It was so foggy driving in to San Francisco that we could barely see 20 feet in front of us. Luckily on our way out of town, we were able to snap this shot of the bottom half of the Golden Gate Bridge. What an amazing sight!
Phil had last Friday and Monday off for Labor Day so we took the opportunity to go visit Maya (sister) who lives just north of San Fran. I hadn't ever spent a lot of time exploring the city so she graciously took us to all of the major tourist spots that we hadn't been to.
Before we even got to the city, we stopped at an old military fort that now left in ruins. The dense fog made the foresty ruins spooky and entrancing. There were tons of tunnels, bunkers, pits where HUGE guns used to go, and graffiti to explore. Phil, being the man he is, found a ladder leading underground that you aren't supposed to use (indicated by the thick slab of concrete that used to cover the entrance until it cracked) and of course explored the inside. He found a room full of water and mold, fortunately no vipers or ghosts or whatever else...This was a fun pit stop that unfortunately soiled Phil's only pair of shorts with mud before we even made it into the city. So first stop in the actually city was the shopping center!
After some successful shopping, we set out for Chinatown. This was super cool for me because I have always heard so much about it and to see it up close was really fun. After Chinatown, we took a TRILLION steps up to Coit Tower which gave us a breathtaking view of the city. From there, we wander and explored, had some tasty pizza, then walked back to the car to go home. It was a wonderful trip!
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| Gate of Chinatown |
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| Everywhere I turned in this store I saw something I wanted to get for someone back home...particularly my sister. A trip back will be in order before Christmas, birthdays and weddings :-) |
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| HA! We almost got in trouble for this picture. So worth it though. |
