Tag archive for ‘san francisco’
Ferry Plaza Farmers Market
On the morning of my ill-fated flight back to New York, I walked a few steps from my hotel on the Embarcadero to the Ferry Plaza Farmers Market. Despite it being an early Saturday morning – yes, eight o’clock in the morning is early – there were a lot of shoppers.
Haight-Ashbury Street Fair
On the second Sunday of June every year, San Francisco’s infamously hippie Haight Street is host to the Haight-Ashbury Street Fair. While it may claim to celebrate all things hippie and counter-culture, it’s a lot more generic street fair these days. Still, the unmistakable whiff of marijuana was prevalent so I guess that’s good enough.
Walking along The Embarcadero, Part 3
As I make my way along the Embarcadero, I take a detour onto a pier to check out San Francisco behind me.
Walking along The Embarcadero, Part 1
Finding myself with a lot of time to kill in the afternoon before the Giants game at 7pm, I walked the length of the Embarcadero from Fisherman’s Wharf down to the Ferry Terminal.
Lombard St
Lombard St, the “crookedest street in the world” – that’s a load of crock as it’s not even the most crooked street in San Francisco but since Lombard is so picturesque, it gets that touristy distinction. The eight switchbacks (sharp turns) were implemented out of necessity as the 27° grade of the street would have been too treacherous for cars and pedestrians.
Viewing San Francisco from Coit Tower, Part 2
Coit Tower offers some really great views of San Francisco. For this set of photos, I angled my camera 30° down and took a shot every 45° to get a full 360° encapsulation of San Francisco.
Viewing San Francisco from Coit Tower, Part 1
After a ridiculously long climb on a combination of winding roadways and narrow staircases, I make my way up Telegraph Hill to get to Coit Tower.
Walking around San Francisco, Part 1
After walking up 4th St from the Caltrain station, I start my exploration of San Francisco in earnest. This is the Apple flagship store on the intersection of Stockton St, Ellis St, and Market St. Right off the top, you can see that San Francisco is big on overhead catenary wires that supply power to a variety of transport including streetcars, light rail, and buses. In the case of buses, running the power in overhead catenary means zero emissions for the buses, something New Yorkers can only dream of.
