Hi Everyone!

We are writing to you from the San Francisco Airport! Yesterday was our last day in the beautiful city of San Francisco. We had an action packed day. In the morning, we took a boat ride to Alcatraz prison and were lucky enough to have sunshine the whole time! The prison was really cool. We took an audio tour that told us all about the history of Alcatraz, including prison life, attempted escapes and the officers’ stories. 

Alcatraz Prison

Although we really enjoyed the tour, it was a little bit creepy to think about what happened there.  Also, the contrast between the island and the city of San Francisco is incredible. We got some great pictures!

After returning to the mainland, we wandered around the famous Pier 39 for great views of the water and, of course, souvenirs! Then we took advantage of the beautiful weather to walk the 1.7 miles across the Golden Gate Bridge. The wind was incredible! It nearly blew us over! Everyone was singing, waving their flags and taking photos.

Lisa (Germany), Julie (Denmark), Line (Norway), Nils (Germany),
Maiken (Denmark) and Nanna (Denmark) in front of the Golden Gate Bridge

When we got back to the hotel, the fun was about to start. We had a nice goodbye dinner in the hotel ballroom which quickly turned to a killer dance party. Everyone was dancing their hearts out, hugging and enjoying their final moments together. 

When the music turned off, it was finally time to say goodbye. It was so sad because we don’t know when (or if) we are going to meet again. This trip has been such an amazing experience for us all. We made so many new friends from all over the world and by the end I think we all felt really close. It’s going to be hard to go back to our routine, but we will always remember our California Adventure! We want to say a big thank you to the Belo staff (Tici, Lauren, Kristy and Laura) for making this an amazing trip for all of us! We love you guys!

--- Line, Norway and Arianna, Italy (with a little help from our monitor, Laura)