Palace of Fine Arts San Francisco

Jawel…uitgeslapen tot 08.30…en na het ontbijt op weg gegaan naar de Victoriaanse huizen die in SF bekend zijn…deze hebben we vanuit de auto bekeken!!

Ook wilden we bij de Palace of Fine arts kijken deze dag…deze bleek niet open te zijn…dus we hebben de buitenkant bewonderd…Dit was erg mooi..zeker met het …

Arriving at a reasonable time of 10am, we caught the BART (train) from the airport to downtown San Francisco. Note to everyone purchasing tickets with cash, use small change, I received $10 change all in 20 cent coins - not so handy!

We were staying at The Green Tortoise Hostel (budget friendly, not so sleep friendly) in a private dorm, …

We headed north again on CA 1, passing through the same 30 mile stretch we had traveled the day before, still just as pretty, but soon enough we were seeing new scenery. Every turn a new spectacle. Wishing that we had enough money to buy any one of the houses we would pass sitting on the cliffs overlooking the ocean (as many were for sale). Maybe …

I had visited another bike hire company that would rent a bike out to me with a cash deposit and if I paid a bit extra I would also have a tour guide to take me to Sausilito. There were just three all up and we got around the viewpoints stopping to take photos of San Francisco, the bay and the Golden Gate Bridge. We were half way across the bridge …

We got up in good time and once again took the F-line down to Fisherman's Wharf. There we were able to get our tickets for our double-decker bus tour. There was some confusion because the information about where to get the tickets in our "Go Card" book is not accurate, but it all worked out in the end. At 10 we boarded our bus. As I said it is …

Stayed in Chinatown, walked the Golden Gate bridge, saw the Palace of Fine Arts, climbed   Telegraph hill and tried to get into Coit Tower, but the elevator was broken and for some reason they don't like people using the stairs. Ate In-N-Out ...

... than other Federal prisons, and several inmates actually requested a transfer to Alcatraz.   We then made a stop at the Palace of Fine Arts, wow its beautifully designed. It was a pity that we did not get to see it in all its splendor as ...

... shop too. Then caught a bus (worked out by our trusty transport expert) along Chestnut street which takes you to the Palace of Fine arts.  This mounument was built to support an exhibition in 1915  which commemorted the completion of the Panama ...

... on the beach that faces the Golden Gate Bridge and took some pictures and then I walked through the Exploratorium Museum gardens and the Palace of Fine Arts. It was a really pretty area I always wanted to see, there is a lake as well so it was just a ...

... the municipal buses, streetcars and trams which criss-cross the entire area. Armed with these we decided to head across to The Palace of Fine Arts and in particular The Exploratorium, a similar place to The Science Museum in London, and a great place for ...

... there. Here are pictures where you can see the Clock tower and farmer's market on the Embarcadero, the Palace of Fine Arts, the Golden Gate Bridge, Pier 39, Transamerica Building, Coit Tower, Lombard Street, San ...

... the Palace of Fine Arts which is an absolutely stunning building.  It houses the Exploratorium, science museum and the Palace of Fine Arts Theatre.  I didn't go inside as there was an entry fee and a lot of it seemed to be aimed at ...

... a picnic table close by and set out our food, fed kids then off to the Exploratorium. The Exploratorium is in what was the Palace of Fine Arts; it is an old building from a World’s Fair many years ago. The Exploratorium will be moving so you will ...

... hit as many of the remaining sites that interested me while Bill explored SF's finest stores. The SF bus system delivered me first to the Palace of Fine Arts. The Palace of Fine Arts was a real surprise. I truly enjoyed this display of old world type ...

... Bridge was engulfed with thick fog so, once again I wasn't able to get a picture of it.  A short stop at the Palace of Fine Arts and off on our walk past Marina Blvd and along the beach.  It was a beautiful day (for San ...