Wednesday, April 22, 2009

Our Last Jaunt to The City (For Awhile Anyway)

This is the second to last day of our holiday. We wanted to take advantage of the gorgeous weather in the city. We took the ferry and soaked in the scenery. I couldn't help getting teary eyed when I saw the Golden Gate Bridge and the city skyline for the last time.

Ferry Building and Farmer's Market...









Alamo Square and The Painted Ladies...



Golden Gate Park...

Conservatory of Flowers


The Concourse


At the California Academy of Sciences we saw...



the Planetarium, the largest digital planetarium in the world


The rainforest and butterfly exhibit


Claude, the albino alligator


The Living rooftop


The Haight...





Cuban Fusion Tapas at Cha Cha Cha


Sutro Heights...







Sutro Baths...






The Cliff House...




Ocean Beach...









Watching the sunset, an end to a brilliant day

4 comments:

Jennifer said...

Gorgeous pictures! I bet you're really looking forward to coming back to the grey UK!

I'll be in Belfast for two weeks from this Sunday (for work). I'll keep my ears open for an American accent!

Joanne said...

You make me want to drive upto SF ASAP! I have a 4yr old who loves San Fran so I know I'm going to be spending alot of time up there. Love it.

Joanne said...

Oh I have to ask what are the sutro baths all about? I've never seen or heard of them before.

Flippin' Yank said...

The Sutro Baths was a Victorian Spa built in 1896. Unfortunately, it was burned down in 1966 and since then the ruins remain an important San Franciscan historical site.

Here's a link for more info Sutro Baths