If you missed Day 1, you can read about it here!
Day 2
My night’s sleep would have been better if I knew about the blackout curtain hiding from us. Because I didn’t, I was woken up by the sun shining through the sheer curtain around 7 or 8 AM. We stayed in bed until about 9 AM before we went down to the cafe in the lobby for a light breakfast.
Union Square / San Francisco Zoo / Japan Center
We finally made it outside of the lobby just after 11 AM. Within minutes, we arrived at Union Square.
![Cable Car in Union Square](https://i1.wp.com/jenthinks.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/20190624_112558.jpg?fit=1024%2C768&ssl=1)
![AT&T Store in Union Square](https://i0.wp.com/jenthinks.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/20190624_112945.jpg?fit=1024%2C768&ssl=1)
Across from the Gap store was Powell Station. We went underground to take the L line of the Muni to the San Francisco Zoo. Pay attention when your train arrives at West Portal Station as it continues its journey above-ground in the middle of the city after!
Tip: Round-trip ticket costs the same as buying 2 x single trip tickets but I would recommend buying the round-trip ticket so you don’t need to purchase your return ticket on the train as there won’t be a station with a ticketing machine
![Muni tickets](https://i2.wp.com/jenthinks.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/20190624_113805.jpg?fit=768%2C1024&ssl=1)
![](https://i1.wp.com/jenthinks.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/20190624_150622.jpg?fit=1024%2C768&ssl=1)
![L line of the Muni](https://i1.wp.com/jenthinks.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/20190624_121908.jpg?fit=1024%2C768&ssl=1)
The L line stopped right in front of the Zoo’s parking lot so it was only a short walk to the entrance. We went there on a Monday and there were plenty of parking spots and no line at the ticketing window.
![Penguins at San Francisco Zoo](https://i1.wp.com/jenthinks.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/20190624_132617.jpg?fit=1024%2C768&ssl=1)
![Carousel at San Francisco Zoo](https://i2.wp.com/jenthinks.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/20190624_135808.jpg?fit=1024%2C768&ssl=1)
![Black Rhinoceros at San Francisco Zoo](https://i0.wp.com/jenthinks.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/20190624_132128.jpg?fit=1024%2C768&ssl=1)
Meeting the anteater & the sloth were definitely the highlights of this zoo visit ❤️
![Anteater at San Francisco Zoo](https://i1.wp.com/jenthinks.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/20190624_131620.jpg?fit=1024%2C768&ssl=1)
![Eric , Sloth, Slakoth on Pokemon Go](https://i0.wp.com/jenthinks.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/20190624_125337.jpg?fit=1024%2C768&ssl=1)
After we left the zoo, we spent a few minutes at the Ocean Beach that was only a short walk away. We went out of the parking lot, made a left turn and kept walking towards the ocean.
![](https://i2.wp.com/jenthinks.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/20190624_142527.jpg?fit=1024%2C768&ssl=1)
![Ocean Beach, San Francisco](https://i2.wp.com/jenthinks.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/20190624_142331.jpg?fit=1024%2C768&ssl=1)
Since we only had a light breakfast, we were getting hungry by the time we were back downtown. We were craving udon noodle soup but by the time we found out about the highly-rated Marugame Udon, we were already miles away. We ended up eating at Muracci’s Japanese Curry & Grill in the Financial District which was again, unfortunately, nothing to write home about.
![Curry Chicken Katsu at Muracci's Japanese Curry & Grill](https://i1.wp.com/jenthinks.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/20190624_154058.jpg?fit=768%2C1024&ssl=1)
We returned to our hotel to rest for a little bit before heading back out with Japan Center as our destination. It took us just over 30 minutes and by the time we were there, we were ready for a light dinner or snack. We shared a Japanese dessert called Taiyaki with Matcha ice cream (our Japanese craving was not satisfied by the curry earlier).
![Taiyaki with matcha ice cream from Uji Time Dessert](https://i0.wp.com/jenthinks.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/20190624_180323.jpg?fit=1024%2C768&ssl=1)
We were both really impressed by this authentic Japanese mall and actually managed to buy souvenirs from a 2-floor stationary/bookstore called Kinokuniya. There was also a ramen restaurant inside of the mall with a long line but we were still full from the Taiyaki so we didn’t try it. For reference, it was called Marufuku Ramen.
![](https://i1.wp.com/jenthinks.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/20190624_183853.jpg?fit=1024%2C768&ssl=1)
![Sonny Angels Display at Kinokuniya](https://i1.wp.com/jenthinks.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/20190624_181704.jpg?fit=1024%2C768&ssl=1)
By the time we were done with Japan Center, we were both tired from all the walking so we ordered a Lyft to bring us back to the hotel.
Continued reading – Day 3