could regulate my own stride but the drivers are crazy. Eat or be eaten in big city traffic my dad would say.
We definitely broke out in a sweat hiking up that hill and had to stop half way to catch our breath. But it was worth it once we made it to the top. The view was beautiful you could look all the way down Lombard street all the way across the City and you could see straight across the Bay. It was funny to watch tourist driving down the crooked street all with a passenger leaning out the front seat holding a video camera. The street was actually really pretty, it was paved with flat brick facing and lined with flowered bushes. The houses along the street were also old fashioned looking, very San Francisco-esque.
After snapping a few quick picks and dodging a few obnoxious tourists blocking all the walkways we went back down the street, which was also difficult because the street was so steep. Definitely too steep to run down :D
After working up a sweat on that mini adventure we headed to the Rogue for a few beers and a snack!
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