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Last day in san fran we drove over golden gate bridge and took a few pics then followed the scenic drive.. awesome it took us past golf courses overlooking the city views of the bridge from parks and then up to twin peaks .. really great up there a 360` view over the whole of san fran ... what a view.. and such windy roads to climb but robin made it... we had lunch at the top looking down on the tall buildings of the financial district...
then we drove through golden gate ...
I Left my Heart in San Franciso
... the Golden Gate Bridge.
We decided to walk off some of that Vegas excess, but by the time we had been up and over the hill towards Fisherman's Wharf it had really started to cloud over. And by the time we had paid for our bike hire and been fitted out for our bikes and helmets, the weather looked really threatening. However, we ...
San Francisco: perfect one day ...
... It's narrated by former prison guards and inmates, so really authentic and ... I guess the word is chilling? I don't know. Worth doing anyway. It was hard not to feel slightly uneasy wandering around and looking into the cells and the isolation cells, but the other hundreds of tourists helped. After returning from Alcatraz, I went a wandering again, up numerous steps to the top of Coit Tower for really spectacular views and some pretty good photos, if I do say so ...
Yosemite Village, then back to civilisation in SF
... I don't really know what she's talking about - basically I heard a bang, looked out the window and saw a tram's thingy poles coming out of its roof looking like it was stuck on some cables coming out of a traffic light, and the whole traffic light pole shook.
Our driver dropped us at the Best Western Tusken Inn - as described above - and since then we've been planning our day tomorrow! Our final day of our whirlwind California tour!
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Not to be Alcatraz Tour + Tour of SF
... why do we need to do things when we're here - we never do anything when we're in Ireland" was her direct quote! We managed to convince her and the bus trip through town and then across the Golden Gate and down to Sausilito was really great. The bus driver said that he'd done the tour 4,000 times and still gets excited when he approaches the bridge - yeah, right! Interesting feature is the drive through a tunnel ...
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