San Francisco - meh what are we to expect?? I have no idea??? Just seemed like a cool place to go and we had 3 days here to see as much as we could. Well we were not disappointed. Its such a pretty place, everywhere you look is amazing. You have these massive amazing 6-8 lane highways crossing over the water and 2 - 3 different levels, they are massive, you look to the right and there in all its glory is the Golden Gate Bridge poking out amongst the fog, Alcatraz in the distance to. We get into the hustle n bustle of Fishermans Wharf, this place is pumping, such a cool atmosphere, so busy. Didn't now where to go or what to see first so just parked the car and got out and walked and walked and walked. The kids were getting into the shopping, were still wanting to eat everything in sight. Came across this cool Rainforest Cafe and decided to go in there and have lunch. The kids loved it, the food was amazing, massive and oh so tasty and yes very expensive, lunch cost $135 american and they were hungry and hour later lol. Stumbled across Pier 39 and the resident seal colony. These dudes were extra cool and extra stinky but very entertaining. I could have say there got hours watching them play fighting and pushing each other off the platform. I swear they knew they were the entertainment.
Seeing alcatraz from Fishermans Wharf was a pretty cool experience and we all couldn't wait to get to go over to the island the next day and explore it. That was definitely going to be a highlight of San Fran for all of us. Dad was loving it, he was just cruising through all the old shops, ploughing through all the collectable things like signs, number plates, anything that looked old. He was in his element, the boys just wanted NBA stores and Nike Shops, anything that sold Basketball gear was a hit for them. Walking along one of the old piers tho Kenyon decided to go for a bit of a run on top of the gutter to chase the seagulls away and came a cropper and smacked into the ground, blood everywhere, screaming his head off, so embarassed and man was he angry, he was ready to hit me, I wasn't even allowed to look at him let alone help him. The ground was so dirty with fish guts and crap so i was freaking out about germs n stuff until a lovely lady came up to him and tried to help him but he even told her off. Poor little fella was not happy. Anyway he got over it and got happy again eventually. After hours of walking and spending we jumped back in car and decided to make our way over to the Golden Gate bridge, it was easier than we thought to find. Driving around the bay was stunning, such amazing views. San Francisco definitely is a very pretty city. Coming up on the bridge you get the picture just how big it is, its this massive red structure most of the time totally covered in the fog that sits in the bay. Normally you just get to see the highest peaks poking out but today we were very lucky, it was still foggy and murky but we had amazing views of the bridge. Went to some pretty cool vantage points and had lots of picture opportunities. I must say that the boys were already sick of the camera lol but tough, i'm their mum and I was the boss and I was not going to stop taking photos of these kids on American soil. Got back to the room quite late and we were all exhausted. The kids decided togo for a swim and me n dad just chilled. Early night again tho let me tell you. ALCATRAZ tomorrow.
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