Spring Break cont...

So here's what happened the rest of our trip...

Day 2:

We headed into San Fransisco to tour around the city. I had been there before, but it was still fun for me to see all the sites and Devin had never been there. Our main attraction for the day was Pier 39.

We had some of the best donuts I've ever tasted. They were really small too, which made you think that you could have a lot :) My dad kept handing me money saying, "Go get some more donuts." I think we probably could have just eaten donuts all day and been perfectly happy.

We saw quite a few sea lions who practically permanently reside at Pier 39. They are always there and they're even marked on the map.

My sister and I watching the sea lions. If you can tell, the one above and to the right of my sisters head was actually sleeping with his arm raised. We just kept joking that he was probably dreaming of being at school..."I know the answer, call on me!"

We took a ferry out into the bay. It was really windy for part of the time, but it was a lot of fun and we got some great pictures. We saw the Ghiradelli chocolate factory and Alcatraz -- more pictures of Alcatraz to come.The ferry took us out by the Golden Gate Bridge and we actually went right under it. It really is a huge landmark and is such an incredible architectural design, especially considering it was started around the Civil War time. Me, my mom, and my niece Emma -- We kept telling my mom that we were trying to take a picture, but you can tell from her face she obviously wasn't listening :)

The Rock! I've actually been on the island of Alcatraz and it's just a creepy place. In this picture you can see some of the rundown buildings. They say that that the water currents and temperature of the water made it virtually impossible to escape from. Plus they would bring in sharks as part of the guarding system too. Definitely wouldn't want to live there. Devin was the cameraman manning the video camera most of the trip. That's Alcatraz behind him. We ate lunch at a famous Boudin's Sourdough bread factory. It was really cool because you could see them making the bread at one part then go over and buy food. It was really yummy! Go San Fransisco Sourdough bread!

We walked a little bit more around Fisherman's Wharf, touring some of the sites around there. We wanted to go to the Ripley's Believe it or Not museum, but the rest of the family was starting to get tired at this point. Outside the museum we saw this sign...

So we thought, "why not?" Who knows, maybe these fertility statues will give us some good luck! We decided to go into the wax museum, because that's the one my nieces wanted the most. Here are a few of the famous people we met while there...We drove around the city a little bit and went down Lombard Street -- the curviest street in the world. It's kind of funny because there's always a huge line of cars waiting to drive down the street. It's so curvy that you literally can't go more than 5 mph plus it's steep too. These pictures were from the car so they aren't the greatest and it's a little hard to tell how curvy the road really is. I can't believe people actually live on that street. We were going down the street in a suburban which was an adventure in and of itself. San Fransisco has got to be one of the hilliest (is that a word?) places in the world. Well, after driving around a little bit we ate dinner at The House of Prime Rib. The menu -- Prime Rib. If you're a vegetarian this is not the place for you. The menu literally consist of prime rib and that's it. Basically it comes down to how big a piece of prime rib you want -- small thin slice, small medium slice, medium, or extra large. Here's a link to see the menu for yourselves http://houseofprimerib.net/ Devin and I opted to split the King Henry VIII cut -- the largest portion. This might have been the most expensive restuarant I've ever been to and Devin and I figured sharing one $50 plate would be cheaper then getting two $30 -$45 plates. It was a really nice place with great food.

Well, that was day 2. I'd finish the rest of trip now, but I'm just tired at the moment -- have to finish later.

Spring Break

This was the first year in a while that I've gotten a spring break off school -- BYU doesn't have spring break. Devin and I really took advantage of it. We found a REALLY good deal on airfare and went to California!!

Here are our adventures...

Day 1: Wicked
We flew into Oakland in the early afternoon. This was actually our first flight together. Oddly enough we've taken separate flights since being married, but this was our first together. We were picked up by my oldest sister and then went to her house where we were able to relax, eat, and play with my adorable nieces. Then we headed into San Fransisco. We got to see one of my favorite plays -- WICKED!! It was awesome as usual. I almost liked it better here than in New York because the theater was smaller and we were closer to the stage. They kept saying no photography, but I snuck some pictures anyway. It was a really cool theater -- even the ceiling was very intricate.
Well, that sums up day one!