San Francisco

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Hello again. After our marathon 20 hours travelling we've spent 4 days here at San Francisco. It's supposed to be the city that everyone wants to live in and we can see why. The weather is great. Clear blue skies with a really cool breeze from the bay. It's such a friendly city as well. The main pier area is Fishermans Wharf. It's got loads of nice restaurants and bars. We've seen loads of funny stuff including a man chaining himself to a tree for some reason and a gypo and another man having a slap fight in a crowded park. The police had to come and sort it out! We've been on loads of scenic walks. Golden Gate Bridge is unbelievable. 2 miles long with dolphins, seals, sharks and whales swimming underneath it. The tour of Alcatraz was great too. We can see why you couldn't escape and why you would want too! Another flight tomorrow so hopefully the jet lag has gone by then. Bye again. See you in about 5 days.

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Photos

Grace Cathedral
Andy in front of the Grace Cathedral on a place called Nob Hill

Cleaners
Did exactly what it said on the tin!

Devil's Island
Our 1st view of Alcatraz

On the tracks
Another view of Alcatraz from the Cable Car track

San Francisco bay
Andy in front of Devil's Island

Lombard Street
The crookedest street in the world apparently

Lombard Street
The winding road from Coit Tower

Lombard Street
Another pic

San Francisco Hills
Lauren in front of Telegraph Hill where Coit Tower stands

Coit Tower
Coit Tower with the statue of Christopher Columbus

Golden Gate Bridge
The bridge from Fort Mason

Golden Gate
Andy in front of the Golden Gate Bridge

The Bridge again
Lauren getting ready for the 4 mile walk

Sea Lions
The sea lions at the bay. If only we knew which pier we were on

Roomy
One of the tiny cells at Alcatraz

Back to the bay
A view of the San Francisco skyline from Alcatraz

Picnic
We bought some food and had a picnic in Washington Square Park