During our trip to San Francisco we went on one of the Alcatraz tours. We had booked it in advance and had wanted to do the Alcatraz night tour but those were sold out. The Alcatraz experience was awesome. We did the audio tour and would highly recommend it. The audio tour, available in many languages is about an hour and a half and is narrated by a former Alcatraz officer, … [Read more...]
Our Trip to San Francisco
Sightseeing Around San Francisco We didn't get to spend a ton of time in San Francisco but the time we did get there was fun! We will most definitely have to return and spend a lot more time checking out this awesome city. We flew in to San Francisco and stayed overnight at the DoubleTree by Hilton hotel San Francisco airport, rented a car and then drove on to Carmel, CA … [Read more...]
San Francisco Marriott Fisherman’s Wharf Hotel
Marriott Hotel, San Francisco After a few days in Carmel, CA we headed back to San Francisco for an overnight stay. We left early to get in enough time for touristy stuff around San Francisco. I'll share all the fun things we did in the next few posts. But I wanted to write about our stay at the Marriott hotel, San Francisco. Once again, we used points to stay … [Read more...]
Good Times at Fisherman’s Wharf: Monterey, CA
Fisherman's Wharf, Monterey, CA We weren't at Fisherman's Wharf in Monterey, CA for very long. We went there mostly to go on the Monterey Bay whale watching tour. But we did arrive early enough to walk around a bit and take video of the California sea lions before the whale watching tour. … [Read more...]
Monterey Bay Whale Watching Tour: Blue Whale Video
Whale Watching Tour: An Experience to Remember The Monterey Bay whale watching tour was one of the highlights of our trip to California. We bought tickets in advance from the Monterey Bay Whale Watch tour company (I featured their video in this post). We chose the 9 AM tour and paid $49 each. Totally worth it. I did a lot of research before choosing a whale watching tour … [Read more...]
