{"id":7438,"date":"2015-09-23T10:30:00","date_gmt":"2015-09-23T17:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/letsnomnom.wordpress.com\/?p=7438"},"modified":"2019-06-13T16:42:47","modified_gmt":"2019-06-13T23:42:47","slug":"embarcadero-ferry-building-san-francisco","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.wazwu.com\/blog\/2015\/09\/23\/embarcadero-ferry-building-san-francisco\/","title":{"rendered":"Embarcadero &#038; Ferry Building, San Francisco"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-7619\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wazwu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/img_2446.jpg\" alt=\"Embarcadero, Ferry Building, San Francisco\" width=\"2448\" height=\"2448\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.wazwu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/img_2446.jpg 2448w, https:\/\/www.wazwu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/img_2446-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.wazwu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/img_2446-600x600.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.wazwu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/img_2446-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.wazwu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/img_2446-2000x2000.jpg 2000w, https:\/\/www.wazwu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/img_2446-1140x1140.jpg 1140w, https:\/\/www.wazwu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/img_2446-520x520.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2448px) 100vw, 2448px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>After <a href=\"http:\/\/wazwu.com\/blog\/2015\/09\/21\/cafe-gratitude-gourmet-ghetto-berkeley\/\">brunch<\/a>, we rode the BART into SF and spent some time wandering along Embarcadero. I used to work nearby and would occasionally take afternoon walks to the piers. The Vaillancourt Fountain looks somewhat sinister now that the water has been turned off, but a few kids were using it as a playground. It wasn&#8217;t too foggy that day, and we got some nice views of the water and Bay Bridge.<\/p>\n\n\t\t<style type=\"text\/css\">\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 {\n\t\t\t\tmargin: auto;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 .gallery-item {\n\t\t\t\tfloat: left;\n\t\t\t\tmargin-top: 10px;\n\t\t\t\ttext-align: center;\n\t\t\t\twidth: 50%;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 img {\n\t\t\t\tborder: 2px solid #cfcfcf;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 .gallery-caption {\n\t\t\t\tmargin-left: 0;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t\/* see gallery_shortcode() in wp-includes\/media.php *\/\n\t\t<\/style>\n\t\t<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-7438 gallery-columns-2 gallery-size-medium'><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.wazwu.com\/blog\/img_2411\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wazwu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/img_2411-600x600.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"Embarcadero, Ferry Building, San Francisco\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.wazwu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/img_2411-600x600.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.wazwu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/img_2411-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.wazwu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/img_2411-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.wazwu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/img_2411-520x520.jpg 520w, https:\/\/www.wazwu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/img_2411.jpg 1000w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.wazwu.com\/blog\/img_2423\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wazwu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/img_2423-600x600.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"Embarcadero, Ferry Building, San Francisco\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.wazwu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/img_2423-600x600.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.wazwu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/img_2423-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.wazwu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/img_2423-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.wazwu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/img_2423-520x520.jpg 520w, https:\/\/www.wazwu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/img_2423.jpg 1000w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.wazwu.com\/blog\/img_2418\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wazwu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/img_2418-600x600.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"Embarcadero, Ferry Building, San Francisco\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.wazwu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/img_2418-600x600.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.wazwu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/img_2418-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.wazwu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/img_2418-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.wazwu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/img_2418-520x520.jpg 520w, https:\/\/www.wazwu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/img_2418.jpg 1000w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.wazwu.com\/blog\/img_2413\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wazwu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/img_2413-600x600.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"Embarcadero, Ferry Building, San Francisco\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.wazwu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/img_2413-600x600.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.wazwu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/img_2413-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.wazwu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/img_2413-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.wazwu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/img_2413-520x520.jpg 520w, https:\/\/www.wazwu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/img_2413.jpg 1000w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p>The Ferry Building Marketplace was not too crowded even though it was Memorial Day. Lots to see and eat in the marketplace, but Far West Fungi was what caught my attention. They specialize in cultivated and wild mushrooms, as well as mushroom related books, posters, and gifts. There were about 20 varieties of mushroom for sale, and I was surprised to learn that I&#8217;ve tried all but one of them. Does that make me a mushroom connoisseur?<\/p>\n\n\t\t<style type=\"text\/css\">\n\t\t\t#gallery-2 {\n\t\t\t\tmargin: auto;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-2 .gallery-item {\n\t\t\t\tfloat: left;\n\t\t\t\tmargin-top: 10px;\n\t\t\t\ttext-align: center;\n\t\t\t\twidth: 50%;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-2 img {\n\t\t\t\tborder: 2px solid #cfcfcf;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-2 .gallery-caption {\n\t\t\t\tmargin-left: 0;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t\/* see gallery_shortcode() in wp-includes\/media.php *\/\n\t\t<\/style>\n\t\t<div id='gallery-2' class='gallery galleryid-7438 gallery-columns-2 gallery-size-medium'><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.wazwu.com\/blog\/img_2431\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wazwu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/img_2431-600x600.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"Embarcadero, Ferry Building, San Francisco\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.wazwu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/img_2431-600x600.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.wazwu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/img_2431-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.wazwu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/img_2431-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.wazwu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/img_2431-520x520.jpg 520w, https:\/\/www.wazwu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/img_2431.jpg 1000w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.wazwu.com\/blog\/img_2433\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wazwu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/img_2433-600x600.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"Embarcadero, Ferry Building, San Francisco\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.wazwu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/img_2433-600x600.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.wazwu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/img_2433-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.wazwu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/img_2433-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.wazwu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/img_2433-520x520.jpg 520w, https:\/\/www.wazwu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/img_2433.jpg 1000w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.wazwu.com\/blog\/img_2435\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wazwu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/img_2435-600x600.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"Embarcadero, Ferry Building, San Francisco\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.wazwu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/img_2435-600x600.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.wazwu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/img_2435-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.wazwu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/img_2435-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.wazwu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/img_2435-520x520.jpg 520w, https:\/\/www.wazwu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/img_2435.jpg 1000w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.wazwu.com\/blog\/img_2437\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wazwu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/img_2437-600x600.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"Embarcadero, Ferry Building, San Francisco\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.wazwu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/img_2437-600x600.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.wazwu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/img_2437-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.wazwu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/img_2437-768x769.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.wazwu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/img_2437-520x520.jpg 520w, https:\/\/www.wazwu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/img_2437.jpg 1000w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p><span style=\"border-radius: 2px; 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I used to work nearby and would occasionally take afternoon walks to the piers. The Vaillancourt Fountain looks somewhat sinister now that the water has been turned off, but a few kids were using it as a playground. It wasn&#8217;t too foggy that day, and we got some nice views of the water and Bay Bridge. The Ferry Building Marketplace was not too crowded even though it was Memorial Day. Lots to see and eat in the marketplace, but Far West Fungi was what caught my attention. They specialize in cultivated and wild mushrooms, as well as mushroom related books, posters, and gifts. There were about 20 varieties of mushroom for sale, and I was surprised to learn that I&#8217;ve tried all but one of them. Does that make me a mushroom connoisseur? 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