Monday 4th December 2006

This morning we caught a cable car down to Pier 33 where we caught a ferry across to Alcatraz Island. We took an audio tour of the island which used to be a prison, a fortress and is now a historical site so it has a huge history. The tour was fantastic and very informative. We walked around the grounds for a while before heading back to the mainland and onto Pier 39 for some slight shopping. After Pier 39 we headed up to Lombard street - the crookedest street in the world. We caught a taxi up to the top of the street and then walked down to the bottom where we were accosted by asian tourists who took our photos! We then caught a taxi back to Chinatown and walked the streets before heading back to our hostel to pack and go to sleep as we had a 3.15am start in the morning to catch our plane! Sob sob sob.