A walk down memory lane as I write this…
We started our San Fran trip with a guided electric bike tour with Dylan’s Tours. It was a 6 hour electric bike tour with a local as our guide. Here were some of the stops:
Fisherman’s Wharf – a popular tourist area with great shops and eateries.
Golden Gate Bridge – it was such a thrill zooming across this on an electric bike! It was very windy and hearing the stories about when it was built was amazing. Definitely didn’t have the same safety measures in place as we do today.
The Painted Ladies – beautiful Victorian homes, better known from the opening of Full House.
Haight-Ashbury – hippie central; Janis Joplin lived here along with Jerry Garcia.
Janis Joplin’s house at some point
North Beach – Little Italy, bring on the pasta!
Fort Point – Located just beneath the Golden Gate Bridge, gives you a front row seat to the San Francisco Bay. This former military fortification was used during both the Civil War and World War II.
Thanks for the sweatshirts! It’s cold in July!
Palace of Fine Arts – Inspired by Roman and Greek architecture, the Palace of Fine Arts was originally constructed to celebrate San Francisco’s recovery from the 1906 earthquake.
Sea Cliff – Noted for its large houses with ocean views and home to many celebrities.
Robin Williams’ late house
Legion of Honor – Called San Francisco’s most beautiful museum, the palace occupies an elevated site in Lincoln Park and displays a collection of ancient and European art.
After our tour ended we hung out with our guide, Said, and went to a couple of other places such as the Farmer’s Market at the Ferry Building and ate a little cash-only gem in Little Italy. We rented the bikes for an additional day, so we could get around easily. San Fran is known for its’ hills and we climbed a lot of them!
I would’ve liked to go to Alcatraz, but unfortunately didn’t purchase tickets in advance and it was sold out, which is pretty common. Buy tickets a few months in advance to secure a spot.
A couple of other sites that deserve to be noted:
The line is for the cruffin so if you want something else bypass the line and go in. Plenty of other goodies!
Our first day was warm…after that, well it was COLD, but definitely fun!
Nice foggy haze over the city at night
One of my favorite pictures that I’ve ever taken
Next on this tour…Monterey, CA!
Located two hours south of San Francisco and a beautiful drive down Highway 1. It’s a sleepy little beach town, and also cold as hell. I had planned for a beach day on this trip to California, which I got, but having to wear pants and a jacket.
Windsurfers 
Lots of pretty beaches and cliffs! Be careful, some are nude beaches.
Monterey is a good overnight place and I absolutely loved our hotel, Spindrift Inn. It was a Victorian style room with a fireplace and they put chocolates on the pillows at night. We didn’t do much except eat and lounge around.
Next on the tour…Point Lobos
Point Lobos National Park is about 20 minutes from Monterey and not overly populated. This was such a great hike and hidden gem. There was a hidden beach we relaxed on for awhile as well as beaches that belonged to the seals. Pictures don’t do this place justice unfortunately. It is very beautiful and serene.
That was great lots of fun things