Last week, I started feeling a little sick at work. It all started with a headache and some angry sniffles on Wednesday. A day later, I felt a little better. But I think my trip to San Francisco may have contributed to it. The trip meant a lot to me and I fell in love... with the city. But airplane travel takes a lot out of me.
Before I left, everyone at work and even randos on the phone had an opinion as to what I should see and do in San Francisco. Fisherman's Wharf, Ike's Sandwiches, a Giants game, and the list went on. I had only two and half days in the city, so I appreciated Casey's itinerary, laid out perfectly in an Excel spreadsheet.
I saw and ate a lot that SF has to offer. Alcatraz was a highlight. We started with breakfast at the farmer's market that day and took a ferry to the Rock. It was just plain freezing, but the audio tour made it worthwhile. Included in your ticket to the tiny island is a set of headphones. Old guards and former inmates from Alcatraz narrate your walk through the prison. Prisoners pointed out the miserable irony of captivity in that bright, breezy setting. Bummer.
I loved San Francisco because it combined the rush of a big city and the hushed natural beauty of the bay. People consider it a very cold place, but I actually like a few clouds, an expansive gray sky... sweater weather! It makes me appreciate a sunny day even more :)
