About a block away...

..from the hotel...

So I have no idea how and why it happened, but I didn't take the "usual traveling" photos, so this'll do as the official start point.
To do a brief recap, spent some time in PHL's United Club (actually 1st time there - EWR its not but still very nice); the flight was slightly delayed but overall not bad and getting to the hotel via public transportation was relatively easy (AirTran, BART & Muni bus).
This is what I saw getting off the bus about a block away from the hotel.

The Transamerica Pyramid, located in San Francisco's Financial District, is a 48-story modernist skyscraper and one of the world's most recognizable architectural landmarks.Designed by futurist architect William Pereira; construction began in 1969 and was completed in 1972.
Standing at 853 feet (260 meters), it was the city's tallest building for nearly 50 years until it was surpassed by the Salesforce Tower in 2018.

Salesforce Tower itself is a 61-story, 1,070-foot supertall skyscraper in San Francisco, completed in 2018 as the city's tallest building and the second-tallest on the West Coast. It was designed by Pelli Clarke Pelli Architects.

Then, of course, there is Bimbos 365... yes I couldn't help myself with that one

and finally, a first glimpse on one of those Frisco hill streets, and yes, Pilgrims, that's a driverless Uber climbing up that hill (and I already saw a slew of them).Read more