San Francisco

Last week was Spring Break and Adam and I decided that we should go have fun with our tax money! Neither of us has ever been anywhere cool for spring break and we thought it was about time that we did something about it. So, we spent a week in San Francisco!

Adam grew up in the bay area, but hadn't been back since he was little and I had only been there once briefly when I was little, so we had a lot of fun exploring the town together.

On the first day we took a 3 1/2 hour tour of the city, just so we could see where everything was at and get a feel for what we might want to do and see more of with the rest of our time later in the week. I always thought tours were just for old people and that they were lame, but we actually really enjoyed the tour. It wasn't too long and it gave us a chance to take in everything and not have to navigate through traffic at the same time.

Here's a picture of us and my little pot belly!

Our first stop was the Golden Gate Bridge. It was so much fun being there because we always see it on movies and TV and it was cool to actually be driving over it. Plus, it brought back a lot of memories for Adam from when he was a little boy.

It wasn't very windy in the city when we were there, but it was very windy on the bridge!

We also stopped at the Japanese Tea Gardens in the Golden Gate Park. The gardens were so pretty because everything was just begining to bloom. I guess you can really sit and drink tea there. We didn't, but we did agree that those gardens would be the perfect place to relax. They were so pretty and serene. I had to take a picture of Bubba and Budha. Haha.

Next on the tour, we went to the top of the Twin Peaks and looked out over the entire city. It was so beautiful and it wasn't cloudy or foggy at all! I was enjoying the view of Adam enjoying the view. We had the tour guide point out Candlestick Park, where the 49ers play, for Adam. He's pointing to it in the picture.

We also, of course went to the Fisherman's Wharf, Pier 39, and Ghiradelli Square.

We also had to buy fake designer glasses on the street because we both left our sun glasses in the hotel room and it was so bright out! And I got harassed by a fake statue! Also, there was an arcade on the pier and Adam took the "how hot are you" test and he was Clammy! haha!

Here's Adam looking out at Alcatraz. We didn't actually take the boat ride out there and tour the island, because we had just watched "Escape from Alcatraz" with Clint Eastwood and it filmed there, so we felt like we had pretty well seen it already. Also, here is a picture of my lovely husband in a silly hat. He loves it when I make him pose with silly props!We also went to Boudin's Sourdough Bakery. Their bread was so good. They also had bread bowls for soup, but we never went there when we were hungry, so we just got a loaf to go. They also make sourdough bread into animal shapes. Here is an alligator, a crab, and baby turtles.For all you Full House Fanatics, I know you will enjoy these next pictures! I looked up the addresses before we left, because there was no way I was going to go to San Francisco and not see the Full House places.

We also stopped by Lombard Street and took the cable cars around the town and through Chinatown.

Here are some pictures of Alcatraz and the Bay Bridge.On the way home, we stopped by the Jelly Belly Factory in Fairfield, CA. We went on a tour and wore paper hats and had lots of samples. I was in heaven!We had such a fun time. I recommend a trip to San Fransisco to everyone. It was so relaxing and it was just a lot of fun. I am very glad that we were able to go on a big trip before Adam has to leave.