At the Municipal Boathouse family fun center (& 510/238-2196) along the north shore, family fun center you can rent sailboats, family fun center rowboats, family fun center pedal boats, and canoes for $6 to $12 per hour. Another option is to take an hour-long gondola ride with Gondola Servizio (& 510/663-6603; www.gondolaservizio.com). Experienced gondoliers will serenade you as you glide across the lake; the hourly family fun center rate for two varies from $45 for your basic Venetian fling, to $225 for a customized photo-op package for weddings and other celebrations.
INEXPENSIVE Swan Oyster Depot Finds SEAFOOD Swan Oyster Depot is a San Francisco experience you shouldn t miss. Opened in 1912, this hole-in-the-wall boasts 20 or so seats, jammed cheek-by-jowl along a marble bar. Most patrons come for a cup of chowder or a plate of oysters that arrive chilling on crushed ice. The menu is limited to fresh crab, shrimp, oyster, clam cocktails, Maine lobster, and Boston-style clam chowder, family fun center all of which are exceedingly fresh. family fun center Note: Don t let the lunchtime line dissuade you it moves fast.
The cheapest way to downtown San Francisco (and easiest during traffic snarls) involves taking the shuttle family fun center bus from the airport to BART (Bay Area Rapid Transit; & 510/464-6000; www.bart.gov). The AirBART shuttle bus runs about every 15 minutes Monday through Saturday from 6am to 11:30pm and Sunday from 8:30am to 11:30pm, stopping in front of Terminals 1 and 2 near the ground-transportation signs. The cost is $2 for the 10-minute ride to BART s Coliseum terminal, and tickets must be purchased at the airport s vending machines. BART fares vary, depending on your destination; the trip to downtown San Francisco costs $2.75 and takes 20 minutes once onboard. The entire excursion should take around 45 minutes.
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