I started off taking the BART (Bay Area Rapid Transit) to a station downtown where I can catch a cable car down to Fisherman's Wharf...
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The Powell and Mason Cable Car | That's a steep hill to go up | What goes up, must come down... |
The Cable Car let me off right in front of Fisherman's Wharf. I walked around and saw dozens of shops and plenty of places to fill the belly with all types of food... of course, there were many seafood joints...
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Entering the Wharf | The Cannery |
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Hooters! Of course, I had to have lunch here. | I could smell that sourdough bread |
Then down to the waterfront and the Piers. (on "The Embarcadero")
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Lots of flowers along the way | Time for a pic |
Most notably, Pier 39...
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Sea Lions o' plenty | A view of Alcatraz Island | With the Pier 39 flag and Alcatraz in the background |
Finally, the Alcatraz Bay Cruise Tour (the only official Tour I took.). This one did not dock on the island, but cruised around the bay. I found this one to be very interesting.
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Downtown San Francisco from the bay | The Golden Gate Bridge from below |
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Welcome to Alcatraz! | Cell blocks on Alcatraz | One of the work places on Alcatraz |
Go on to Day 3