ALCATRAZ AND CABLE CARS

Trip Start Jul 12, 2009

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Trip End Aug 18, 2010

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Where I stayed

San Remo Inn

Flag of United States San Francisco, California
Saturday, September 19, 2009

Before we left for Alcatraz we had to find a post office to send our items we were returning to the UK. We had to reduce our luggage by one bag and then reduce our bags to less than 20 kg. This was challenging as we are carrying not only clothes but also medical gear, school books, books and It equipment. We were all ruthless and even the kids weeded out their bags and said sad farewell to some of their fluffy toys.

It must be over fifteen year's since I had been to Alcatraz (Ian even longer) and it has always remained as one of my top worldwide tourist attractions. Why, because of the audio tape that you listen to as you walk around the prison rein acting life in the prison as it was in the 1950s with Al Capone, The Bird Man and other gangsters. The children thought it was brilliant and were so well informed by the end of it (just ask Fynn how many attempted escapes there were – shame they can’t take a GCSE in the subject)

Alcatraz

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We then took a cable car to Market Street and as I went to Costco to collect our tablets, the others went to a great park area for kids next to the Museum of Modern Art.

That evening we decided to go for a Chinese and took a recommendation from our book for Tommy Toys. Unbeknownst to us, this is an exclusive restaurant and as we traipsed through the restaurant in our tourist clothing with Ian carrying our rucksack and Edie wearing her beanie hat over her hoodie, we realised that we looked out of place next to all the black tie. However we were welcomed by the staff and indulged in what was possibly one of our best Chinese (or fusion of) meals. We were prepared to be stung by an outrageous bill but it wasn’t. Anyone visiting San Fran, put some glad rags on and visit and have the Blood Orange and Kumquat cheesecake………. Ummmmm

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