San Francisco

Chris has been at the academy in Sacramento for the last week and has 1 more to go. We decided to celebrate our 15th wedding anniversary early up in San Francisco. I flew up to Sacramento on Friday and we headed to Frisco early Saturday morning. Our first stop was to Alcatraz Island.

We took this picture right before the ferry docked. It was a normal day in Frisco...weather wise. It was gloomy and drizzling but that didn't dampen our spirits!

We went on a self audio tour, which was fascinating. Below, Chris is showing just how big the cells were, or should I say how small they were.

After our few hours on Alcatraz, we spent what seemed like hours walking around Fisherman's Wharf and Ghirardelli Square. Once we were exhausted and hungry, we headed back towards our hotel. We found a Joe's Crab Shack. It sounded great. They sat us at the window where we were able to people watch. It happened to be the best entertainment we found.

Across the street was a man they referred to as "Bush Man". He has been scaring tourists with branches. I know... sounds strange...let me explain. He has been doing this for 30 years now. He hid himself by using a trashcan that was up against his back and branches that covered his body. When people walked by, all he would do was touch them with the branch. To watch these people jump and I'm sure scream was hilarious! Chris decided that when he retires, we would move to a tropical island and do the same thing. Low overhead and much cash coming in. While we were standing there, the bush man made $25 in just 10 minutes!! AMAZING!

The next morning we headed out to see the rest of Frisco before heading back to Sacramento. Of course, the top of my list was the Golden Gate Bridge.

We also went to Alamo Square. This is called Postcard Row but for me, it was more commonly known as the homes from Full House. These homes have also been featured in several movies..chick flicks! The downtown skyline was breathtaking from here.

Another must was Lombard St..known as the "crookedest street". I could not imagine actually living on this street.

As we headed back to Sacramento, we stopped by the Oakland Temple. The gates were closed so we couldn't walk around the grounds (I'm sure due to Prop 8 protestors. We didn't encounter any protestors, thank goodness!) We didn't want to pass up the opprtunity to see this temple up close!

Our trip was amazing. We love to travel and spend time together! Thank you sweetheart for an amazing weekend!!