We walked around a bit in the morning, exploring San Francisco, and then we went north to Fisherman's Wharf.. Fisherman's Wharf is THE place for seafood. San Francisco is also the place to go to for sourdough bread.
We also had Ghirardelli ice cream!
Ghirardelli is the name of a chocolate maker and the ice cream is SUPERBLY good. (But I'm guessing its due to the chocolate..)
The important part of the day was the trip to Alcatraz Island!
Alcatraz island was the super maximum security prison of its time. Basically, from a quote I think I remember, written on the wall,
'If you messed up outside, you got sent to prison. If you messed up in prison, you got sent to Alcatraz."
So you can imagine what kind of super crazy place it was.. (That's where they filmed The Rock, by the way)
The place is absolutely freezing. The currents are insanely strong and I can only shudder at the kind of desperation it must have required to even dream of escaping.
By the way, the slamming sound the doors make when they shut is really very spinechilling.....
Mel
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