Group 3 9 July 2016

Group 3

Eunice Cho, Sabrina Lee Stephanie Liang, Eunice Lee

Unlike our usual daily routine which usually involve sitting and listening in a lecture hall, today we went to the San Francisco sightseeing including the tour around the San Francisco city. We saw most of the San Francisco city including spots such as the Golden Gate Bridge which happens to be in the color called international orange and Victorian houses, the central library, the old area which spread blues and jazz and rock'n roll and the Walt Disney family museum.  The view of San Francisco was amazing and new to us.  Among all of the sights, the most interesting sight is the Golden Gate Bridge. Since today's weather is quite unstable and the whole bridge is covered with fog, we can't see much but the experience on the Golden Gate Bridge is truly extraordinary. Since we were sightseeing on a double-deck bus without shelter, when we reached the Golden Gate Bridge, the cold and face numbing wind kept hitting our faces and we felt that our faces have been frozen by the cold wing on the Golden Gate Bridge. One cool fact about the Golden Gate Bridge is that it wasn't always the iconic international orange which is basically red; it once was coved in yellow with black strips which is hilarious. The wind speed made us feel like riding on the roller coaster. We passed through the Chinatown. The wind was really strong when we pass through the street. We all enjoyed the wind blowing experience. We are shocked to see so many traditional designed buildings and also the red Chinese lanterns in between the buildings. The road was very steep as if we were riding on the roller coaster. It was such an exciting and memorable trip.

After the sightseeing on the tour bus, we were able to get to Pier 39 which was a popular tourist spot and it is absolutely crowded. Pier 39 was an area next to the waterfront full of souvenir shops and other interesting stores. We had one and a half hour to explore the pier, our group had quite a lot of fun at the Candy stores as they are filled with all different sorts of candies from taffy to ring pops, all sorts of candies are available in the stores, it seemed like we were in the Willy Wonka chocolate factory and everywhere are just filled with amazing candies. There were also shops which sell unique items such as items made for those who are left handed. We bought a huge bunch of candies for ourselves and our family and friends, we had a really great time there.

City Hall of San Francisco

Us travelling the 'roller coaster'-like road

We are near the Golden Gate Bridge and in front of the Angels Island