Alaska & the Yukon

8月 - 9月 2017

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旅行者 Alaska & the Yukon
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Pier 39
2017年8月13日, アメリカ ⋅ ⛅ 15 °C
A foggy start to Day 1 in San Francisco. The Golden Gate Bridge is just emerging out of the fog. We've walked down Stockton Street, from our hotel, to the pier. It's still early morning and not a lot is open. First stop is to check out the seal colony at the pier. They fight and squabble for prime places on the wooden decks. They're very noisy and the stench is awful, but fun to watch their antics....always entertaining.もっと詳しく
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旅行者 They just "lay" around don't they!!
2017/08/13返信する
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Aquarium of the Bay
2017年8月13日, アメリカ ⋅ ⛅ 16 °C
What a great little find this was......we have walked past it so many times. The aquarium showcases San Francisco Bay creatures. Divided into habitat zones, you get to see and touch a wide variety of sea life. Entering through the discovery section, it's very evident in the diversity of creatures on display. An elevator takes us down to the tunnel area where we firstly walk through Jellyfish and Pipefish which look like they're cousins to sea horses. The nearshore tunnel features a huge variety of fish, eels, crustaceans and marine invertebrates. The best offshore tunnel features sharks, rays and really huge fish.

Back upstairs, we walk past the touch pools. There are small sting rays which pop up to the surface regularly for a fingertip pat of their wings. They feel soft and leathery. Next display is the river otters, Chester and Buster. They tumble and play with each other and are able to hold their breath for 6 minutes. And yes, I managed to snag a pic when they 'did their business'.もっと詳しく
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Walking along the Embarcadero
2017年8月13日, アメリカ ⋅ ☀️ 18 °C
This area of San Francisco was destroyed by the earthquake and great fire of 1906. About the only buildings still standing from that time are a couple of ferry terminals, including the main clock tower. Last time we explored this area was in the mid 1980's when they first began to redevelop the area into smart shops and apartments adjacent to the harbour and the financial district.

Coit Tower, a historic monument dominates Telegraph Hill overlooking the Bay.

The boxy sculpture I had previously photographed in 1984. Back then it had lots of wide open space around it. I really had to look hard to find it this time because the parks and buildings have grown around it.もっと詳しく
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- 2017/08/13 13:00
- ☀️ 19 °C
- 海抜: 9 m
- アメリカ California Embarcadero Walton Park 37.799278, -122.39574437°47’57” N 122°23’45” W
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Pier 7 - a historic gem!
2017年8月13日, アメリカ ⋅ ☀️ 19 °C
Beautifully restored, this historic promenading Pier has ornamental gas lights, rough timber decking, wrought ironwork and just so reminds me of historic English piers. We walked the full length to find several Chinese Fishermen with their rods cast out into the Bay. The backdrop of the modern, vital, downtown area is in stark contrast to the historic pier.もっと詳しく
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- 2017/08/13 14:00
- ☀️ 20 °C
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- アメリカ California City and County of San Francisco South Beach Rincon Point 37.790544, -122.3859137°47’26” N 122°23’9” W
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Bay Bridge and Ferry Terminal
2017年8月13日, アメリカ ⋅ ☀️ 20 °C
The Bay Bridge dominates the skyline linking the outer areas to the city. It's a two story Bridge.....traffic on the upper deck is going into the city, traffic on the lower deck is going out. It links the city to Treasure Island and then to Oakland. By afternoon, the day is sparkling.

The historic ferry terminal building now houses a variety of artisan outlets and restaurants. A real landmark on the waterfront.もっと詳しく
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Washington Square Park
2017年8月13日, アメリカ ⋅ ☀️ 20 °C
Beautiful sunshine, lots of shady trees, an open air concert, a dog-friendly venue - the park was well utilised this Sunday afternoon. The statue in the park is to the firefighters and rescue workers of the city. It is part of the Coit benefaction to the city.

Adjacent to the park is a beautiful stone church - St Peter and Paul's Parish. It has wonderful stained glass windows.もっと詳しく
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Walking Filbert Street up Telegraph Hill
2017年8月14日, アメリカ ⋅ ⛅ 15 °C
Up Telegraph Hill via Filbert Street, it's a steep walk on very sloped pavement or low-rise steps. The steps are easier on the calf muscles. The architecture is mostly old traditional SF bay window houses. Parking is mostly perpendicular to the kerb because of the gradient. Car wheels must be turned into the kerb everywhere in SF to prevent runaways. We stop regularly to take in the cross street views and the surrounding architecture.

Filbert St stops before the top and we climb the stairs through a park to get to the tower.もっと詳しく
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Coit Tower
2017年8月14日, アメリカ ⋅ ⛅ 16 °C
Coit Tower was built in 1933; Lillian Coit was the benefactor for this project costing $75K at the time. It is dedicated to the firefighters of the city along with a statue in Washington Square Park. It is Art Deco in style and the murals were painted in 1983 to commemorate the 50th anniversary. The views from the grounds offer a 360 view of San Fran through a lush park. A sign alerts us to possible sightings of coyote in the evenings. Amazing to think of them in the middle of this city.

Outside we are fascinated by the bubblers designed for adults, kids and dogs. There's also a self-cleaning toilet in the grounds. You have to wait for cleaning to occur after each use, or the door won't re-shut.もっと詳しく
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旅行者 We love the photo of the bubbler for pets!
2017/08/15返信する
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Inside Coit Tower
2017年8月14日, アメリカ ⋅ ⛅ 16 °C
The murals depict aspects of life in California. The whole of the ground floor, floor to ceiling, is covered.

The refurbished original lift takes us slowly to the top. It's complete with an old fashion wire cage door and only carries 8 at a time.もっと詳しく
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The Top of Coit Tower
2017年8月14日, アメリカ ⋅ ⛅ 16 °C
No other words but amazing! I'm so glad we took the time and the effort to do this. Why have we never done this previously?

The pictures say it all, even on a foggy day!
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