Sunny San Fran with a hint of Las Vegas!

This trip had been a bucket list of mine for a long time, we took off from Dublin airport on the direct flight to San Francisco which took just 10 hours, but it was the longest single flight I had taken up to that point.

Our Motel on the bottom of Lombard Street had a great view of the Golden Gate Bridge... what I had forgotten to check was how busy the street was when requesting the view so I’ve a few tips on that score! Straight away we headed for Fisherman’s Wharf and Pier 39, and I absolutely loved it here! It’s such an accessible city as the tram runs through and you can jump on and off at any point. Just make sure you have a ticket!

My favourite thing to do in every place that I visit, is to take a Hop On/Hop Off tour as I find it really helps with getting your bearings. The highlight of San Francisco for us was a trip to Alcatraz, this was excellent, and I was so glad I booked the tickets in advance as it was absolutely jammed and would have been impossible to book locally. We cycled across the Golden Gate Bridge and into Sausalito and took the ferry back. We jammed as much as we could into the 4 days and walked the feet off ourselves, but it was so worth it. SFO I'll be back!

On day 5 we headed for Las Vegas! We took a flight from San Francisco, and it was just over an hour. I still can feel that sense of Wow when we landed! For us, Vegas is one of the most fabulous places on Earth! We only had three nights, but I would have stayed for ten!

We stayed in the Circus Circus hotel and what I loved from the whole area was how each place was themed and no two places were the same. Next door to us was the New York, New York Hotel, and herself the statue of Liberty sitting nicely outside it! Another Hop On/Hop Off tour and we had our bearings! Before you ask, we didn’t do the Grand Canyon. I know, I know... but I really didn’t have the time and so we bought the postcard to show all at home! From the Casino’s to the shopping, we covered most of Vegas. The Old part of Las Vegas is so interesting, we visited nearly all the hotels on the strip as each one was more exciting than the next, so I can give a good view of what’s on offer.

The time went too fast, and it was off home to rainy Ireland again – until the next time.

If you would like to chat about San Francisco or Las Vegas, please give me a call.