Tuesday, June 26, 2007

San Francisco!!!!

Our plane to Houston; Suzie on the plane; before taking off; Suzie with Ghirardelli chocolate!



The view out the window and arrival in Houston


Piccies of our hostel bedroom and the view from our window


The Hostel sign and me outside by a very steep hill!; a random painting on a building

Random street; Italian restaurant we ate in; us at the table and our dinner



A Candy store we went in; a T-shit that I wanted to buy; evidence of how cold it was - Suzie shivering in her hoodie!


My gigantic pastry!; and me eating it; Suzie and her pastry; a Pirates of the Caribbean cake we found with Jack and Will on it!


Big pointy building, can't remember what it's called!; another steep hill; me in front of Coit Tower; and then Coit Tower


On the boat to Alcatraz with shots of the city in the background and then the island approaching



On the island!: Building where the correction officers and their families lived; entry sign with graffit from when the American Indians invaded; walking up to the prison; details of the prison bars



A great quote at the entrance; the clothing area for when the prisoners arrived; the shower area; one of the cell blocks


Me outside one of the cells; interior of two cells; looking up and along one cell block


View of their recreational area; me inside one of the cells - I had been arrested for eating too much; photo of Al Capone George Machine Gun Kelly who were both prisoners at Alcatraz; an isolation cell, where Al Capone also spent some time


One of the prisoners who made a fake head on his pillow in an attempt to escape; a tear gas canister in the dining room; the breakfast menu; the knife cabinet which had to have the knives painted on it so they knew if one had been stolen

My sourdough bread and chilli soup for lunch - delicious!; Alcatraz Island in the background



Seals at Pier 39; shopping area at Pier 39; a creperie - I didn't have one but it looked good; chocolate shop


Boudin Bakery!; delicious donut shop!; Coldstone Creamery; Ghirardelli Square!


More pics of Ghirardelli Square - my mecca!


Exterior and inside the Ghirardelli shop

Yummy chocolate at Ghirardelli; Golden Gate Bridge - finally!!!



More of the bridge and view of the city


More bridge...


The sun setting on the Golden Gate Bridge


North Beach Festival; a pretty church; beautiful houses

North Beach festival again



Piccies of buildings downtown; our Thai lunch in Haight and Ashbury


The cable car we rode!; Lombard Street - the most crooked street


More Lombard street


More Lombard street





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