ALCATRAZ ISLAND

Took the street car down to Fisherman's Wharf for our Alcatraz tour. We had to wait for a while, so my friend and I decided to share a big cinnamon pretzel. It's just like a big donut. Then we boarded the ferry for Alcatraz Island, ferry took 20 minutes. The island was amazing. We walked around for a while and then went into the prison. It was a group tour, we all had to put on earphones for an audible(?) presentation. This was really, really good. The prison is huge! Spent nearly three hours going through and around the island. Very interesting!

One of many crumbling buildings on Alcatraz



Rules of Alcatraz book that all new inmates received upon entering their cell.



Amazing views of San Francisco from Alcatraz Island

Vintage Clothes shopping in Haight-Ashbury

I am normally not a vintage store kind of a gal, and I get frustrated picking through racks but how can you NOT want to go into a store smack dab in the middle of Haight Ashbury? There was bound to be some great stuff in there and by golly, I was determined to find some.


My best friend spotted a beautiful chocolate brown suede coat with faux fur trim for the bargain price of $65. Sadly, it did not fit, but she persevered and kept browsing.

This place was very well-organized. Racks of dresses were organized by decade: 80s prom dresses (think Cyndi Lauper) 50s suit dresses for channeling your inner Jackie Kennedy, and way-cool 60s psychedelic print shift dresses reminiscent of Grace Slick.


I found a vintage 1970's David Bowie ladies t-shirt that I just loved and had to have it. I hoped and prayed that it would fit. Okay, so as long as I don't gain another ounce, it fits fine.

If we didn't have a plane to catch, we'd no doubt have spent way more time and money in this place. It has a little bit of everything and it's in mostly pristine condition, with very fair prices.

Well that's it for my trip to San Francisco. I can't wait to return next year!