Steve Smith
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Hey all. As you may know, I've spent the last 3.5 weeks on holiday in the US. It's been fantastic! Really great to get away from the daily grind and do something completely different. I thought I'd post some pics. I seem to have come home with over 1400 photos! I'm going to sort through and pic out my favourites when I get time, but I'll post a few from each of the places I've been here.
So, we started in San Francisco. Great city and full of many different cultures/nationalities. We stayed in a small hotel in China Town. It was cheap, and basic and suitable for a place to crash when we got home after a long day site seeing.
We rented bikes and cycled across the Golden Gate Bridge.
We went walkabout trying to get to Coit Tower, which is one of the highest points in SF. This photo is looking back at the business district, looming in the background.
We also did Alcatraz on the last night we were there. I snapped this from the ferry on the way to the island.
We were ushered into the showerblock for the start of our tour.
Alcatraz was really atmospheric. Very dark and had a musty smell. The tour showed you cells where people were killed, where grenades went off during a riot (shrapnel marks/scratches still in the concrete) and other things. Worth doing, especially at night!
Anyhow, we moved onto Monterey Bay, to go to the aquarium. This was pretty impressive but something about it didn't hit the spot. Not sure what it was. I enjoyed it non-theless
Then it was onto Yosemite. I think this was hands down the best part of the holiday (other than seeing family).
So, we started in San Francisco. Great city and full of many different cultures/nationalities. We stayed in a small hotel in China Town. It was cheap, and basic and suitable for a place to crash when we got home after a long day site seeing.
We rented bikes and cycled across the Golden Gate Bridge.
We went walkabout trying to get to Coit Tower, which is one of the highest points in SF. This photo is looking back at the business district, looming in the background.
We also did Alcatraz on the last night we were there. I snapped this from the ferry on the way to the island.
We were ushered into the showerblock for the start of our tour.
Alcatraz was really atmospheric. Very dark and had a musty smell. The tour showed you cells where people were killed, where grenades went off during a riot (shrapnel marks/scratches still in the concrete) and other things. Worth doing, especially at night!
Anyhow, we moved onto Monterey Bay, to go to the aquarium. This was pretty impressive but something about it didn't hit the spot. Not sure what it was. I enjoyed it non-theless
Then it was onto Yosemite. I think this was hands down the best part of the holiday (other than seeing family).