We stayed downtown in Union Square. The Hotel Diva offers reasonable rates, sits next to the best Ramen restaurant in the city (Katanya), and is right in the middle of Union Square. The remarkable thing about this hotel is their kid suites which feature a second bedroom with bunk beds, toys, a Wii, and a giant coloring table. We had a lot of fun goofing off in the hotel room. The kids loved the trolleys and taxi rides down the BIG hills. The simple acts of riding in elevators, eating free jellybeans, and unlocking your room door with a "credit card" are all headline worthy events to a 2 and 4 year old.
We spent an afternoon at the academy of science. I went there frequently as a kid. This was my first time revisiting since they remodeled. At first, I was disappointed because the new high ceilings and skylights diminish the T-rex at the entrance. They also tucked the alligator pit way in the back (we didn't even see it until the second go around). Grumpy "when I was a boy" criticisms aside, the newer version is pretty amazing. The rainforest exhibit is one of the coolest things I've seen in a museum. The hundreds of live butterflies floating around in there was an A+ touch. One of the butterflies landed on Lucas's head. The massive aquarium tanks were also world class. The kids had an absolute blast.
The other big thing we did was hit a Giants vs. Dodgers game. Only Lucas and I went. He loved riding the subway as much as the game. He was so happy, chatting up the Giants fans and running his kid smack about the Dodgers. The other fans loved him and were giving him high fives everywhere we went. I was very proud of him. He ate three desserts. Kung Fu Panda hit a home run into McCovey cove and the Giants won 6-0.We had a lot of fun on our trip. It was great to look at San Francisco through a fresh set of eyes, ones of a little tourist.
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