taken on our way to San Fran...this is how an empty BART (the local train) station looks...looks like a scene in matrix....
the famous SF cable car...it's really a fantastic way to see SF on $5 per ride...and in the process queue for an hr to get on one from the end station at Powell Street...and start snapping pictures of the amazing slopes of SF when the car beside you fly pass you...ok really i mean it..it's kind of an romantic experience actually...
tammy eating italian sausage sandwish from Uncle Vito ( a joint near her work place)...i must say those are some of the best sandwishes i've had in my time in US...
this was taken in the Apple Store near Powell Station...the latest iMac comes with a built-in 2.1 megapixel camera and we just had to take a pic there and send back the pic to ourselves in email...they have a selection of some cool effects (as seen above)...
hmm...without effects...
an amazing display of tap-dancing at the heart of san fran...to the tune of MJ's 'man in the mirror'...and of course there's no stopping a street dancer from stripping when he's on the roll...for 10 min...and without any sign of appreciation ($$)...like they say 'if u got it, flaunt it'..
the beginning of a US$300 shopping mission...
a really really tall christmas tree in the middle of Union Square...lighted in broad day light...
it always amazes me that gals go gaga over some unusual stuff and screams 'I need to take a pic with THIS!'..in this case, 'THIS' is an oversized wooden heart in Union Square..
yacht and the likes near Crissy Field...along the beach that faces the Golden Gate bridge
me taking a picture of my shadow in the backdrop of an amazing sky and blue water...
can the sky be any clearer? this is exactly why i have to leave michigan for california..
a playful dog taking a splash by the beach...there are people flying kites, family having picnic, couples strollin...runners and cyclists...all enjoying the superb weather...
and finally...the Golden Gate Bridge!
you just have to love the striking red against the deep blue..(pic enhanced by photoshop tricks..courtesy of tammy)
the Palace of Fine Arts...this Victorian-influenced architecture looks way beyond its actual age (less than 100 yrs) mainly due to the great San Fran Fire in 1910s after the major earthquake...while not as majestic as some of the bigger cathedrals i've seen in europe...there's a really idealic romantic feel to the place...which explains why it's a hot spot for wedding photos for the locals..
arrgghhhh...it's soo...it's soo blinding...oh me eyes!...oh...
another view of the palace...
Japantown in San fran...not a big place but really cool nevertheless, especially when u'r taking Jap101 and u need some native speakers to praactise ur oral...いただきます！ご地租様！日本語を話すは好きです！
in the hotel lobby b4 we go off for a great meal at Ristorante Ideale (in Little Italy)
and this is Nate...Tammy's colleague at the hotel...he's really a great guy and we ended up chatting for 2 hrs at a nice wine bar...we talked about music (he writes songs too and is plannin to pusue music full-time!), movies, american politics, energy crisis...this was a great way to end our 2-day holiday...
gd times pass fast...after 2 days of great fun in SF i find myself back in my room trying to finish a week's worth of work...this is the time when i really need to keep refering to #4 on my "Why am I here?" list (i made this 3 yrs ago when i first arrived in my freshman dorm room in AA)....
1 comment:
great pictures! :)
sharon
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