May 31, Thurs

I've become rather lazy to blog heh

Nevertheless, I shall persevere til this trip is done!

San Fran was an amazingly beautiful city. There was just so much to see, and again too little time.

The weather there was unbearably windy and cold most of the time, as cloudy skies hung over our heads since morning.



The steep streets of San Fran. It's so recognisable in movies.

Our first stop was Lombard Street, the world's most crooked street.

And we walked all the way up... Saw a tram letting off a bunch of old geezers..

Ah I wanted to go on the tram!



Whose shoes got strung up there.



Coming down Lombard Street.



Trying to be 90 degrees to the street.

Had a nice breakfast at the cafe below, and got sheperded to the Palace of Fine Arts





Architecture of Panaman origin. The goddesses are faced inwards, crying for lost sons due to war, and their tears resulted in the lake beyond.



I love reflections



HUGSSSS



Pro dog walker! count them!



Some of the carvings at Palace of Fine Arts

It was the famous Golden Gate Bridge next!


Artist impression of the beautiful scenery.



The bridge looks senget here



The skies turned so blue for our visit to Napa Valley



I love this picture.



The villa where we didn't have permission to go. But just act like dumb tourists and take pics anyway.

We went to a less posh place for wine tasting and had sandwiches for lunch.



Pseudo-arty shot. Nothing to do when people went wine tasting

Pier 39 was a wonderful wharf, probably a bit of a tourist trap, but there were sooo many shops to see, and there were some buskers around, with the loud yapping of seals... we didn't have the luxury to walk around coz we opted for the cruise.



I tried to get a shot where the words wasn't on backwards but the winds weren't in my favour



The sunny skies betrayed the coldness that permeated.



Pier 39, home to seals!



These seals dont need a bronzer



This sign was hilarious!
We had some fish and chips at one of the shops here. But it wasnt as nice as the one in Hobart. Wrong shop maybe.



Ice cream + Hot chocolate! YuMmy!



Fruit stalls with amazingly big juicy looking fruits



Lovely sweet cherries!



Huge strawberries! Pity we didn't get to try any.



Posing with the ship that'll take us near the golden gate bridge



View of the city from the ship, isn't it charming that the buildings are so squat? It's coz they are often hit by earthquakes hence the buildings are short and wide. The only exception is that white slender tower sticking out there.



Coolness!



Can't get a shot without so many people in the background. what to do? popular postcard shot



Looking cool/cold?



The many pictures of the Bridge combined in one. Note the cloudy skies.



Alcatraz against sunny skies, what a contrast to Golden Gate Bridge. You can even see San Fran city in the background. What torment it must've been for the prisoners then, so near yet so far!



I've stopped my obsession with gulls this trip, this was taken by mum
After the cruise, we opted for the additional tour which would take us to City Hall, some hill to have an aerial view of the city, and to the city of Castro.



Outside City Hall



Acting cute



The one embellished with 24Karat gold





A monument just outside City Hall, which oddly enough attracted quite a number of hobos, can see one at the bottom right corner of this shot. Didn't dare to take close-up in case a hobo beat me up!



My sis' expression just look so funny here somewhat. Again, freezing like anything, I could hardly stand 5 mins outside to look at the skyline.



On the streets of Castro, home to a significant gay population. I dunno why the tour guide was sooo excited over seeing two men kiss and announcing amongst giggles to the passengers who missed it. ah well, guess she hasn't seen brokeback



Golden Gate bridge at night. Absolutely freezing when I took this picture




The lesser known sister, Bay Bridge but no less important as it ferries 10,000 motorists across its lanes a day compared to the glamorous Golden Gate Bridge's 3,000.