I arrived in San Fran and hit the ground running... With only 3 and a half days in the gorgeous city - time was min and events and activities were WAY high.
From suggestions from friends we decided to do the night Alcatraz tour. And just like the suggestion I received - I would pass this one on. What a treat to be on a boat, watching the sun going down behind the Golden Gate Bridge. The night tour also performs the slammer - which is where a 'jail warden' show the crowd how all the cell doors were closed in Alcatraz during the day. That sound will stay with me for the rest of my life. Wow I would not like to have stayed in that prison - in a 3 by 5 cell. It was a great tour to do - but Alcatraz was very different to what I had expected it to be. I had expected Alcatraz to be this huge gray prison hanging over San Francisco like a bad hangover. The truth is that it's not the gray building I had been expecting, nor the massive over shadow. The whole city has a distinct Spanish coastal city feel, and the prison really is no different to that.
The next morning we walked over Golden Gate Bridge (as part of our Hop On Hop Off bus tour - another recommendation for SF as its a pretty big full city with LOADS to see). What a marvel. The engineer was 30 years before his time, and the bridge was designed and built to withstand 7 times the natural forces it gets dealt on a daily basis. San Francisco is also a super windy city - so that bridge gets dealt a fair share of force.
The Library. I love conspiracies, secret fraternities and all things mysterious. Thank you Nadia for recommending a secret bar in SF for us. The Library is located on a busy corner with no sign posts - just a massive wrought-iron door and an intercom. If I didn't know better I would have walked right past it totally unaware of the awesomeness inside. You buzz the intercom, a hostess opens the door and asks for the password. She then whisks you in through the front room to a book shelf where she moves a book and the whole shelf moves away to reveal a small bar that makes incredible cocktails. With a max of 49 guest - the barman gives each cocktail his utmost attention and I was not disappointed. It was a great place to catch up with Ntsaps and swap stories for our different trips.
Last day in San Fran had us up and out on a wine tour of Napa and Sonoma bright and early.
In true American style we ended off our trip to San Francisco with a baseball game at the AT&T Park. Not having been to many baseball parks - being built right on the water with a nice view of the bridge in the background - didn't seem like a shabby place to be. The SF Giants were playing the Miami something or other (you can tell I'm not very clued up or into the sports vibe). And unfortunately the Giants lost - but it was a great way to finish off our San Francisco trip.
From suggestions from friends we decided to do the night Alcatraz tour. And just like the suggestion I received - I would pass this one on. What a treat to be on a boat, watching the sun going down behind the Golden Gate Bridge. The night tour also performs the slammer - which is where a 'jail warden' show the crowd how all the cell doors were closed in Alcatraz during the day. That sound will stay with me for the rest of my life. Wow I would not like to have stayed in that prison - in a 3 by 5 cell. It was a great tour to do - but Alcatraz was very different to what I had expected it to be. I had expected Alcatraz to be this huge gray prison hanging over San Francisco like a bad hangover. The truth is that it's not the gray building I had been expecting, nor the massive over shadow. The whole city has a distinct Spanish coastal city feel, and the prison really is no different to that.
The next morning we walked over Golden Gate Bridge (as part of our Hop On Hop Off bus tour - another recommendation for SF as its a pretty big full city with LOADS to see). What a marvel. The engineer was 30 years before his time, and the bridge was designed and built to withstand 7 times the natural forces it gets dealt on a daily basis. San Francisco is also a super windy city - so that bridge gets dealt a fair share of force.
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| Hottest sailors ass in town |
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| Jimmy Hendrix house from our Hop on Hop off tour |
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| The Cheese Cake Factory - YUMMY YUMMY cheese cakes |
The Library. I love conspiracies, secret fraternities and all things mysterious. Thank you Nadia for recommending a secret bar in SF for us. The Library is located on a busy corner with no sign posts - just a massive wrought-iron door and an intercom. If I didn't know better I would have walked right past it totally unaware of the awesomeness inside. You buzz the intercom, a hostess opens the door and asks for the password. She then whisks you in through the front room to a book shelf where she moves a book and the whole shelf moves away to reveal a small bar that makes incredible cocktails. With a max of 49 guest - the barman gives each cocktail his utmost attention and I was not disappointed. It was a great place to catch up with Ntsaps and swap stories for our different trips.
Last day in San Fran had us up and out on a wine tour of Napa and Sonoma bright and early.
In true American style we ended off our trip to San Francisco with a baseball game at the AT&T Park. Not having been to many baseball parks - being built right on the water with a nice view of the bridge in the background - didn't seem like a shabby place to be. The SF Giants were playing the Miami something or other (you can tell I'm not very clued up or into the sports vibe). And unfortunately the Giants lost - but it was a great way to finish off our San Francisco trip.
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| Most beautiful stadium I've ever seen |
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| View from where we were staying |
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