Easter weekend was also our 10th dating anniversary - yes, Bill and I have been together 10 whole, happy, amazing years!
We decided to spend the weekend playing tourist in San Francisco. We stayed at a very nice hotel right near the hub of all things tacky & tourist-y... Fisherman's Wharf! The nice surprise was having the State Historical Maritime Museum right across the street, and they were offering free admission all day. Sweet!
We toured many historical boats, including the Eureka, which had been used to haul American lumber to Scotland, Scottish Coal to America, and finally Alaskan Salmon to America over its 70+ years on the sea.
Inside the dining cabin, a park ranger and docent spent an hour singing sea shantys:
A view of San Francisco from the deck of the Eureka:
That night we had diner at a swanky, tasty greasy spoon about a mile or so walk from our hotel:
The next morning, Easter Sunday, we had tickets to take the 15-minute boat ride over to Alcatraz Island and tour the prison. I have lived in California since I was 2, and had never been to Alcatraz - it was really interesting, and the tour was well worth the money.
It had been a rainy mile walk from our hotel to the departure pier, but the damp morning was worth this beautiful rainbow, which ended on Alcatraz Island:
The stairway up the side of the hill to Alcatraz Prison (visitors are now able to walk the gently-sloaped switchback road to the prison):
Inside Alcatraz Prison Cellblock G:
The horribly enticing view the prisoners had everyday from their prison yard (they call San Francisco Fog City for a reason!):
We had a great time, but will probably avoid the tourist-y areas of San Francisco for at least another 10 years :-)
