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Golden Gate Bridge |
Clear blue skies everywhere except directly over the city... |
Suspension bridge built in the 1930s that spans the Golden Gate, the strait that connects San Francisco Bay to the Pacific Ocean. |
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Declared one of the modern wonders of the world. Also one of the most popular sites in the world to commit suicide, with over 1,500 suicides to date. |
The deck is 245 ft above the water, and has a 4,200 ft main span. The total length from abutment to abutment is 8,981 ft. |
Construction was completed in April 1937 and came in $1.3 million under budget (with a total cost of over $35 million). Pretty impressive. |
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Alcatraz Island |
Driving over the Golden Gate Bridge |
House in downtown |
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Fountain in the courtyard outside Luscasfilm headquarters in the Presidio |
Yoda statue |
Yoda side view |
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Boba Fett statue inside the lobby |
I've got that same set of Riddell helmets in my living room |
Darth Vader statue |
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I really want this. Going for around $400 on eBay at the moment... |
Yoda! |
One last shot, because it's an awesome fountain |
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Lucasfilm Headquarters |
Palace of Fine Arts |
Golden Gate Bridge |
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View of the Golden Gate Bridge from San Francisco Bay |
San Francisco skyline |
Good view of the main streets that run up the hill |
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Sea lions at Pier 39 |
Catching some sun |
Sea lion |
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Going for a swim |
The sea lions started showing up at the pier in 1989, and eventually boat owners gave up trying to share the space and abandoned the pier to the sea lions. |
Sign at Pier 39 |
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Pier 39 |
That's a lot of chocoalte |
Pelican |
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Fishermans Wharf sign |
Bread animals |
Bread crabs |
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Manually pushing a cable car on a turntable to get it pointed in the right direction |
Ghirardelli Square |
Cable car tracks |
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Riding the cable car. You can see Alcatraz in the background. |
The top of Lombard Street |
Cable car tracks |
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The TransAmerica Pyramid |
It's the tallest skyscraper in San Francisco |
Chinatown |
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Chinese lanterns |
Chinatown mural |
Cable car |
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Chinatown gateway arch |
Monkeys |
The bottom of Lombard Street |
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TransAmerica Pyramid, 850 ft tall |
The white facade is crushed quartz |
Coit Tower |
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Golden Gate Bridge |
View from the beach at Fort Point |
Fort Point |
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Golden Gate Bridge |
Golden Gate Bridge |
Golden Gate Bridge |
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Fort Point |
Golden Gate Bridge |
Professional dog walker |
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Ferry Building Marketplace |
Cheese shop |
Inside the Ferry Building |
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"Tasty Salted Pig Parts" |
Ferry Building clocktower |
Coit Tower and TransAmerica Pyramid |
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Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco |
The beach at the west end of Golden Gate Park, seen from the Cliff House |
Dutch Windmill |
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Conservatory of Flowers, in Golden Gate Park |
T-Rex |
Popping his head out |
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Conservatory of Flowers |
Conservatory of Flowers |
Conservatory of Flowers |
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Turtle |
Conservatory of Flowers |
Pagoda in Golden Gate Park |
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Wind farm |
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