Blogs from San Francisco, California, United States, North America - page 18

Geo: 37.7792, -122.42So far this has been somewhat of a laid back trip by our standards. I am writing my blogs in the morning which allows Alex time to get some additional sleep. Don't get me wrong, I still run the boy around quite a bit, but he has been hanging in strong. Yesterday we woke in our host Victor's place, gathered our things, then headed out with San Francisco on our radar. About a 45 minute drive, we entered the city. I kept seeing the Golden Gate bridge off in the distance while Alex screamed that is not it, the Golden Gate bridge is RED!!! Well that's kind of dumb, maybe the gates will at least be Golden. We navigated the city in what seemed like a giant circle due to all the one way ... read more

I had arrived yesterday morning, but didn't really get up to much. Just had a chill day going to the supermarket, I was so excited by that, being able to buy cheese, deli meats, and hummus, that wouldn't cost the price of a kidney. I had also taken a walk along the beach and caught my first glimpses at the Golden Gate Bridge. However, back to today. I was staying in the Fort Mason area of San Francisco at a hostel. One thing about travelling in the US, I am not used to paying Western prices for hostel accommodation. At least breakfast is included in the price. The hostel has a cafe and the breakfast is served in there. There was quite a decent spread on and I got some fruit, juice, bagel and a coffee. ... read more

Bonjour à tous. J'avais le choix hier au soir pour souper, dans toutes ces galeries de casinos, peut-être 30 restos de toutes sortes. J'ai opté pour un buffet, généralement je trouve "ma vie", dans ce type d'établissements. J'avais écrit, que je n'avais pas mangé 1 gramme de charcuterie en 30 jours, et bien hier le record est tombé. Il y avait au buffet, un jambon braisé, un vrai délice, 3 fois j'y suis allé, et des tranches pour convalescent. C'était d'ailleurs la seul chose qui était mangeable, la viande, du carton, le gratin dauphinois, pas cuit, les tartelettes au déssert, juste décongelées. Ce jambon a bien compensé. Reno est une ville morte, l'après midi il y avait peu d'activité, mais le soir, à part quelques cloches qui traînent, pas un chat. Par contre dans les casinos, ... read more

Day 9 Well last full day in San Fran and another brill time. Walked up Powell and down to fishermans wharf to catch the ferry to Alcatraz. Walked around the Island before heading up to the cell block for the audio tour. When you arrive you are in the shower room where all new inmates arrive, and it hits you how new inmates must have felt when they arrived on The Rock. Walking around the cells and listening to the audio you do get a sense of how life must have been like for the prisoners. What got me was how cold the place was and its summertime. Got to solitary cell block D where all the infamous inmates were housed, Capone, The Birdman, Machine gun Kelly. Finished the tour , caught the ferry back for ... read more

Day 7 Pride march today so out if town early to miss the crowds. Headed along to Filmore street from the hotel. Pretty dodgy walk at that time in the morning. A lot of homeless lining the streets. Watched two drug deals going down time to hide the phone ,camera and watch. . Walked to the Filmore theatre then along to Steiner street for a wee Pic of the house from Mrs Doubtfire. Back to Filmore to the car chase scene from Bullit. OK sad sightseeing. Then on to Pacific Heights neighbourhood for stunning views of the Bay. Continued down to the Marina area and trek a long to the Golden Gate bridge. Plenty of selfie opportunities. Well once the har cleared. A long walk back along to Fishermans Wharf for some seafood chowder and coconut ... read more