San Francisco was a convenient stopover when heading to Houston on business. That I had friends to stay with out at Orinda was a bonus. My friend worked in an office tower next to Chinatown. So first stop was Chinatown which to me looked very familiar having lived in Singapore for 20 years with one major exception. Fortune cookies!! From Chinatown I walked down to Fishermans Wharf. There is a fishing fleet based there and as with old wharfs everywhere an old wharf has now been repurposed as a food court. From there a walk up to the Mission District. Colourful with great murals and a big Latino influence.