re: Things to do in San Francisco this Thursday till Monday

Hike to explore the city on foot. There are some great hidden staircases all over the city and parks that offer fantastic views. Take n-Judah muni line (light rail) to golden gate park for the afternoon. In the park are the Japanese tea gardens, de young museum, and cal academy of science. Walk through the park to ocean beach and the cliff house. If you want to make for a really long hike, take the lands end trail from sutra baths, close to cliff house, to the gg bridge and then along the waterfront back to the ferry building ( about a 10 mile easy hike from ocean beach to ferry building). Lands end hike is gorgeous and offers great views of the Golden Gate Bridge from the cliffs as well as being an easy hike.