M.: Why don't we go spend the day in San Francisco?, asks Margaret.

   She is eager to show her friend the city where she grew up.

   F.: That's fine with me, says François.

   M.: How shall we go there? There is a bus, but it takes hours.

   F.: Can we rent a car?

   M.: Oh yes, that's a good idea.

   F.: I will love to drive on Highway 280. I was told it's one of the most beautiful highways in the whole country.

   San Francisco is located at the northern tip of a peninsula which separates a bay from the Pacific ocean.

   After a half hour drive, they arrive in San Francisco.

   François wants to park on Union square.

   M.: We can't park here.

   F.: Why can't we?

   M.: We would get a fine. Let's go to an underground parking lot.

   Then they take a cable car to go to Fisherman's wharf.

   On Ghirardelly square, they buy ice creams.

   They spend a few minutes listening to a pianist playing Dixie music on the back of a pick-up truck.

   François relishes the ambiance of the city.

   In the distance, they admire the majestuous Golden Gate bridge linking San Francisco to Sausalito on the northern side of the bay.

   After a few hours of strolling around the city, they return to Palo Alto via Highway 101.