3rd Day in San Francisco—Eddie's Cafe, Alamo Square, Painted Ladies, Alcatraz, Pier 39
November 28th 2015 Saturday, November 21
Saturday was a busy day, too. I was excited about visiting Alcatraz. To be honest, I really didn’t know much at ALL about Alcatraz—I just knew it used to be a prison, it was on an island, and I knew that people had tried to escape from it. Lol.
I woke up probably about 7:30 on Saturday, but Mom was still asleep. I knew she needed it, so I made sure to be extra qu
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