OR/CA Road Trip: Day 9

Today we drove into San Francisco! We stopped off at some of our favorite places to eat and then drove to Pier 33 for my first trip to Alcatraz.

Dan and I loved visit the Bay whenever we'd stay with our buddies in college, but I had never been to the island...we finally did the touristy thing and jumped on a boat to Alcatraz. It was surprisingly fascinating! I enjoyed every second of it!

Here we are at Lucca's! The greatest place to get Italian deli foods.

The Best Cannolis!

Then we went to Oyster Depot for some chowder, oysters and shrimp!

Lotta's for a Baba au rhum -- brioche bread soaked in sugary rum syrup!

A walk through China Town.

Almond Snow! So good! Kobe Bento I am obsessed!

And then we went to Alcatraz!

It was so windy -- I could lean into the wind without falling over!

In September 1961 three men escaped by digging holes through the vents in their cells. They made mannequin heads to fool the guards as they walked by for the nightly inspections. The prisoners crawled through the vents and climbed up the utility corridor until they reached the rooftop.

The next morning police searched for the men, but no one was ever found.

Typical Dan...

We love you San Francisco!

Offensive Tea Party

Ahhh hahaha these crack me up! Vandalized Vintage by Trixie Delisious on Etsy. Could you imagine having a quaint little tea party while drinking out of these cups. Too great.

Having fun with old china- don't tell granny!

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OR/CA Road Trip: Day 8

Today was our last morning with Christian and Jenna. They invited us to go rafting with their family, but Daniel and I had to get-a-move-on (we had plans to be in Sonoma this evening and San Francisco tomorrow). We took baby Aiden and Nanny to the Rouge Creamery for cheese tasting and to Lillie Belle Farms for handmade chocolates before we set-off to Sonoma.

Danny and I got some Oregon Blue (blue cheese) and a brown sugar spice marbled cheddar with a hunk of Salami.

Katie and Austin lent us baby Aiden for the morning.

Happy Boys

Dan decided to buy a cute baby he found at the Creamery

Rum fig jam, berry jam and biscuits for sale! Nanny got a berry jam.

Up

He Goes

Stinker Bug

After the Creamery, we walked next door to Lillie Belle's for chocolates!

Lavender sea salt caramels. Soooo good. I'd say they were my favorite out of the whole shop!

Danny and Christian's Nanny Patty. She is such a wonderful woman!

 I got a Strawberry Passion Cup, a Blue Cheese Truffle, Frangelico Cup and an Absinthe Ganache.

After we said our goodbyes, Danny and I picked blackberries for the car ride to Sonoma!

We had a fun day! Tomorrow we'll be driving into San Francisco! Yay!