Save Me, San Francisco

Once we thanked the Sulavers for their hospitality we left for San Francisco.  We timed it so that the traffic wasn’t too bad and by 10 a.m. we were passing by the home that was featured on the Full House sitcom.  It had been a dream of Meg’s to see it and we were glad to have checked that off of her bucket list.  

Our next stop was the Golden Gate Bridge.  We drove across it listening to the Full House theme song courtesy of Meg.  It was very beautiful.  Not only did we have gorgeous views of the bridge, but also the city of San Francisco and the island of Alcatraz.  It was well worth the trip into the city.

We decided to tour the Disney Family Museum after taking pictures at the Golden Gate State Park.  We had visited the One Man, One Dream at Hollywood Studios before and thought it would be much the same.  It started off that way, but soon we found ourselves learning more about Disney then we thought possible.  Our favorite part was the last room with the trains and the model replica of the original Disneyland.  

We drove to Fisherman’s Wharf after the museum.  It wasn’t quite what we thought it would be and in the end we all thought it was by far the dirtiest place that we had ever visit.  In saying that we were glad to have walked through this iconic area.  We also found a place to eat on the bay before walking to Pier 33 to check in for our Alcatraz Island tour.  I was happy that we had bought our tickets early as the ferry to get there was packed.  Once we got off of the boat we headed to the top of the Island to tour the cell tower.  It was an audio tour that we all found fascinating, especially the parts about the escape attempts and isolation cells.  Meg, however, might have found it more frightening than the rest of us, especially once Nick texted her the ghost stories of Alcatraz.  Cam bought a book about the “Birdman of Alcatraz” that he can’t wait to read.

After our tour we walked to Pier 39 which we liked a lot more than Fisherman’s Wharf.  We ate dinner at the Hard Rock Cafe.  Doug and Meg liked the cauliflower wings as much as the boys and I did when we tried the appetizer in Florida.  After we ate we walked up and down the pier looking at the shops.  I found a shell wind chime that will look great on our front porch.  By the time we made it back to our car we were wiped out, but glad to have visited San Francisco.