Wandering at Fisherman's Wharf in San Francisco

Wandering at Fisherman's Wharf in San Francisco Guangzhou Yang Qiwei In San Francisco, the United States, there is a tourist attraction, the famous Fisherman's Wharf. It is said that every year...

Guangzhou Yang Qiwei In San Francisco, the United States, there is a tourist attraction, the famous Fisherman's Wharf. It is said that tens of millions of tourists visit here every year. We did our best to make this trip our first choice. The logo of Fisherman's Wharf is a billboard of a big crab. That day, we followed our cousin to find the "big crab" and came to the famous Fisherman's Wharf. In fact, Fisherman's Wharf is a collective name. There are 41 piers here, among which Pier 39 is the largest, most famous and busiest. It is understood that the history of Fisherman's Wharf originated in the 1850s. At that time, a businessman built a dock of about 170 square meters here to facilitate his timber business. Unexpectedly, as soon as the dock was built, it attracted many workers, cheap restaurants and bars were built one after another, and business was very booming. During that period, most of the people active in Fisherman's Wharf were Italian immigrants. After their gold mining dream was shattered, they relied on their good fishing skills to turn Fisherman's Wharf into a distribution center for aquatic products in San Francisco. In 1978, the opening of Pier 39 boosted the tourism industry in this area. Fisherman's Wharf is the most joyful place in San Francisco. Hotels, vendors, seafood restaurants, open-air cafes, souvenir shops, etc. can be seen everywhere on both sides of Pier Street, making us feel like Grandma Liu entering the Grand View Garden. It is said that there are 110 shopping malls and 14 sea view restaurants here. We saw that the small square in the center of the street also has amusement facilities such as carousels and mechanical rides for tourists and children to have fun. Street musicians and entertainers put on thrilling and bizarre performances one after another, toy shops are filled with a dazzling array of novelty toys, all kinds of delicious snacks on the street are tempting, and the strong aroma of Irish coffee wafts from the cafes, refreshing your heart and lungs. On the pier, next to the beach, and in the streets, there is an endless stream of tourists shoulder to shoulder. There are crowds of people everywhere, and there is a joyful and peaceful atmosphere everywhere. At the pier, we saw many stalls selling seafood. They cooked crabs and shrimps in pots and sold them. This is also a scene at Fisherman's Wharf. It is said that the coast near the pier is rich in delicious crabs, shrimps, abalone, calamari, sea urchins, salmon, mackerel and cod, so there are many famous special seafood here. Tired of walking, we opened the door of a street seafood restaurant, sat inside and elegantly watched the sea view, ate crabs, sourdough bread, and drank seafood soup. Today's Fisherman's Wharf does not have many fishing boats docked, but mainly yachts. Suddenly looking back, I saw a three-masted sailing ship docked a little further away from the shore. It was said to be the Balclutha built in Scotland in 1883. It once carried the history from Europe to here, and now it is a floating museum for tourists to visit.

After a delicious meal, we came to the west side of Fisherman's Wharf, which is a beach several hundred meters long. There are several large floating boards on the pier, filled with lazy sea lions lying on them, basking in the sun with their big bellies, and some even playing on the moored boats and piers. Their silly looks are so cute that many tourists take photos of these little guys. There were also many seabirds perched on the railings. I took photos of them and they seemed happy to do so. Not afraid at all! According to local old overseas Chinese, Fisherman's Wharf still retains the atmosphere of when fishermen unloaded goods. Every October, fishermen hold a traditional prayer ceremony for the fleet. When the clock strikes midnight on New Year's Day, all the fleets on the pier will blow their whistles as they did in the past to celebrate the arrival of the New Year.