Again awoke to a sunny disposition on the S.F skyline & started the day with the "Ä Downtown Hop-On, Hop Off" sightseeing tour of S.F. This was a fully narrated tour that lasted 90 minutes if you didn't get off - we we did, & visited all the major sights of this fair lady & she certainly has some major sights...
Lunch followed @ a pretty dodgy pizza restaurant on Fisherman's Wharf. I then decided to do a Bay Cruise which departed from Pier 43 & took you under the famous "Golden Gate Bridge". The bridge was designed by Joseph Strauss & constructed between 1933 - 37. It spans 2 miles in length with a main span of 4200 ft & links S.F with Marin County. At the time of completion it was the longest suspension bridge in the world, @ 11 men died to achieve that feat.
The ship then cruised past Alcatraz; From 1933 - 1963 this 12 acre rocky island located in the middle of S.F Bay was supposedly escape proof (3 brothers did escape, and were never seen again - did they drown in the freezing water, were they eaten by sharks, or did they make it to land & start new lives?? Nobody knows...). It was home to the worst criminals including the famous Al Capone, Machine Gun Kelly & Robert "Birdman" Stroud.
Angel Island, the largest island in the bay & once an internment camp, similar to Ellis Island in New York, was also passed in this 1-hour long voyage. It finished with great views of the "Bay Bridge" that links S.F with Oakland, Berkeley & Sacramento. This bridge consists of 2 sections, a western suspension span & an eastern cantilever span. The 2 spans meet @ "Yerba Buena Island".
We arrived back in S.F & I met up with the others for drinks at our favourite Mexican restaurant, yes you guessed it - "Las Margaritas"- The frozen Margaritas are just that good & the food is also pretty damn good - just go there if ever in S.F.
More eating to be done as we headed to "The Cheesecake Shop"- Level 8 @ Macy's, which looks down on Union Square & had dinner there. Following that met up with Jules & Matt for a drink @ the trendy, and I mean "trendy" Clift Hotel - You just have to see their foyer to understand what I'm talking about.. Drinks were at their even trendier "Redwood Room" where the portraits on the wall are real - trust me, just go there. Man I'm tired just thinking about that day...
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