Day 4: Alcatraz/Palo Alto/Monterey

We spent the morning touring Alcatraz (a small island located in the middle of San Francisco Bay that served as a federal prison from the 1930s-70s). After taking a ferry from the city to the island, we had free reign to explore the island and prison at will. From the island there are beautiful views of the city and of the Golden Gate Bridge.

(the trendy headphones and lanyards around our neck are part of the audio tour of the prison)

After our Alcatraz tour, we picked up our rental car and headed south to Palo Alto, home of Stanford University. We had been told the campus was beautiful and worth the visit, and we agree. It is completely different from any university I have ever seen, and while I will always be biased to the beauty of Auburn's campus, Stanford's campus had a different sort of charm. 

We left Palo Alto and hopped on Pacific Highway 1 to Monterey. We arrived late afternoon, settled in our hotel, and headed to the downtown/marina area for dinner. Walker was instantly taken by the city's charm, and it was a nice change of pace from our miles and miles of walking in San Francisco.