A San Francisco Visit Feb 11, 2014

It finally stopped raining here. The sun came out and it was a great day for a road trip. We headed to San Francisco. It is only 77 miles from us, so we had to go.

We traveled across the Oakland Bay Bridge.

This is the first time we have been across this bridge. It cost 4 bucks, but it sure is an improvement over the old bridge.

On to Fisherman's Wharf. We found a good parking lot real close for $15.00 a day.

Time to explore!

A good shot of Alcatraz Island. Would love to tour the place. But no time today.

Me... and the Rock.

Had several cool exhibits at the Wharf. This is a couple of WWII ships.

A photo op spot close by our parking place.

We decided to take a 'Hop on, Hop off' tour around downtown San Francisco.

We sat on top of a double decker red bus.

Me!!!!!!

Our tour guide, Rodger, narrated the trip. Lots of history.

Union Square art.

Yep, some strange folks in this city.

And cool buildings.

Everything is so close together. Old right next to new.

The trolley cars were out.

We visited several neighborhoods. Each had their own culture and history.

Chinatown was amazing....even though we couldn't read half the signs.

There is the famous triangle building.... the Transamerica building.

Really cool old churches were spread throughout the city.

We spent some time at Pier 39.

And what is that strange sound coming from down the pier?

Sea lions! Lots of them.

They were sunning themselves and doing a lot of hollering too.

I saw this arch and tour bus.....

Then the photo op presented itself.... Alcatraz in the arch. Cool!

Donna met a friend of hers. Had to get a pic.

We left SF via the Golden Gate Bridge. Too bad it was fogged in a bit.

Such a cool piece of American history here.

We stopped at a vista point and took a few last shots.

My truck....and the bridge.

SF skyline.

Back to Manteca we go. And diner at Applebee's....our favorite place.

Less than a week, and we're off again.