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San Francisco 11.-16. 12. 2016 and 5. 1. 2017

Early Sunday morning on San Francisco streets.

Fountain at United Nations Plaza.

Pioneer Monument at the plaza.

City Hall and Cicvic Center Plaza.

Morning light on the courthouse.

Leftovers of US agitation war in 2016.

Jefferson Square park.

Winters are very mild at the Pacific Coast and bottlebrushes keep blooming during the winter.

Also palms seem to like it.

More traditional-looking church.

A slightly less traditional-looking church.

And more medeival-looking church.

Perpendicular net of streets regardless of topography.

Some more impressions from parks.

In the downtown under skyscrapers.

Old buildings will make space for more high-rises.

As for instance this tower.

Temporary bus station.

Cupid is shooting in the ground in Rincon Park.

The old Ferry terminal, from the times before the earthquake in 1906.

Downtown from Pier 14 where Rambo was guarding it.

It was possible to check the tile paintings only after he left.

The Transamerica Pyramid.

Coit tower at Telegraph Hill.

Downtown from the hill.

Evening street atmosphere with Saint Peter and Paul Church.

Union Square in the morning.

Streets with pleasant-looking buildings.

And slightly less pleasant looking streets itself.

One of the very few street junctions that is not at 90 °.

Typical steep San Francisco street.

Park at 90 x 25 degrees.

Hippie paintings are inviting for a cold drink.

First student van?

Some more of streets.

Some also with cable cars.

Some slopes were eventually too steep so they had to build winding road, which is now besieged by tourists.

As in medieval times, you first have to climb a wall.

And then fire a camera.

And maybe even make a selfie.

The Lombard Street from tourist perspective.

It might be also a nice garden, but probably not during winter.

Some blooming trees nevertheless.

And parked old Volvo.

Very neat architecture.

Huntington Park and Grace Cathedral.

It can also rain heavily in winters.

This meeting has nothing to do with falling but is the ultimate Earth and Space Science conference.

Just one floor of 3 conference halls.

Poster hall without an end.

And to the other side.

Good luck American colleagues!

A dinner at a garlic restaurant Stinky Rose.

Stinky but tasty meat loaf.

A rather ineffective public transport. It usually stops every 200 m.

An interesting way how to show different stages of bridge constructions.

A special effort has been put on visual design so that bridge would fit well in the scenery and at the same time be visible for passing ships.

Almost 2 km long and towers rising up to 230 m.

Changing lanes back to 3:3 after morning rush hour.

"NO TRESPASSING! Violators will be cited! " I wish it would be so easy for a scientist to get cited also in Europe. Or maybe not! :)

The Bridge from the northern side of Golden Gate Strait.

Horseshoe Bay with San Francisco Bay in the background.

The Lone Sailor watching over San Francisco.

Fell like jumping?

And again Golden Gate from the San Francisco side.

One of several fortifications built at the beginning of 20th century.

Calla lilies in Presidio Park.

Military cemetery.

Vietnam, Korea ... etc.

Palace of Fine Arts Theatre. Behind this modest gazebo.

Freshly married

Ornamentation is trying to imitate Greek architecture.

On the Presidio Beach on this windy day.

Nice but hazardous zone.

A good place to meet ex-colleagues from Potsdam :)

Burton is trying to explain something to San Francisco.

Alcatraz Island, which was a military fortification and prison, became a recreational area in 1972.

Maritime museum.

Ghirardelli Square.

A queue for the touristic cable car goes all around to the other side. Want to join?

Somebody is playing X-mas songs being dressed as X-man.

Popular sea lions at Pier 39.

Resting in a spiral formation.

And in sardines-in-a-can formation.

Evening at Pier 39.

Christmas-time decorated street on the pier.

It is one of the main tourist San Francisco atractions.

A less nice side of San Francisco. A lot of homeless people in the city centre.

Entrance to Chinatown at Grant avenue.

Chinese lanterns

and Chinese goods for sale.

Traditional Chinese music, such as you usually hear in Chinese restaurants, this time live.

Traditional instruments: zhong-Hu

A sort of a flute.

Chinese version of cimbalom called yangqin.

Analogue scooter. Another sort of instrument.

Neat San Francisco trams.

Yeah, I'm the man.

The Castro Street in Castro District is one of the most famous symbol of homosexual activism in the world.

Everywhere rainbows, a symbol for LGBT (Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender) Pride, but also peace.

Hippie-coloured car.

Decorated houses as well.

A bit further away from Castro District some more mediterranean-like houses.

Close to Twin Peaks.

East side of the city with Downtown on the left from the Twin Peaks.

Tourists in action.

Others prefer just to chat.

Western part with Golden Gate bridge on the left.

Close to Haight-Ashbury district, where hippie movement started in 1967.

No comment needed.

Traditional hippie car brand.

This one maybe slightly less.

In Golden Gate Park.

California Academy of Sciences

De Young museum in a form of forest fortress.

Hello! And goodbye San Francisco.