"911 what is you emergency?" - SFPD
MIKE: They say in Sydney that if you call the police and order a pizza at the same time, the pizza generally gets there first.
ZAN: How fast do you reckon San Francisco police are?
MIKE: We'll have to wait and see...
MIKE & ZAN:
Lesson #5: NEVER stay at the Sonoma Inn, San Francisco.
We awoke at the crack of dawn with plans to visit Alcatraz before the $3 morning discount expired. Just as we were about to step out the door we heard a suspicious thud, thud, thud coming from the room next door. We waited in our room a few minutes in silence. As we went for the door again we heard a rough male voice yell, "wake up..."
A few minutes and several thuds later we heard an anguished plea, "will someone call an ambulance for my girlfriend?!" Not knowing whether to call 911, and with his room between us and the exit we made an executive decision to hide in the bathtub.
We soon discovered that our bathroom may not be the safest place to hide. With each subsequent pound the bathroom wall began to crack. We soon heard a distressed woman's cries which intensified with each thud. This quickly put an end to our debate about whether to call 911. Three cop cars and an ambulance later, less than a minute after our call, we were standing on the street giving our statements to the police.
Needless to say after our little adventure we quickly checked into a lovely little hostel several streets away in an area recommended by the police officer. After a heated discussion with the receptionist at our former lodgings we eventually got our money back, not before she tried to convince us that the police had taken him away. As she was talking we could hear him yelling in the background. We were not convinced.
As we had already missed the cheap ferry to Alcatraz we decided to sooth our frazzled nerves by riding on the cable cars, our favorite thing to do in San Francisco. We made our way to Lombard Street, the world's curviest street according to a plaque on one of the houses. (see picture to come.) Then visited the cable car museum and saw the inner workings of the cable car system. We dined in style at a French jazz restaurant before heading to bed in a much calmer environment.
The following day we finally made it to Alcatraz. We took a tour of the maximum security prison and saw Al Capone's cell and heard about daring and bold escape attempts. (see picture to come)
Despite everything we really enjoyed San Francisco and found it relaxing :)
ZAN: How fast do you reckon San Francisco police are?
MIKE: We'll have to wait and see...
MIKE & ZAN:
Lesson #5: NEVER stay at the Sonoma Inn, San Francisco.
We awoke at the crack of dawn with plans to visit Alcatraz before the $3 morning discount expired. Just as we were about to step out the door we heard a suspicious thud, thud, thud coming from the room next door. We waited in our room a few minutes in silence. As we went for the door again we heard a rough male voice yell, "wake up..."
A few minutes and several thuds later we heard an anguished plea, "will someone call an ambulance for my girlfriend?!" Not knowing whether to call 911, and with his room between us and the exit we made an executive decision to hide in the bathtub.
We soon discovered that our bathroom may not be the safest place to hide. With each subsequent pound the bathroom wall began to crack. We soon heard a distressed woman's cries which intensified with each thud. This quickly put an end to our debate about whether to call 911. Three cop cars and an ambulance later, less than a minute after our call, we were standing on the street giving our statements to the police.
Needless to say after our little adventure we quickly checked into a lovely little hostel several streets away in an area recommended by the police officer. After a heated discussion with the receptionist at our former lodgings we eventually got our money back, not before she tried to convince us that the police had taken him away. As she was talking we could hear him yelling in the background. We were not convinced.
As we had already missed the cheap ferry to Alcatraz we decided to sooth our frazzled nerves by riding on the cable cars, our favorite thing to do in San Francisco. We made our way to Lombard Street, the world's curviest street according to a plaque on one of the houses. (see picture to come.) Then visited the cable car museum and saw the inner workings of the cable car system. We dined in style at a French jazz restaurant before heading to bed in a much calmer environment.
The following day we finally made it to Alcatraz. We took a tour of the maximum security prison and saw Al Capone's cell and heard about daring and bold escape attempts. (see picture to come)
Despite everything we really enjoyed San Francisco and found it relaxing :)
posted by Mike & Zan :-) | 10:33 am
3 Comments:
oh dear lord! the adventures you guys are having over there makes me realise that all those US shows we've been watching on the telly really aren't that overexaggerated, a little nerve-racking really!!
mind you, that being said its all an experience you'll never, ever, ever (i could go on) forget.
As everyone else is saying - keep up with the photos, its keeping us sane at work!!
Hey guys, thanks for postcard. I like san fran too, even if it is a little freaky. Glad you managed to be relocated to somewhere nicer.
Keep exploring!
HOPEFULLY THAT'S THE WORST EXPERIENCE OF THE TRIP! ...YOU POOR DEARS!...(AT LEAST YOU WILL HAVE SOME VIVID MEMORIES TO LOOK BACK ON WHEN OR IF IN THE FUTURE LIFE FEELS BORING!)
YOUR TALES HAVE REKINDLED MEMORIES OF MY 3 MONTH OVERSEAS TRIP WHEN I WAS YOUR AGE...OUR CHEAP "UNIVERSITY"FLIGHT TO EUROPE TOOK A COUPLE OF DAYS..I'M SHORT, BUT I REMEMBER SITTING ALL THOSE HOURS WITH MY KNEES JAMMED LIKE YOURS, FEELING LIKE I WAS ON A CATTLE TRUCK..AND WONDERING HOW THE GUYS OVER 6 FEET TALL WERE COPING!.....ALSO, THE JOY OF ARRIVING IN GRINDELWALD IN SWITZERLAND, ABOVE INTERLAKEN, WITH THE SNOW FALLING ON WHAT LOOKED LIKE FORESTS OF CHRISTMAS TREES!!..IT WAS SO BEAUTIFUL, I CRIED WITH SUCH HAPPINESS AS I HAD NEVER SEEN SNOW BEFORE & THOUGHT I WAS IN HEAVEN ON EARTH!
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