San Francisco is one of my most favorite cities in...

San Francisco is one of my most favorite cities in the whole world. But to really connect with the city you must walk or cycle across the iconic Golden Gate Bridge. It's free to cross and the pedestrian walkway is the east sidewalk running along the east (bay) side of the bridge. The city views are fantastic and you might get a photo opportunity with the SF-PD bike patrol as we did (my son was chuffed). There is so much going. We saw sea lions and dolphins and there might have been whales as well but we were not sure. We also saw some red tailed hawks. Also, at one point a helicopter flew under the bridge. To spend a pleasant day a bridge walk is a must. If you cycle right across the bridge you can visit the pretty towns of Sausalito and Tiburon to get some lunch. A really good day was had by all although we were tired on the walk back.