We took cable cars whenever possible. The ONLY way to go!
Cable Car
The Bay Cruise was free with our City Pass (which included a 5-day pass for all San Francisco public transportation, cable cars included). We saw these sea lions sunbathing as our Bay Cruise left harbor.
Sea Lions Sunning Themselves as We Leave for Our Bay Cruise Sea Lions
This is a picture I took of the Golden Gate Bridge (which connects San Francisco to Sausalito (on your right) and the rest of Marin County) from the Bay Cruise.
The Golden Gate Bridge Connects San Francisco to Sausalito and Marin County
This is a picture I took of the Bay Bridge (which connects Oakland on your left to San Francisco on your right) from the Bay Cruise. Actually, the Bay Bridge connects San Francisco and Oakland with two different bridges. The Oakland side is a cantilever bridge which connects to two small islands (Treasure Island, which is the flat portion you see on your left, and the bigger Yerba Buena island right next to it--it looks like there is just one island but there are two there). The long section of bridge, from Yerba Buena to San Francisco, it is just a normal suspension bridge
The Bay Bridge Spans Oakland and San Francisco
My fine, feathered friend. We chatted while I was waiting for Mark to get us some food at Fisherman's Wharf.
Pigeon I Chatted with Whilst Mark Was Away
We visited the Cable Car Museum after the Bay Cruise. This is a picture of the motors running the working cable car lines.
Working Motors inside Cable Car Museum
This is the front window of the City Lights Bookstore. City Lights is an independent bookstore/publisher and is widely known as the spiritual home of the "Beat" poets (Kerouac, Ginsberg, and the boys)--a must for any self-respecting Literature degree holder.
City Lights Bookstore Front Window
These are the world-famous "Painted Ladies." The Painted Ladies are these famous pastel-colored Victorian houses on Steiner.
The Painted Ladies of Steiner Street