San Francisco Take 2.

My friend Sara and I decided to visit San Francisco before we went home as we loved it so much the first time and it meant that we could also see our friend Kim one last time before we had to fly back to Europe! 

11 June 2014

On our first day in the city we went to the Ferry Building Marketplace which is a really cool place to eat and drink. There are many different stalls and shops all offering different things and I got some delicious ice cream from Humphry Slocombe. We then walked to Pier 39 where we had a look around and then up to Ghirardelli Square to check out the chocolate. Afterwards I had arranged to meet up with a couple of American cousins for dinner so we went to Chinatown to meet them and have dinner. The place was called X&Y, a small traditional restaurant, but it had great food! I was so pleased with myself that I actually used chopsticks for the whole meal, one of the things I learnt in America! After we had eaten and caught up we went to get Gelato and then we parted ways and headed back to Kim's house.

The Ferry Building

12 June 2014

On our second day we went to Berkeley with Kim and her boyfriend. We went to Amoeba, a renowned record store and also saw the university. We got a hot dog from Top Dog and then I got a Mint Chocolate Ice Cream Cookie Sandwich from Cream. On the drive back to Kim's house we stopped at a viewing point which had an amazing view of the foggy city.

View of San Francisco

13 June 2014

We got the bus to Haight Ashbury and then walked to Golden Gate Park where we saw the Observatory of Flowers. We sat down and relaxed for a while and then decided to go to Bubba Gump for dinner at Pier 39. 

Observatory of Flowers

Coit Tower

Seagull at Pier 39

Sunset in the Foggy City

Sea Lions at Pier 39

Bubba Gump

Bubba's After the Storm "Bucket of Boat Trash"

14 June 2014

Before our flight back to Long Beach we had a full day with Kim and her mum as we went to Sutro Heights Park. In 1894 a huge public swimming baths was built right next to the coast which could hold 10,000 people at a time. Water from the ocean was used to fill the pools and the owner wanted the Baths to be educational as well as recreational. The Baths, along with Cliff House, which overlooked them, attracted a huge number of visitors in the beginning, however it was not ultimately successful and its popularity dwindled. There was a fire in 1966 which destroyed the buildings and all that remains are ruins, in a pretty impressive setting.

The remains of Sutro Baths

Birds

Fishing

Heart-shaped rock formation

Abandoned Staircase

View of the Golden Gate Bridge

We took a look around the other side of the cliff and saw this massive beach.

We then went to have some clam chowder on Pier 39 before heading to the airport to catch our flight back to Long Beach. 

Finally having clam chowder

That was the last trip of my time in America, the most amazing year, I couldn't have asked for a better time! I can't believe its over but now onto the next thing, finishing my degree back in Hull! Thank you for reading over the past year!

That's all folks!

The End.