Covered a lot of ground on my last day in SF, yet didn't acheive much! Ventured down to Castro, the gay village, and wondered what all the hype is about? If I didn't know it was a gay village, I wouldn't have guessed. Maybe it comes out of it's shell after dark? Then I walked around Union Square and looked at the fancy shops. Went into Sax on 5th for a sticky beak and saw a dress with a price tag of $4,xxx something. I ignored temptation & didn't buy it, ha...

Another busy day, holidaying is so tiring! I slept in a little, didn't get out on the town till 9.30am. I took 2 buses to the Golden Gate Bridge. I stepped off the bus at 10am and said, "Where's the bridge?". It was sooo foggy! I decided to not dilly-dally here as there was nothing to see. Caught the bus down to Golden Gate Park where I went to the Acadamy of Science (really only went coz I got free entry with my city pass & the brochure said there was pe...

What a busy day! Covered so much ground, and boy don't my feet know it! Up early to catch the streetcar down to the wharf for my Alcatraz 9.30am tour. German girl from the dorm joined me, but I lost her, haha. She had her own things to do anyway, so no great drama. The audio tour was really good, and you can go into some of the cells to see what it was like. From there, I saw Coit Tower was not far away on the map. Couldn't remember what it was, but just rememb...

Hey y'all! I'm in America! My flight to NZ was fine, even with the complimentary screaming baby 3 rows up. The long leg to San Fran was bearable, as far as long legs go. I was sitting next to a lady who gladly did not enter into chit chat. Sleeping is not the best, and I have no clue how many hours passed. I just remember being freezing and wondering how they get away with calling that flimsy thing a pillow! Breakky at 3am...now I think that's where I'm all co...