San Francisco 8 Apr 2022

Outing in San Francisco

We flew up to San Francisco on a Friday morning to spend the day as tourists. We did quite a bit of walking, learned to use the #BART, and rode the famous #Cable_Cars. #San_Francisco, #Nikon_D810, #Tamron_70_200, #CA, #Outing, #SCPCphotos, #Architecture, #People

Outing in San Francisco

The architecture is impressive. I found myself looking up a lot! #San_Francisco, #Nikon_D810, #Tamron_70_200, #CA, #Outing, #SCPCphotos, #Architecture, #People

Outing in San Francisco

The architecture is impressive. I found myself looking up a lot! #San_Francisco, #Nikon_D810, #Tamron_70_200, #CA, #Outing, #SCPCphotos, #Architecture, #People

Outing in San Francisco

The architecture is impressive. I found myself looking up a lot! #San_Francisco, #Nikon_D810, #Tamron_70_200, #CA, #Outing, #SCPCphotos, #Architecture, #People

Outing in San Francisco

We ducked into the #Westfield shops along the way, and I found this amazing staircase. Wonderful! #San_Francisco, #Nikon_D810, #Tamron_70_200, #CA, #Outing, #SCPCphotos, #Architecture, #People

Outing in San Francisco

We ducked into the #Westfield shops along the way, and I found this amazing staircase. Wonderful! #San_Francisco, #Nikon_D810, #Tamron_70_200, #CA, #Outing, #SCPCphotos, #Architecture, #People

Outing in San Francisco

The “old” #Mint building is now an event center. #San_Francisco, #Nikon_D810, #Tamron_70_200, #CA, #Outing, #SCPCphotos, #Architecture, #People

Outing in San Francisco

The #San_Francisco_Chronicle Building. #San_Francisco, #Nikon_D810, #Tamron_70_200, #CA, #Outing, #SCPCphotos, #Architecture, #People

Outing in San Francisco

The #San_Francisco_Chronicle Building. #San_Francisco, #Nikon_D810, #Tamron_70_200, #CA, #Outing, #SCPCphotos, #Architecture, #People

Outing in San Francisco

Another shot of the “old” #Mint building is now an event center. #San_Francisco, #Nikon_D810, #Tamron_70_200, #CA, #Outing, #SCPCphotos, #Architecture, #People

Outing in San Francisco

I love the artwork on these windows. #San_Francisco, #Nikon_D810, #Tamron_70_200, #CA, #Outing, #SCPCphotos, #Architecture, #People

Outing in San Francisco

We stayed at the #Hotel_Arbi. It is located close to the end of the Cable Car line and the Powell St. BART station. It is a lovely boutique hotel, but not in a place with much to see or do. #San_Francisco, #Nikon_D810, #Tamron_70_200, #CA, #Outing, #SCPCphotos, #Architecture, #People

Outing in San Francisco

We stayed in a very quaint boutique Hotel Abri. This is the “working” part of the room. #San_Francisco, #Pixel 4 XL, #CA, #Outing, #SCPCphotos, #Architecture, #People

Outing in San Francisco

It seemed that every street had an interesting view of another set of impressive buildings. #San_Francisco, #Nikon_D810, #Tamron_70_200, #CA, #Outing, #SCPCphotos, #Architecture, #People

Outing in San Francisco

We took a #Lyft out to #Fisherman’s Warf, and he dropped us off on Beach Street. #San_Francisco, #Nikon_D810, #Tamron_70_200, #CA, #Outing, #SCPCphotos, #Architecture, #People

Outing in San Francisco

Of course, there is no way to visit Fisherman’s Warf in San Francisco without a stop at the #Buena_Vista for some #Irish_Coffee. So we did exactly that (even though we have not been drinking coffee lately). We discovered they also have a fabulous Bread Pudding. So we decided to go back for dessert later. #San_Francisco, #Nikon_D810, #Tamron_70_200, #CA, #Outing, #SCPCphotos, #Architecture, #People

Outing in San Francisco

Fixing our Irish Coffee at the #Buena_Vista. #San_Francisco, #Pixel 4 XL, #CA, #Outing, #SCPCphotos, #Architecture, #People

Outing in San Francisco

We walked along Beach St and down to the Hyde St Pier but stopped at the Trolley turnaround first. #San_Francisco, #Nikon_D810, #Tamron_70_200, #CA, #Outing, #SCPCphotos, #Architecture, #People

Outing in San Francisco

The Fisherman’s Warf Trolley stop is the end of the line. There is an interesting turntable (behind the trolleys in this image) where they turn the trolley about 180 degrees and put them on the outbound track. All done with human muscle! #San_Francisco, #Nikon_D810, #Tamron_70_200, #CA, #Outing, #SCPCphotos, #Architecture, #People

Outing in San Francisco

This is the trolley we took back to our hotel later in the evening. Luckily, we thought of bringing warm jackets because it got really cold really fast! #San_Francisco, #Nikon_D810, #Tamron_70_200, #CA, #Outing, #SCPCphotos, #Architecture, #People

Outing in San Francisco

Tall Ships and a Paddle-wheeler were at the Hyde Street Pier. #San_Francisco, #Nikon_D810, #Tamron_70_200, #CA, #Outing, #SCPCphotos, #Architecture, #People

Outing in San Francisco

Much to our surprise (it was pretty chilly), a swim team was out for some training! #San_Francisco, #Nikon_D810, #Tamron_70_200, #CA, #Outing, #SCPCphotos, #Architecture, #People

Outing in San Francisco

As I mentioned, one cannot visit Fisherman’s Warf in San Francisco without stopping at the #Buena_Vista for Irish Coffee, and it’s the same with #Chirardelli chocolate! So we made the mandatory stop at the chocolate store to pick up some gifts for friends at home. Who doesn’t adore #chocolate? #San_Francisco, #Nikon_D810, #Tamron_70_200, #CA, #Outing, #SCPCphotos, #Architecture, #People

Outing in San Francisco

Momma is checking in with the kids. The biggest fear of the weekend? Phone battery dying! #San_Francisco, #Nikon_D810, #Tamron_70_200, #CA, #Outing, #SCPCphotos, #Architecture, #People