November 25-27
I'm way late on this post, but it is probably a good thing because there would probably be a novel to go along with the bazillion pictures. For Thanksgiving 2011 we just had our own little Thanksgiving together with just us. We had a lot of the traditional Thanksgiving goods of turkey, potatoes and gravy, stuffing, rolls, and pie (just for Trav). Because we couldn't hang out in Utah and do all the family festivities that were going on, we decided to head to San Fran for our own fun. I asked Trav what he wanted for his birthday and he said to go to his first NFL game. Even though it wasn't on his birthday, at least it was in the same month. We really wanted to go to the 49ers game, but they weren't playing at home this weekend, so we went to an Oakland Raiders game. We had been told that Raiders fans are crazy and scary. Well that was definitely true for the "black hole" section. Luckily for us, that was on the other side of the stadium and near the field. The fans cheer on their team just like all fans. There was a little scuff between two women that started a little racket, but nothing major. We had a good time and we were happy they won the Bears 25-20.
We took a boat ride over to Alcatraz. It was a little eery, but it was interesting to hear the stories of the prisoners trying to escape. We took the audio tour. I always like to add some history flavor into our vacations.
Visiting the Oakland Temple was a must for me! This is Trav's little brother favorite temple, so we made sure to take plenty of pictures. We did a session and it was so peaceful. We got to see the temple in the daylight before the session, then we got to enjoy the inside, and then we got to walk around outside when we came out at night time. It doesn't matter what temple you go to, it is so special to feel the same spirit that each of them hold.
We didn't have enough time to do everything that we wanted or spend enough time at some places we went but we took a quick trip to Ghirardelli Square.
We explored Pier 39 and Fisherman's Wharf. Travis got a taste of the best Clam Chowder he has ever had at Pier Market.
I loved the atmosphere of this dinner and of course the compay ;). It overlooked the water and they had the Christmas decorations and lights on. It was romantic.
We saw the famous "Seven Painted Ladies". We walked in the park where the "Full House" family had their famous picnic in the opening credits.
We made sure to drive over the Golden Gate Bridge. It was a pretty foggy day and the pictures didn't turn out super great, but it is an awesome bridge. I really wanted to bike it, but we ran out of time.
We definitely wanted to stay longer and we hope to visit again sometime, but I can see why people love San Francisco. It is a beautiful city!!
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