Alcatraz was really interesting. The audio tour of the cell house really brought things to life. Also Bill Baker a former inmate, and author of a book on his time at Alcatraz, "Alcatraz #1259", was there in the gift shop to talk to people and promote his book (I think he's been doing that for several years).
Nice to walk about the Ferry bldg market place with all its food shops, on a cold and windy day (Tuesday). Rode the cable cars up steep hills. Walked along the crooked part of Lombard st. Went to the Golden Gate Bridge today. Perfect weather for it. Walked to the first tower and then back Took a muni bus to get to the bridge welcome center and on one stop along the way a whole group of teenage girls and boys hopped on the bus, heading for some museum. Up till that point the buses we had taken had not been crowded. Appears that the Memorial day crowds are starting up.
Had the Dungeness crab cakes appetizer at Cioppino's which was really good with their pesto aioli sauce. My wife got the salmon and I got the scampi linguine, both very good. Clam Chowder at the Blue Mermaid was very good. For a change from seafood, we tried the Indian food at the Curry Leaf one day. Very good Chicken tikka masala, and very spicy (and that wasn't their spiciest dish). Went to a pizza place called Godfellas on Bay st. Had tried to order online and ended up calling them because we weren't sure if our online order for delivery went through. They said they weren't able to do deliveries today as their delivery guy was out. So we decided to stop in there. Upon entry my initial impression, as well as my wifes, was that the place looked to be a bit of a dive (scratched up back wall) and I was thinking "do I really want to eat here". But boy the New York style pizza was just the right thinness, very cheesy, very hot, and very good. Likewise for the thin crust garlic cheese bread. Plus they have a big screen TV.
All in all having a good time in SF.