The Room At The Handlery (1)

We opted for a slightly more expensive room for our first few nights. The larger rooms are in the newer part of the building towards the back, so are apparently a lot less exposed to the street noise.

The Room At The Handlery (2)

As you can see, the room includes a sofa and arm chair.

The Pool

The Handlery also has a pool.

Union Square

The place to be seen sunning yourself in San Francisco

A Cable Car

Colourful Car

I have no idea what the story with this car is, but it's certainly very colourful and whacky.

Ambulance

People Power

This guy was cycling around with music blarring from the speakers on the back of his trike. I assume in an attempt to encourage people to vote for Proposition H. I believe this has something to do with renewable energy, but finding any information is pretty hard.

Hobart Building

Another Building

I love seeing all the old architecture mingled amongst the new state-of-the-art buildings.

Bay Bridge

Ferry Building Clock Tower

San Francisco Sky Line

The Embarcadero (1)

The Embarcadero with Coit Tower over on the left.

DNA Direct

Interesting business. All there is to this place is a door with a canopy above it with this written on it.

The Embarcadero (2)

Rolls Royce

Someone was having their wedding reception on one of the boats and this beauty dropped the bride and groom off. Very nice. Note, it's got original UK plates and is right hand drive too.

Metal Sculpture (1)

Metal Sculpture (2)

Fat David

Quite appropriate I spotted this in a shop window in the US.

Pink Rabbit Suits

I'm not sure what this was all about, but these people were just waving and saying hello to people as they walked around San Francisco dressed in pink rabbit suits.

Quiet Union Square

This is what Union Square looks like at 8am on a Sunday morning.

Geary Street

Geary Street at 8am on a Sunday

SF Skyline.

Skyline shot taken from the cable car as we made our way to Fisherman's Wharf.

Cable Car Driver's View

Lombard Street

Lombard Street from the cable car.

Fisherman's Wharf

Hard Rock Cafe

Claire and Me

A self portrait of Claire and me on the ferry on our way across to Alcatraz

SF From the Bay (1)

Bay Bridge From the Bay

Plucky Seagull (1)

This seagull pinched some food right out a little boy's hand and then proceeded to fly alongside the ferry all the way to Alcatraz.

SF From the Bay (2)

SF From the Bay (3)

Plucky Seagull (2)

Catching thermals or something.

Alcatraz Cruises Flag

Alcatraz Warning

Alcatraz Prison Block

Claire At Alcatraz

SF and Bay Bridge

Indians Welcome

Guard Watch Tower

Prison Cell (1)

Row of Cells

Prison Cell (2)

Four Cells

Inside a Cell

Prisoner Claire

View From Alcatraz

A prisoners view from Alcatraz

Inmate Paintings

Inmate Possesions

Dominos

Artist's Kit

Inmate Sketches

Painting and Mags

Locking Mechanism

Control Room (1)

Control Room (2)

Control Room (3)

US Prison Service Badge

Always Coca-Cola

The Governers

Admin Building

Hand Print

I noticed this hand print above one of the door ways. I wonder what it's significance is.

Auto Bridge

The Escape Route (1)

Dummy Head

The Escape Route (2)

Prisoner Claire (1)

Prisoner Claire (2)

Prisoner Colin (1)

Prisoner Colin (2)

Reflection

Here's me reflecting on the cell conditions ;-)

The Menu

Well, that's certainly healthier than most people's diets.

Knife Cupboard

Erm, I think we may have a problem: all the knives are missing.

Mixing Bown

Now that's a big mixing bowl

Regulation #5

Seems like a fair enough rule. Think we need to print this off for all parent to hand to their children.

Save The Rock

Yes, you are seeing things correctly. The gift shop is selling bit of rock from The Rock.

Time Square

I think that's what they called this row of cells.

Prison Toys (1)

Prisoners certainly had some very strange toys in those days.

Prison Toys (2)

Poster (1)

The Rock Poster

Golden Gate Bridge Fridge Magnets

I wasn't too interested in the magnets themselves, but thought their layout on display was quite cool.

Prison Bars

Water Tower

Guard Tower

Lighthouse

Corridor

SF and Bay Bridge

Lose A Finger

A great little sign by the outside eating area of one of the restuarants on Fisherman's Wharf.

Volksie Bus

Now how's this for a cool take-away window.

Sailboat (1)

Claire on the Beach

Sailboat (2)

Alcatraz

Golden Gate Bridge in the Clouds

Brick House

This is probably the biggest brick house we saw in SF.

Steep Hill

American Tardis

Hmmm, is this the American version of the Tardis?

Hillside View

Lombard Street (1)

Lombard Street (2)

Lombard Street Stairs

Chinatown (1)

Chinatown (2)

Chinatown (3)

Chinatown (4)

Chinatown (5)

Barack Poster

Gate To Chinatown

Ferry Building Market Cheese Shop

Tomato Display

Now this is an impressive and pretty tomato display. These Tomatoes are for sale too.

Close-up of the Tomato Display

Ferry Building Market

Transamerica Pyramid

Kearny Street

A section of Kearny Street in Little Italy. This is probably the only bit of road we saw that was closed to parking.

Filbert Street

Bay Bridge From Coit Tower

We didn't go up the Coit Tower. This is taken from the base of the tower.

Coit Tower (1)

Despite it's appearance as a firehose, this was not the intention when the tower was designed.

Golden Gate & Lombard Street

The view from Coit Tower towards Golden Gate Bridge and Lombard Street (on the left).

Coit Tower (2)

Rest Stop

We stumbled upon this little rest stop on the way down from Coit Tower.

Furby Stopping

If the meter was working, I'm sure the Furby would have paid to park.

The Furby

CSC

Another Alcatraz Picture

Driving Lombard Street

Golden Gate Bridge (1)

This is quite a cool shot taken by Claire whilst we were driving towards the bridge.

Driving Golden Gate Bridge (1)

Driving Golden Gate Bridge (2)

Driving Golden Gate Bridge (3)

Driving Golden Gate Bridge (4)

Driving Golden Gate Bridge (5)

Driving Golden Gate Bridge (6)

Golden Gate Bridge (2)

Mini Harbour

Golden Gate Bridge (3)

Claire, Golden Gate and Me

This is my first attempt at using my Gorillapod in a precarious position. It coped really well, pity I didn't set the aperture correctly, so we're not in focus.

Claire, Bay Bridge, SF and Me

Golden Gate Bridge (4)

Sailboat

We saw this huge boat in the bay near Sausalito. No idea who's it is, but it's huge.

SF From Sausalito

Napa High School (1)

This is the first and only high school building that we saw that actually looked like those you see on TV.

Napa High School (2)

Cst Bon

It's good.

The Carneros Inn (1)

If you have the money, this is definitely the place to stay to enjoy Napa in style.

The Carneros Inn (2)

The Carneros Inn (3)

The Carneros Inn (4)

The Carneros Inn (5)

The Carneros Inn (6)

The Carneros Inn (7)

Boon Fly Café

Great food here.

Claire Relaxing

Claire taking a breather after lunch at the Boon Fly Café

Numberplate Holder

Now how's this for a fancy number plate holder.

Napa Room

Our motel room in Napa

Wine Valley Lodge (1)

I think someone needs to lookup the meaning of "lodge" - this is a motel, not a lodge.

Wine Valley Lodge (2)

Wine Valley Lodge (3)

Believe it or not, but you can't actually hear the road you see in the background at night.

Copia