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This was the view from my room at the Hotel Renoir, where I stayed. The airfare and 5 nights stay came out to about $450!
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| The first morning I got up extremely early and decided to walk to Fisherman's Wharf so that I could grab my City Pass and visit Alcatraz on an off day. This was a stupid mistake that I regretted for the rest of my stay, because I had to walk over Nobb Hill and Russian Hill. My ankles were very unhappy about stairs for the next week.
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| After I just about reached the top of Nobb Hill I turned around and took a photograph looking back to where I started. (Which is waaaayyy in the distance, almost lost in the fog.)
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| This cathedral was located at the top of Nobb Hill. It must have been a lot of extra work getting the materials up to the top for it.
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The morning fog wasn't too bad, but it still did a pretty good job of flattening the Transamerica Pyramid and the Financial district.
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| I just thought that the Mini Cooper here was terribly quaint with the old Mission style blue house behind it on Russian Hill. It does look like the tree is going to be going for a ride though.
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| I really liked this tree, it has a nice oriental feel to it. This is a view from the top of Russian Hill.
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| When I arrived at Fisherman's Wharf it was wonderfully quiet since it was still pretty early in the morning. The water was almost perfectly still, creating a nice reflection.
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Another shot of the fishing boats at Fisherman's Wharf.
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| The reflection here is really sharp and lovely.
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| I took this picture while waiting for the Grey Line tour bus to get moving. Maybe I will submit it to the Mirror Project one day.
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| This is the Palace of Fine Arts, which was a part of the Panama-Pacific Exhibition of 1915. The design owes more to the great print maker Giovanni Piranesi than the Romans. You should really check out his prints sometime!
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This complex was really stunning. It was rebuilt in the 50s or 60s after the original one wasted away in an appropriately Piranesi manner. The exposition buildings were built quickly and for temporary usage. They saved the Arts buildings because the public really loved it. Unfortunately the building the Exploratorium is housed in is only a remote shadow of its former self.
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| Inside of the Palace of Fine Arts, a closeup of one of the numerous angels.
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| Another shot inside of the main dome in the Palace of Fine Arts.
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| Fort Point National Historic Site was closed due to terrorist scares. (It is located underneath the Golden Gate Bridge, which at the time was considered a prime target.) So instead we were treated to a bunch of army guys hanging out in front of their hummer.
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I sat in the front bench of the Powell-Hyde Cable Car on the way to Fisherman's Wharf. This was a nice and steep hill on the way down to the end of the line. In the distance is Alcatraz.
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| While I was riding the Cable Car, these three Volkswagon Beetles were siteseeing. At first I thought they were part of an advertising promotion, but they appeared to be a part of a VW club instead.
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| The second time after I visited the Exploratorium I came across this Japanese wedding party who were having their pictures taken.
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| While late November is a bit early for the seals, they were definitely out on their favorite docks at Fisherman's Wharf.
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This is the southern view from Coit Tower. The financial District and Transamerica Pyramid glow in the distance.
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| The western view from Coit Tower. North Beach is located just below, and in the distance can be seen Nobb and Russian Hill.
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| And this is the eastern view from Coit Tower. The Oakland bridge stretches across the bay, with Fisherman's Wharf at the bottom.
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| This is Coit Tower, which is located on top of a hill. It was built from money given to the city from the will of a rich women who was obsessed with Firemen. So it is a memorial to them. There are some beautiful murals inside.
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Just outside of the San Francisco Zoo is this classic American Icon, as seen in Zippy the Pinhead.
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| A closer view of that amazing dog head.
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Album: San Francisco 
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