Day 7 - San Fancisco
Today we drove from our basecamp at Half Moon Bay to San Francisco. After about an hour wandering around one bit of Golden Gate Park 🌲 (which is miles from the namesake bridge), we hopped onto the Big Red Bus 🚎. I bought us tickets for that last night, and it just drives a circuit around the city, with a recorded narration, and we exit at one of the 15 or so stops and get back onto the next bus when ready. Besides the park, we went over to the viewing point, and then back. We visited the Railway Museum, the Palace of Fine Arts, and Pier 39. Also saw several other points but just rode by in the bus.
Golden Gate Bridge from North Vista Point
Golden Gate Bridge from North Vista Point
Palace of Fine Arts
Palace of Fine Arts
Palace of Fine Arts
Palace of Fine Arts
Cable car at turn-aroundDriver has to get out and hand-crank the big turntable to flip the car around.
Alcatraz from Pier 39
Golden Gate Bridge from Pier 39
Alcatraz from Pier 39
Adam as driver trying out the controls at the Railway Museum. (Santa is the conductor.)
These autonomous taxis where all over the placeHard to tell in the photo, but the only occupant is in the passenger seat. This is also right in front of the Federal Reserve building in the San Francisco financial district.
City Hall
Back of city hallAll the gold colored stuff? That's GOLD!