Spent the Veteran's Day week-end visiting San Francisco for the first time AND had a blast! It is a city that will definately see my return. San Francisco's Bay boasts of 47 piers but the ONLY pier that counts is Pier 39, where the hub of attractive shops, gourmet food, and restaurants are attractively nestled on the pier and the proximity of Fisherman's Wharf is literally around the corner. The tantalizing smells of cooking seafood waft in the air, beckoning hungry locals and tourists to the outdoor market of restaurant vendors hawking hot clam chowder, fried oysters, fried shrimp, and steamed crabs, which hit the spot after a day of playing in San Francisco's fog.
Leaving Pier 39, you can't help but notice the Seal Colony located there! They were soooo cute!
Jumped on a bay boat tour that traveled from the Bay Bridge to the Golden Gate Bridge.
Sailors enjoy sailing below the steely grey strength of the Bay Bridge.
But you can't shop in San Fran without experiencing the shops of China Town!
I enjoyed various murals outside of San Fran's many eclectic store fronts. This one was a book shop that I absolutely adored.
And of course, you gotta grab a trolley when you make your way in San Fran. Allllll Aboooard for a week-end of fun!
In between was Alcatrez Island, once a federal prison for notorious criminals but now a part of the National Park System. Over my shoulder was a small glimpse of Alcatrez, but as the boat drew closer I captured a better shot.
Then the boat headed towards the Golden Gate Bridge, a reddish-orange feat of architecture that on a sunny day looks like a fiery sunburst shining in the distance. However, the fog that San Fran is famous for enveloped it the day I took this pic, and all I got was this soupy pic. Incidentally, the Golden Gate Bridge is only 1 year younger than its Bay Bridge brother, but it is the more reknown and more recognizable of the two.
Took a trolley down to Pier 5 and eagerly went from booth to booth and shopped to my heart's content at that pier's Saturday Arts and Craft Market.
But you can't shop in San Fran without experiencing the shops of China Town!
I enjoyed various murals outside of San Fran's many eclectic store fronts. This one was a book shop that I absolutely adored.
And of course, you gotta grab a trolley when you make your way in San Fran. Allllll Aboooard for a week-end of fun!
