Saturday morning at the Ferry Building... Farmer's Market out of doors - the most scrumptious local, sustainable fruits & vegetables...
The Golden Gate Bridge is a world-famous suspension bridge completed in 1937. It is part of US 101, and it connects the City of San Francisco to Marin County and the rest of the northern California coast.
The natural air conditioning system that San Francisco's fog provides engulfs the Golden Gate bridge most afternoons, providing very dramatic temperature changes, and leaving the tourists running to the shops to buy more clothes.
A huge natural harbor, the San Francisco Bay runs from north of the city all the way south to Palo Alto.
Originally built in 1898, this San Francisco landmark at the foot of Market Street was one of the busiest transit terminals in the world prior to the construction of the Bay and Golden Gate Bridges during the 1930s. Ferry traffic declined dramatically thereafter, and from the 1950s until the mid-1990s, the Ferry Building was hidden behind an ugly elevated freeway.
Samovar tea lounge is a tea house that serves a variety of exotic and world teas and offers traditional tea services. They serve everything from standard Earl Grey to more exotic Monkey King.
On a clear winter's day, the world's most famous bridge in International Orange stands in contrast to the green hills of the Marin Headlands, the deep blue of the bay and the light hues of the city beyond.
The is actually a place you do not want to see, but for some it will become the one place you Must see on your trip to San Francisco. All one must do is park a vehicle anywhere in San Francisco that the Department of Parking and Towing deems illegal, and then you will have a very good reason to visit this unwelcoming destination.
Baker Beach is located at the South end of the Golden Gate Bridge on the Pacific Ocean. Approximately a mile long, Baker Beach is part of the Golden Gate National Recreational Area and is said to be the site of the first Burning Man events.