Our First Look Crossing The Golden Gate Bridge
crossing the Golden Gate Bridge
View of San Francisco
San Francisco Bay full of sailboats
The Bay Bridge and Alcatraz from Golden Gate Bridge Hill
A view from on the hill
Pete's first day of vacation....time to change the dress clothes!
Look at the view of the city!!! No we don't know these people.
We are loving this! Let's get changed and see San Francisco!!!
One last beautiful view
Great dinner at Pier 39 Market our first night
Nice people from Thailand wanted to take our photo
The beautiful Pacific by the Cliff House
The Cliffhouse
What a beautiful day
Park by the Cliffhouse was real nice
Look at the beautiful flowers people have planted in the park
more by the ocean
The view from the opposite side of the bridge
volunteers have planted lots of local plants and flowers to keep the area nice
Dutch Windmill at Golden Gate Park
In front of the windmill
Isn't this so pretty
Golden Gate Park Pond
awwww babies!
the turtles are enjoying the sun as much as we are
um....hello!
At the Japanese Tea Garden in Golden Gate Park
Japanese Tea Garden Golden Gate Park
The Rose Garden at Golden Gate Park
The smell was as beautiful as the flower
Many wonderful varieties
perfect blossoms
the colors are amazing
Ok I don't know what it is but had to take a picture
Alamo Square Park
painted ladies alamo square park
sea lions fisherman's wharf
sunning himself
sleeping on his back haha
cute
can you say ATTITUDE
vacation rocks!
alcatraz!
beautiful evening
Fisherman's Wharf is a great place to spend the evening
Muir Woods Redwood trees
they are sooooo tall
ok now this is huge
many of the trees are in clusters
a great day
signs of old fires...these babies don't burn much
fallen redwoods
strange root formations
owl
owl at muir woods
fawn at muir woods
sausalito homes
more of sausalito
lots of sailboats from sausalito
an endless number of sailboats docked
coit tower
Bay Bridge...wow it's 8.4 miles long
more of the bay bridge
the cargo ships are so huge
guard shack on Alcatraz
The Prison
these cells were 6'x9'...so small
their stories are heard on the audio tour....so interesting
ok now that's not funny
d block in d block
solitary confinement
behind the photographer is the hallway with cells...guns only allowed up here above
the first warden
second
third
last warden at time of closing
the prisoners could see the activity so close by
the city and the life they were missing was so close
previously a building on alcatraz island
a fake head was used by inmates to help them escape
cells were three tiers high in places
cafeteria
outline of knives let them know if one was missing
Native American's wanted to make Alcatraz Island a Reservation after Prison closed
beginning and end of tour on the island