A nice surprise
Off to a good start - after asking for exit row seats the lady said "You don't need those, you've been put into Premium Economy".
38 K & J
See, normally where you'd find three side-by-side economy seats near the centre toilet block.
Full moon rising
The full moon as seen from our window seat. It followed us all the way, although must have gone to LA as it wasn't in San Fran when we arrived.
To prevent runaways...
...then run. A turnaround A cable car driver uses a turn table to turn the car around for the next run. This type of cable car is a single-ender meaning it can only travel in one direction and thus needs a turn-table at the end of the line. All aboard The middle of intersections are among the few flat sections of metropolitan San Francisco and make good stopping places for the cable cars. Cable cars, then pedestrians have right of way, then everyone else. Toadster No 4 A modernized Yellowstone Bus (a White) was our carriage for the a three hour leisurely tour of San Fran. Our guide John was informative and entertaining. Well worth doing if you're ever in Fog City. Going up A packed Powell-Mason line cable car inches its way up Jackson St, Nob Hill. San Fran has 43 official hills and about 50 unofficial ones. The Rock Approaching Alcatraz Island on a return trip. Wakey, wakey A mock up of the disguise left by one of the 1962 Alcatraz escapees. You can see the fake half-head in the foreground and the 'enlarged' vent at the rear. Yet another movie setting This San Fran street has appeared in a number of movies. It is sign posted 'Do Not Enter', 'one way', going down. However note the fence at the top. A fourtunate visit Mr Toad took us to the Golden Gate Fortune Cookie factory where 3 women make up to 10,000 fortune cookies a day, in three flavours - chocolate, vanilla and strawberry. We sampled fresh warm cookies - there's no going back. What's in store then? Nuff said. A she garden In the cente of Alamo square, old shoes go retire to the garden. Succulents seem to the plant of choice for old shoes. Post-card row As seen in many a TV show and movie and most famously in the opening credits of the TV show 'Full House' these 6 houses are a San Fran land mark opposite Alamo square. Despiter the sunny outlook the wind at our backs was blowing unhindered off the Pacific ocean and was mighty cold. Brrrrrr! Where are we? A W-class tram on San Fran's F-line. Yes a little piece of home-away-from-home. It even had Melbourne written on the side. The F-line in San Fran features historic trams from around the world. Toothbrush Alcatraz As spotted in Waldgreen's, a pharmacy chain in San Fran, toothbrushes under lock and key. An island of green Washington Sqaure seen from Coit Tower. Fog City Diner Another SF land mark made famous by Hollywood. Not your typical diner though - on the menu was Truffled fries with Asiago. Do you want fries with that? Of course they could not have a burger on the menu and it could not be served without fries. Delicious none the less. Lucky parrot A Brazillian parrot, eating a Aussie flower, in a US city - welcome to San Francisco!
It's said to be lucky to have seen the parrots, as well as the dolphins in the bay and the chinese Erhu player as seen in 'The Pursuit of Happyness'. We saw all three!
- Wheel to curb
- In gear
- Set handbrake
...then run. A turnaround A cable car driver uses a turn table to turn the car around for the next run. This type of cable car is a single-ender meaning it can only travel in one direction and thus needs a turn-table at the end of the line. All aboard The middle of intersections are among the few flat sections of metropolitan San Francisco and make good stopping places for the cable cars. Cable cars, then pedestrians have right of way, then everyone else. Toadster No 4 A modernized Yellowstone Bus (a White) was our carriage for the a three hour leisurely tour of San Fran. Our guide John was informative and entertaining. Well worth doing if you're ever in Fog City. Going up A packed Powell-Mason line cable car inches its way up Jackson St, Nob Hill. San Fran has 43 official hills and about 50 unofficial ones. The Rock Approaching Alcatraz Island on a return trip. Wakey, wakey A mock up of the disguise left by one of the 1962 Alcatraz escapees. You can see the fake half-head in the foreground and the 'enlarged' vent at the rear. Yet another movie setting This San Fran street has appeared in a number of movies. It is sign posted 'Do Not Enter', 'one way', going down. However note the fence at the top. A fourtunate visit Mr Toad took us to the Golden Gate Fortune Cookie factory where 3 women make up to 10,000 fortune cookies a day, in three flavours - chocolate, vanilla and strawberry. We sampled fresh warm cookies - there's no going back. What's in store then? Nuff said. A she garden In the cente of Alamo square, old shoes go retire to the garden. Succulents seem to the plant of choice for old shoes. Post-card row As seen in many a TV show and movie and most famously in the opening credits of the TV show 'Full House' these 6 houses are a San Fran land mark opposite Alamo square. Despiter the sunny outlook the wind at our backs was blowing unhindered off the Pacific ocean and was mighty cold. Brrrrrr! Where are we? A W-class tram on San Fran's F-line. Yes a little piece of home-away-from-home. It even had Melbourne written on the side. The F-line in San Fran features historic trams from around the world. Toothbrush Alcatraz As spotted in Waldgreen's, a pharmacy chain in San Fran, toothbrushes under lock and key. An island of green Washington Sqaure seen from Coit Tower. Fog City Diner Another SF land mark made famous by Hollywood. Not your typical diner though - on the menu was Truffled fries with Asiago. Do you want fries with that? Of course they could not have a burger on the menu and it could not be served without fries. Delicious none the less. Lucky parrot A Brazillian parrot, eating a Aussie flower, in a US city - welcome to San Francisco!
It's said to be lucky to have seen the parrots, as well as the dolphins in the bay and the chinese Erhu player as seen in 'The Pursuit of Happyness'. We saw all three!
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