A couple hours West of Lake Tahoe we finally arrive in Sacramento - the Capital City of California. We stayed here for 7 days with Wade's Dad and his wife Terri. We had so much fun; they are very fun and welcoming people and it was so nice to meet the whole family. Wade hadn't seen them for the best part of 8 years so there was lots to catch up on! We did manage some sight-seeing though!
I really liked Sacramento; the downtown area is nice and relatively easy to navigate. The State Capitol building is beautiful, all bright white against the palm trees and hot sun. We walked in the building which is just as beautiful inside as it is out. The building is huge; we got to sit in the part where they make all the important decisions and we also walked by Arnold Schwarzenneggers office which was rather fun.. and no, he wasn't in office on that day, I found out that he doesn't even live in Sacramento, preferring to fly in by private jet every day... alright for some!
I really liked Sacramento; the downtown area is nice and relatively easy to navigate. The State Capitol building is beautiful, all bright white against the palm trees and hot sun. We walked in the building which is just as beautiful inside as it is out. The building is huge; we got to sit in the part where they make all the important decisions and we also walked by Arnold Schwarzenneggers office which was rather fun.. and no, he wasn't in office on that day, I found out that he doesn't even live in Sacramento, preferring to fly in by private jet every day... alright for some! 
Old Town Sacramento is very quaint and nice. It has a lot of charm and was a pleasure to walk around. I was lucky enough to get to visit there twice - the first time we went in the afternoon and walked the area, browsing in all the stores (Evangelines is awesome and so fun!), and then the next night we went back there with all the family for a lovely meal at the Joe's Crab Shack, right on the river, it was so nice. We even got to see the Bridge raise to let a boat go under - quite the sight.. not the Golden Gate Bridge, a bridge that is painted Golden rather bizarrely that raises to let huge cargo ships go under.
Next stop on the tourist trail was San Francisco.... WOW!!! I was so excited to visit there; the city is beautiful and it was very rewarding to finally see the major landmarks I had previously seen pictures of.. the Golden Gate Bridge, Alcatraz, Fishermans Wharf and Lombard Street - that crazy squiggly street that has appeared in movies... let me tell you, it is a bitch to walk up! but very beautiful because of all the flowers in bloom.
We walked about 15 miles round San Francisco. Contrary to what I previously though, the Golden Gate Bridge is not right there in San Francisco, well it is, but it's not a quick walk away... try a 6 mile walk away! .. we perservered and walked to the middle section of the bridge which was quite an experience. I didn't know the bridge would be so noisy! They have these weird raised things on the bridge to slow the traffic down I guess, but it makes for a very noisy time of it on the bridge. The bridge is also very high and affords the most amazing views of the Bay. Clam Chowder in a sour-dough bread bowl from a fish market vendor for lunch and my San Francisco experience was complete. A long walk back to the boat for the hour ride back home and the perfect end to an awesome day. San Francisco is an amazing city and I can't wait to return there some day soon and explore more of what it has to offer.
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