Day Two: August 20, 2008.

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...

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...
Entering the Wharf The Cannery

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")
Lots of flowers along the way Time for a pic

Most notably, Pier 39...

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.

Downtown San Francisco from the bay The Golden Gate Bridge from below

Welcome to Alcatraz! Cell blocks on Alcatraz One of the work places on Alcatraz

Go on to Day 3