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So it was back to San Fran again.....
This time to do the most critical bits of the city! Alcatraz and the Golden Gate Bridge! I know, how do you miss them the first time?!
Still in co-horts with Annette we hired bikes together (man did she protest!!!) to cycle to Golden Gate Park and then on to the Bridge. Now, I had realised that SF was hilly, but cycling really brought it home! Ouch! The 7 hours we spent on the bikes was definitely evident the next day!! The bike ride was delightful though, the views stunning and a must do really for a proper tourist experence! That night after an afternoon snooze - it was a LONG bike ride - we went out for dinner with an Ozzie (Philippa) we had befriended and 'did' Chinatown - it was like being transported back there! Well except for the temperature and the utterings of 'have a nice day'! The dim sum was delicious and much appreciated! Though I still couldn't bring myself to eat noodles!
Next day was Alcatraz day. WOW! That was cool, quite eery though - when you saw and were able to go into
some of the cells - and face the reality that the prisoners faced! Rather unpleasant! I certainly don't intend to be breaking the law anytime soon! The tour was only scheduled to be 2 hours - we took 4! So the day had virtually disappeared - leaving us with no alternative but to shop! What a shame! Oh and to pack ready for the next days flight to Seattle (I was serious about the Greyhound!)
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