There is so much to do in San Francisco, but we are only here for a few days so are squeezing everything in! We drove across the Golden Gate Bridge a few times because our accommodation was in Larkspur just above the bridge. I expected it to be golden but actually it’s red, the best… Continue reading The Sights of San Francisco
Tag: Attractions
Alcatraz
Today was really fun, we packed in as much as possible as it was our only full day in San Francisco. This morning we drove into Fisherman’s Wharf for our trip to Alcatraz, the rock is just over a mile from the bay so they offer a boat ride as part of the trip. The… Continue reading Alcatraz
Monterey Aquarium and a Corn Dog
We left Carmel Valley this morning and headed for San Francisco, we found out the main tourist attraction nearby was the Monterey Bay Aquarium which has homed several great white sharks over the last 6 years. We decide to check it out as it was on the way; there were penguins, otters and a huge… Continue reading Monterey Aquarium and a Corn Dog
Santa Monica and Hollywood
We had a late night last night so didn’t get up and out of the door until midday! Dannie took us to her favourite Dim Sum (Asian tapas) restaurant in town called Sea Empress which was really different to the typical Asian inspired food we get in the UK. The food was healthy, fresh and… Continue reading Santa Monica and Hollywood
San Diego Zoo, Simples
Since we were in San Diego, it seemed rude not to visit the world famous San Diego Zoo. We spent the afternoon walking round; its a huge place and we must have walked for miles. They had elephants, giraffes, big cats, camels, pandas, polar bears, meerkats and loads more. My favourite was the giraffes, there… Continue reading San Diego Zoo, Simples
Rafting in the Grand Canyon
Wow, what a day… We woke up at 7am, looked out the window and it was snowing! We are in the middle of the Arizona dessert and its snowing, what the hell? Even worse, we had booked white water rafting in the Grand Canyon today and as you can imagine I was pretty worried! The… Continue reading Rafting in the Grand Canyon
Hoover Dam Tour
We left Las Vegas this morning and Paul decided he’d had enough of the underpowered Nissan, so we stopped off at Hertz and traded it in for a Mustang! As we are dropping the car in California we had limited choice so may change it in again once we get to San Diego. We then… Continue reading Hoover Dam Tour