Today was such a busy, great day!
We grabbed some breakfast and then headed down to Pier 33 to catch the ferry to Alcatraz. We were both really excited for this part of the trip. The ferry ride was fun and Alcatraz was fascinating. The audio tour was so well done and learning and walking around was incredible. I mean, where else can you walk around a prison? It's sad in some ways, knowing that this was not a happy place, but it was definitely interesting and a highlight from the trip.
The history of the island itself was also very interesting. We walked all over the island - everywhere they would let us! It was beautiful. It is amazing what they have done there. We stayed about four hours and then took the ferry back to the city!
We walked down Pier 39 and grabbed some lunch and got our first look at the sea lions! We then hopped on the bus and headed down to Chinatown. That was also so interesting. We did a lot of walking and browsing and that was fun. We had to resist strong urges to not buy the kiddos traditional Chinese outfits!
We then walked down to Union Square and were amazed at all of the fancy shopping they had! It was fun to window shop and see the displays of the many stores. After doing that for awhile we decided to grab the bus and head back up to Ghiradelli Square. We got some dinner and topped it off with chocolate and waffle cones!
It was yet another great day!
And it just keeps on getting better tomorrow!
I'm so glad that you are having a great time. Once, we went to San Francisco and like you loved it. I'm sure that it has changed a great deal from when we were there. In Chinatown we saw whole hogs taken from an un-refrigerated truck, put on a dolly and wheeled down the street to a restaurant. And the poultry hanging from the ceilings of the shop. UGH! We had so much fun there. Loved the trolleys. Continue to enjoy the city. It looks like you've had beautiful weather for this time of the year. Love your posts. Brings back wonderful memories for me.
ReplyDeleteWow! It sounds like your experience in Chinatown was a lot more exotic than ours! Haha! But we had such a great trip and loved our time there!
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