DAY 1 – Thursday 26.05.22

( Night at: The Amsterdam Hostel, San Francisco )

( Maiden Lane, San Francisco )

I landed in San Francisco at 7 am with time zone from Hawaii so basically I haven’t slept anything, I was so tired and I felt also a bit sick in the pat days but anyway I pick up my luggage and I went to take the train to the city to leave my backpack at the hostel. I arrived at Powell street station and I walk till Amsterdam Hostel it was very nice I could see immediately the San Francisco atmosphere with all those little streets up and down was very nice I loved it. Right in front of the Metro there are the cable cars so carteristic. I left my things at the hostel, I passed by a supermarket to get something to eat and than I walk around passing in the Cow Hollow hoods, Marina district and Presidio of San Francisco, the weather was really bad unfortunately, very cloudy and cold like 14 degree and I didn’t have proper clothes for those temperatures, and was very very windy. I made it through Golden gate beach it was absolutely beautiful even if it was cloudy I really liked this bridge. Than I took a bus to come back in downtown and I passed by Chinatown and once I got in downtown I went to Westfield to buy some clothes for winter and for the next days. At 3 pm I went back to the hostel and I fell asleep immediately I was absolutely tired, and in the evening I woke up for few hours but well I stayed in the bed just chill and relaxing and than sleep again.

DAY 2 – Friday 27.05.22

( Night at: The Amsterdam Hostel, San Francisco )

( The Painted Houses, San Francisco )

I woke up at 9 am I got ready and I went to grab something to eat at CVS and than I took the bus to the Golden Gate Postcard Viewpoint, unfortunately also today was cloudy so I but we’ll i try ed anyway to explore the city as much as I could, so after I took a bus and I walk around Pacific Heights which is a really nice neighbourhood with typical San Francisco houses, and I walk till The Painted Houses and one I got there I chill and enjoy the view there, it wasn’t so cold was just cloudy. After I went to Mission District but it didn’t seems very safe so I went back to downtown check around eat something and I got ready to met Gabriele. I went where he lives around 7:30 pm and went to eat something at The Snug it was really nice see him again, talking about his life in San Francisco, how the things are working in the US a bit of everything. And than after the dinner we went to Palmer’s Tavern to get two drinks and we organised to go to Napa Valley together on Sunday.

DAY 3 – Saturday 28.05.22

( Night at: The Amsterdam Hostel, San Francisco )

( Cable Car at the Wharf, San Francisco )

I couldn’t sleep well i the night I had a really bad stomachache, it was very painful so I woke up at 11 am, my body very sore and I was very exhausted, but obviously I wanted to try to make to the best out of the days so I took the bus and I went to the Fisherman’s Wharf I walked around and I took few photos there and the weather actually was pretty nice and than I took an other bus and I decided to visit the Golden Gate Park which is very nice, relaxing with artist playing instruments and painting. I really loved it even if I was very exhausted. Later on I went back to the hostel because around 6 pm the weather wasn’t so good, I wanted to go to watch the sunset but was cloudy, Gabriele invited me to go out with his friends but I was too tired so I just went to sleep very early.

DAY 4 – Sunday 29.05.22

( Night at: Orange Village Hostel, San Francisco )

( Chandon Winery, Napa Valley )

I woke up at 8 am I got ready went to Starbucks for breakfast and I took the bus to meet Gabriele at 10 am near Pier 33 where we are picking up the car rented and we started the road to Napa Valley, so on the way I started to call the wineries and first we decided to stop at Napa Valley Tasting Barn which it was really nice I totally like it but it was a bit expensive. Than we decided to for for lunch and we went at Bistro Don Giovanni an Italian restaurant very famous in the area and we really had a good lunch actually. After we kept going for the wine testing and we went at Chandon Winery which it was absolutely amazing actually we totally enjoy a glass of wine and relaxed in the nice atmosphere and than we tried to go at Castello di Amorosa even it was a bit late, actually it was closed but I really wanted to visit it so we just get in and we visited outside only because inside was already closed. Than we made our way back to SF and for the sunset we stopped at Baker Beach, it was absolutely amazing I totally loved it, what a magic atmosphere just the weather was bit too cold unfortunately and very windy. Than Gabriele dropped me off and we said good bye and I can say that it was a very nice day.

DAY 5 – Monday 30.05.22

( Night at: Chancellor Hotel on Union Square, San Francisco )

( Golden Gate Bridge, San Francisco )

I woke up and I did the check out and I went to the hotel to drop of my backpack and than I took the bus to Battery Spancer, which is an amazing place to see the Golden Gate Bridge and I styed there a bit taking pictures and walking while I was organising to see Christina that her college drop her off at Equator Caffees where we get a sandwich for lunch and than we went for a walk since it a very nice day so we went to Marshall’s Beach and from there after relaxing on the need beach for a bit we took an Uber back to the Chancellor Hotel we took a shower we got ready and we went to eat Thai just five minutes from the hotel unfortunately it wasn’t the best but still it was okay and from there we decided to go out so we went at The Castro which is the gay district of San Francisco and we went on a gay bar we had few drinks and than we went back to the Hotel.

DAY 6 – Tuesday 31.05.22

( Night at: Chancellor Hotel on Union Square, San Francisco )

( Alcatraz Island, San Francisco )

We woke up at 8 am and we went to the bar next to the hotel well also suggested from the hotel to have breakfast and than we took an uber to go to take the ferry to visit Alcatraz island, the boat left at 10:30 am and to get into Alcatraz is just few minutes not too far and once we get there we took an audio guide and we started to walk around all the island and inside of the building to see the cellar the kitchen the common spaces all of it and than at 1:30 pm we took the ferry back to SF and we went for lunch at Bubba Gum lunch, I didn’t know what it was but apparently is really famous in America and than we walked around and we went to watch the Sea Lions at Pier 39and chill and than we walked to Lombard street, which is a really nice street and than we walked back to the Hotel totally tired so we didn’t even went out in the evening.

DAY 7 – Wednesday 01.05.22

( First June month pride in Union Square )

Left the room around 11:30 am we went outside in Union Square and well the sun up but not too warm like 18 degree Celsius and pride flag all over or in few buildings they were put them on, walking hand in hand with C. the girl that I was with it was really nice, I don’t know why but all the time that I’m with a gils doing daily random things I feel like a teenager and it feels amazing honestly I wish I could find a partner tat makes me fells like that. For lunch we stopped at The Cheesecake Factory for lunch which it was a very nice place I liked it even if I wasn’t very feeling it, I had a massive headache. Before leave SF we stopped at Amorino for an Italian ice cream. Than we went back to the hotel packed everything quick and we went to take the Bart together at Powell Street Station. We arrived at airport really earlier and we were in two different terminal since she was flying with United and I was with Delta so, we stayed together talking a bit it was very nice actually and then we said goodbye and I walk to the terminal 2 where I drop off my bag, I passed the controls and I get into the gate. I had no time waiting so I got into the plane immediately basically and blessed there were the screen so I decided to watch the house of Gucci while they were giving sneaks. At 8 pm I landed at the airport of Salt Lake City, I already knew that the next flight is in late schedule at 10:35 pm instead of 9:05 pm so I went to Starbucks I got something to eat and thank I walked around till I went to the gate to wait for the flight. Unfortunately they announced more delayed at 11:20 pm, I got in the plane a lot of kids crying around but I got the heart plugs so I could keep watching a move unfortunately I couldn’t finish The House of Gucci it wasn’t on the screen so I watched Couples Retreat which it was a smooth comedy. At 2:40 am luckily I landed in San Antonio I was very tired, I just called an Uber and I went to sleep immediately which it was very late after 3 am. I got a room because it was the only solution in San Antonio there are no hostels so it was a bit expensive and I had to book a room next to the hotel so at least the Uber was cheap.