Posts Tagged ‘San Francisco’

PapiBlogger Clan Uncovers Treasures of San Francisco During Day 17 of Road Trip

At $5 a ride you are best doing it one way only.

Day 17 of the PapiBlogger Family Road Trip was an action packed day for the Ruiz clan of  jagged street driving, historic trolley rides, sun bathing sea lions, break dancers, authentic Chinese cuisine and more in San Francisco.

PAPIMOBILE STRUTS ITS WHEELS AT FAMOUS LOMBARD STREET

Our first stop of the day was a drive down the steep, picturesque and jagged Lombard Street.  In case you don’t know, Lombard Street has eight sharp

The PapiMobile (aka 2010 Chevrolet Traverse) races at 5 mph through the famous Lombard Street.

turns (or switchbacks) that have earned the street the distinction of being the crookedest [most winding] street in the world.  According to Wikipedia, “the switchback’s design, first suggested by property owner Carl Henry and instituted in 1922, was born out of necessity in order to reduce the hill’s natural 27% grade, which was too steep for most vehicles to climb. (more…)

Day 16 of PapiBlogger Road Trip Takes Us from L.A. to San Francisco With Little to Write About

A small glimmer of late afternoon sun but otherwise it was a rather overcast ride from L.A. to San Francisco. PapiBlogger was not very inspired.

On the 16th day of the PapiBlogger Family Road Trip we had an unspectacular day of driving due to a late start to the day, bad food at a Malibu, California restaurant you should never stop at and dreary-looking weather along chunks of the Pacific Coast Highway. (more…)