So instead of going on a walking tour, as Caitlin mentioned in her last post, we ended up doing something entirely different when the hostel canceled the tour today and moved it to tomorrow. With free time on our hands and unable to shift to plan b (going to Angel Island a day early), we went for plan c, which involved walking to the Golden Gate Bridge. Since it was a beautiful, clear day - a great happenstance considering it rained all yesterday-we decided walking all the way from our hostel to the bridge was a good idea. After a "two-mile" walk that took us a
bout 2.5 hours (with all the picture taking we had been doing), we finally got there!!!!!!
After spending a good amount of the time there, it was past time for lunch. Then we were off to the LGBT history museum, recently opened in the Castro District. It was tiny, but jam packed with information about the history of Queer life in San Fransisco. My favorite part was the section with articles used by Harvey Milk during his lifetime, such as his megaphone and supervisor shirt.
From there, we decided to explore the Marina district a bit more; going to Pier 39 to go see "the sea lions!" and eat some "miniature cinnamon sugar donuts." I will let Caitlin talk more about this because she was super excited for both and was the nexus for our visit. Then it was time for another group dinner at the hostel (homemade spaghetti and meat sauce with lettuce and bread - it was yummy!). What will tomorrow bring? Hopefully clear skies and an Angel Island visit, which is perfect for Saint Patrick's day because the grass is SO green here.
