The US of Par-tay...
Posted: Tue Oct 12, 2010 9:46 pm
So as you may have known, Wifey and I (and our friend Marc) just spent 3 weeks in the US. 
We had an amazing time and saw many different aspects of the country. It's hard to describe some of the specific adventures/experiences but i'll try anyway.
Might need to do this over a few posts btw.
Destination 1: San Fransisco
After sitting on a plane for 12 hours, the comforting feeling of standing on solid ground was quickly replaced by terror as we sat in a kamikaze taxi from the airport to Fisherman's Wharf.
But, despite the fact we were freezing our tits off, time was short and we had stuff to do. We jumped straight onto a city tour on a done up vintage car. The tour took us round the various parts of San Fran itself (Financial area, Presideo, Golden Gate Bridge, Union St, Nob Hill etc etc). Whilst it was great to get an overview of the city, it didn't provide too much substance.
Steep (check out the Switchbacks at the top of the street)
Tram
Alcatraz from the mainland
Golden Gate
Me and Wifey
After the tour, we headed straight down to the ferry - destination Alcatraz. There was a bar on the Ferry
but only for the return voyage 
A bit of an uphill walk to the Main Cell block, but we got there, grabbed the Audio Tour, and headed straight in. Audio tour was pretty good and the whole place had an eerie feel about it. It was smaller than I expected but they still crammed 300 prisoners in there at once. It;s hard to imagine what it would've been like to be stuck in that place, and be able to hear the people enjoying New Years parties on the mainland. It was also pretty evident that trying to swim off the island would have been bloody hard with the really strong currents.
Shower block
Main Cellhouse
Lavish Accommodations
I don't think Milkshakes brought the boys to the yard...
Cellhouse from the Yard
Bottom right of shot - Solitary Confinement (DARK )
Back on the mainland, we checked into our uber lavish hotel, not before getting our Taxi driver to take us down the Lombard st switchbacks.
Oh la la
Day 2 was Mon and My 3rd anniversary so decided to have a picnic in the Park. The park in from of the "painted ladies" - better known for the house where the TV show Full House was set. We also checked out San Fran and met some locals.
Spinny thing to turn the Trams around - manual (they have to push it round)
Painted Ladies
WTF is everyone??? Olsen Twins must've be out making a porno or something.
Hunting is big in the US... Whatever you're after.
We spent the afternoon getting drunk and playing pool with locals. Turns out some of these locals were undercover cops
Ashley - our waitress.
The Fuzz
Anyway, we shorlty after headed to Oakland to jump on a red-eye flight to Houston, Via Atlanta - Painful
Verdict: 4 Kudas
San Fransisco was great (wish we had more time there)
We had an amazing time and saw many different aspects of the country. It's hard to describe some of the specific adventures/experiences but i'll try anyway.
Might need to do this over a few posts btw.
Destination 1: San Fransisco
After sitting on a plane for 12 hours, the comforting feeling of standing on solid ground was quickly replaced by terror as we sat in a kamikaze taxi from the airport to Fisherman's Wharf.
But, despite the fact we were freezing our tits off, time was short and we had stuff to do. We jumped straight onto a city tour on a done up vintage car. The tour took us round the various parts of San Fran itself (Financial area, Presideo, Golden Gate Bridge, Union St, Nob Hill etc etc). Whilst it was great to get an overview of the city, it didn't provide too much substance.Steep (check out the Switchbacks at the top of the street)
Tram
Alcatraz from the mainland
Golden Gate
Me and Wifey
After the tour, we headed straight down to the ferry - destination Alcatraz. There was a bar on the Ferry
but only for the return voyage A bit of an uphill walk to the Main Cell block, but we got there, grabbed the Audio Tour, and headed straight in. Audio tour was pretty good and the whole place had an eerie feel about it. It was smaller than I expected but they still crammed 300 prisoners in there at once. It;s hard to imagine what it would've been like to be stuck in that place, and be able to hear the people enjoying New Years parties on the mainland. It was also pretty evident that trying to swim off the island would have been bloody hard with the really strong currents.
Shower block
Main Cellhouse
Lavish Accommodations
I don't think Milkshakes brought the boys to the yard...
Cellhouse from the Yard
Bottom right of shot - Solitary Confinement (DARK
)Back on the mainland, we checked into our uber lavish hotel, not before getting our Taxi driver to take us down the Lombard st switchbacks.
Oh la la
Day 2 was Mon and My 3rd anniversary so decided to have a picnic in the Park. The park in from of the "painted ladies" - better known for the house where the TV show Full House was set. We also checked out San Fran and met some locals.
Spinny thing to turn the Trams around - manual (they have to push it round)
Painted Ladies
WTF is everyone??? Olsen Twins must've be out making a porno or something.
Hunting is big in the US... Whatever you're after.
We spent the afternoon getting drunk and playing pool with locals. Turns out some of these locals were undercover cops
Ashley - our waitress.
The Fuzz
Anyway, we shorlty after headed to Oakland to jump on a red-eye flight to Houston, Via Atlanta - Painful
Verdict: 4 Kudas
San Fransisco was great (wish we had more time there)
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