The first morning we were there we woke up early, of course. Our bodies were still on Eastern time. We decided to walk to this little breakfast cafe that was a couple of blocks away. It turned out to be one of the most amazing breakfast places EVER!
Taylor St. Coffee Shop was definitely one of the cutest little breakfast places I have ever been to. There were about 8- 10 tables crammed into this little tiny place. They had the BEST food. Chad got a spicy bacon hash with eggs and an english muffin, and I got the most delicious croissant breakfast sandwich with bacon, egg, cheese, spinach, and tomato! We also got a side of what they call Millionaire Bacon. Boy did it live up to its name. It was a thick piece of bacon smothered in this spicy spice mixture and brown sugar. It was absolutely the best bacon I have ever had. It was super sticky and just delicious!
After breakfast, we headed down to the Fisherman's Wharf neighborhood and Pier 39. We walked around taking everything in until our audio tour at Alcatraz.
I realized on this trip that I am horrible at remembering to take pictures. Alcatraz was so amazing and I do not have a single picture EXCEPT.......
We found out upon arrival to Alcatraz that there was a guest on the island. He actually used to be a prisoner at Alcatraz. He never told anyone that he was a prisoner except his wife. His name is Bob Luke. He was put on the island for robbing a bank using a semi-automatic weapon. However, he has been on his best behavior for the past 55 years. Mr. Luke decided to write an autobiography about his time at Alcatraz. Upon writing the book, he was forced to go back and tell his long life friends his most kept secret. Needless to say, everyone was excepting of him. He did write the book and happened to be signing copies of his book the day we were there. He and his wife were as sweet and cute as they could be. It was an extremely cool moment and experience.
After walking about 6 miles that day, we decided to head back to the hotel to take a little nap. This momma needed a little break after all of that. We decided to go to dinner a little later. We went to the Tadich Grill. It had great reviews on multiple websites. However, we did not have a good experience. Everything from the service to the food was very non-impressive and disappointing.
After dinner, we went back to the hotel and slept for a VERY long time......
It was heavenly!
Stay tuned for day two tomorrow!
