Fun in San Fran!

So the date night was amazing! Kevin Spacey was phenomenal, Jenn already covered that (just thought I'd say it again!)

Our last day in San Francisco was so much fun! We walked the Golden Gate Bridge, went to a place called the Exploratorium, went to Alcatraz, and then headed south!

We picked a great day to walk the bridge!

View from the bridge!

Walking the Golden Gate Bridge was like walking the Brooklyn Bridge except it was a lot longer, there was more wind, and you could feel the bridge move due to traffic a lot more. Parking was a hassle until we realized about the second, barely full parking lot 100 feet down the road. It was a lot of fun!

Alcatraz was also quite the experience, we got to take a self guided tour where they give you an audio player with comments and dialogue from inmates and guards that were actually there. It gave a first hand look at a place many people only see in the movies, and it shed some light onto the inner workings of the island. We got to see where the inmates dug through the concrete wall with spoons and escaped from, as well as where Al Capone was held. Fun fact: The date on milk that tells you when it's fresh? That was put in place by Capone because kids were getting sick off spoiled milk. He didn't want his son getting sick so he lobbied congress to have a law passed, he also opened many soup kitchens during the great depression. He wasn't as terrible as the media has portrayed him.

Lunar Lander! Great game!

After the tour we went to the Exploratorium, which turns out, is mostly for kids... Mostly. There were some neat exhibits for sound and electricity that I got a kick out of, but the best part was that they had an arcade game that I had never played, but my dad had... Lunar Lander! It is quite the challenging game! Jenn and I had a couple successful landings after a few crashes which felt really rewarding. The other thing the Exploratorium had was a tactile dome. Basically it is a pitch black dome that you feel your way through. You crawl, stumble, climb, and slide your way to the end and if you are lucky, and not tall like me, you won't bash your head on the ceiling too many times.

One of the buildings on Alcatraz!

Prisoner's cell where they dug through the wall. Imagine trying to crawl through that without anyone knowing!

Alcatraz guard tower!

San Francisco!

San Francisco was a FUN city with a lot to offer, we just got a taste of it but I would definitely go back!

Jenn and I riding the cable car on the outside!