San Francisco

 

 

 

Truman decided to take a day off so we planned a trip to San Francisco for the day. With it only being about 45 minutes away it makes for a easy day trip & with San Francisco there is endless things to do. Our sister-in-law Tracy told us about an awesome scenic drive we had to do.

The Golden Gate Park was enormous! I had no idea SF had so much undeveloped land with an amazing park like this. I guess they figure they'll cram all the houses together with no yards, and then preserve some beautiful areas that everyone can enjoy. It was so gorgeous to drive through.

We were truly so fortunate because it was such a beautiful day in San Francisco! The day before we went it had been down pouring rain! We brought two umbrellas and planned for the worst, but all we had were blue skies and sunshine. Chilly and jacket-worthy, but clear as could be!

Scenic drive along the water

Arriving to the Golden Gate Bridge

Driving across

 Classic Golden Gate Bridge photo

Truman keeping a look out for enemy ships at an old naval watch post

Walk down Fisherman's Wharf to Ghirardelli Square to get the Ghirardelli Sea Salt Caramel Hot Cocoa. It was to die for... I think it was just melted caramel chocolate bars.

Gigantic Christmas tree! This was a real tree, extra branches were wired in to make it more full, but it was a real tree and decorated so beautifully! Then huge presents all around the circumference.

We bought tickets for the Alcatraz Night Tour and it was so fun. The Night tour made it especially spooky and they do extra programs and tours afterward that go into greater detail of the different escapes, night lock down demonstration, etc.

Alcatraz Island is only 1.5 miles offshore from San Francisco and Truman shot some great pictures on the ferry ride over. What a beautiful time of day to be out on the water with the sunset!

Alcatraz Island

Something I learned about Alcatraz was that it was not a place to try to rehabilitate the prisoners. If you were sent to Alcatraz it meant society had lost any hope in you and this was a place you were sent to be controlled. The audio tour was fascinating with all the sound effects and it being narrated and commented on by former prisoners and prison guards. We especially enjoyed the programs afterward learning all the details of the escapes & attempted escapes.

Me being scared

Truman being scared

Solitary confinement. Shudder.

Photo of San Francisco from Alcatraz Island at night

Truman & I had a great getaway together. We'll definitely have to come back to San Francisco and explore some more. Thanks for taking the day off Truman, I had a lot of fun with you!