One time I visited San Francisco with my friend and her family; I was maybe 10 or 11 years old. We took the ferry over to Alcatraz Island ("The Rock") and did the tour of the prison that is surrounded by craggy rocks in the middle of San Francisco Bay. It was kind of creepy, but cool at the same time, definitely not a place I would want to be in...

An early morning start to see the stunning Emerald Bay before leaving Lake Tahoe. After another beautiful drive, lunch in Napa Valley (wine country), a visit to Muir woods (unreal) and a drive over the Golden Gate Bridge we arrived in lovely San Francisco. We walked the steep streets, including Lombard Street, visited Coit Tower and Fisherman´s ...