The Day Long Outing

 On Friday the twin's school was closed for professional development and so at 8:30am, which is when their school begins, they headed out for a day of fun.

 Their first stop was at Pier39 to see the sea lions. Then they did an interactive game ride within the touristy spot. They enjoyed it immensely as they were the only ones to participate on the first ride of the day. The ride is with in a mini movie theater like space with 20 seats that move around, rumble, vibrate and blow air at you as you watch a 3-D movie that you get to shoot a laser at certain characters.

 Next they played on an interactive piano, which they have done before, but were much too young to remember.

 After a pretzel for a snack they walked to Fisherman's Wharf. Navi wanted to check out the WWII submarine that he saw form a distance. They got to see if from the outside, the tour on board was a bit pricey.

 It was a lot of walking with plenty to see all around. Street performers, wild life, storefronts and tourists all around.

 Then they made it to the Musee Mecanique to play some old-fashioned video games.

 Prices ranged from one quarter to fifty cents.

 Ada remembered one specific game: Whack-A-Mole.

 After a bit of shopping at some of the tourist shops they headed out of the tourists area and walk towards downtown with a stop at the Levis Strauss Plaza (yes the Levis that makes the jeans). There was a cute sandwich shop so they decided to have lunch there.

 They found a perfect spot hidden among the well maintained POPOS (Privately-Owned Public Open Spaces and Public Art). They were fascinated by the fountain with had giant stepping stoned all around the water.

 Lunch was a sandwich and a salad. It was a really good sandwich, but for some reason they preferred the salad better. What's wrong with an avocado and turkey sandwich with olive tapenade and pesto aioli?

 After lunch they hopped on the train and stopped at the Ferry Building to use the bathroom and freshen up.

 Then it was a another stop at a playground to burn off a bit of energy from the cupcake they had.

Heading home they stopped at Dolores Park to meet with a classmate for more outdoor play. Their day ended at 4:30 when they finally made it home.

At home PapaJason had prepared a wonderful dinner, make your own Poke bowls.

YuM!