Day 11 — Modesto → San Francisco
Breakfast, departure to, Standing on a rocky hill that gently slopes into a beautifully white, soft-sanded beach, Carmel is to Californians what the Hamptons are to New Yorkers: the chicest holiday spot, so glamorous with its elegant mansions, boutiques and golf courses. One of its mayors was none other than Clint Eastwood !, Go down the twisty 17-Mile Drive, a private panoramic road that passes by the deluxe country clubs of Pebble Beach. The road runs along the celebrated Lone Cypress, a solitary tree at the top of a cliff – probably the most photographed spot in the area., continue to, Due to the Pebble Beach Concourse d'Elegance, access to 17-Mile Drive is not possible when starting at 5/08., Monterey is renowned for its Fisherman’s Wharf, an old fishing boat pier, and for Cannery Row – once the site of several fish canning factories, now turned into restaurants, boutiques and art galleries., arrival at San Francisco in the afternoon, San Francisco’s iconic streets twist up and down its many hills and scenic bridges connecting it to the mainland – chief among which the red Golden Gate. San Francisco is a charming, multi-faceted city, regarded as a liberal, enlightened oasis in a rather conservative America., Dinner in a restaurant with a view of the bay., depending on the date, dinner might take place on the following night. Accommodation,