San Francisco Trip - Photo Recommendations

I'm trying to plan a trip to San Francisco around the end of June.
Anyone have recommendations on things/places to look at and
things/places to avoid?

Thanks,
Jim

JimKramer wrote:

I'm trying to plan a trip to San Francisco around the end of June.
Anyone have recommendations on things/places to look at and
things/places to avoid?

Don't spend more than a couple hours at Fisherman's Wharf.

Check out the murals in the Mission District, explore the alleys, it's
safe. North Beach, Telegraph Hill & Chinatown are cool, lots of hidden
neighborhoods as well. Check out the book 'Stairway Walks in San
Francisco'. Bring comfortable walking shoes and warm clothes in layers,
it's cold in the summer. Ocean Beach sucks but check out the hang
gliders at Fort Funston and Baker Beach or even China Beach, Point
Bonita Lighthouse and the Marin Headlands. Skip Alcatraz, take a ferry
to Sausalito instead & walk up along the waterfront way past the tourist
section, get one of the slow ferries not the new ones. Drive to the top
of Twin Peaks if the fog ever clears for the view. Take one of the old
the F Trains up Market to the Castro for a movie instead of a cable car.
Sunday brunch in the Haight then walk up through Cole Valley, over Tank
Hill, down the Pemberton Steps, Kite Hill, Dolores Park & down to
Valencia. Hike to the top of Bernal Hill too. Inner Sunset near Golden
Gate Park then up to Grand View Park, Clement street in the Richmond
district for Dim Sum. Walk up Edgehill Mountain.

http://www.edgehill.net/1/?SC=go.php&DIR=California/Bay-Area/San-Francisco

JimKramer wrote:
I'm trying to plan a trip to San Francisco around the end of June.
Anyone have recommendations on things/places to look at and
things/places to avoid?

Thanks,
Jim


The most obvious suggestion is the Golden Gate Bridge. Here is list of
the vista points where you might want to shoot it from. I especially
recommend the view from the Marin Headlands.

http://gocalifornia.about.com/cs/san...ggbridge_2.htm

Another nice view is the Dutch windmill at the Western edge of Golden
Gate Park. Not to mention the Japanese Tea Garden, Conservatory of
Flowers, and all the other sights in the park to numerous to mention
right now.

http://www.sfgate.com/traveler/guide...s/ggpark.shtml

The Palace of Fine Arts is another good place to visit as well.

http://www.nps.gov/prsf/places/palace.htm

If you get a chance you should catch a Giants game. The views of the
bay from AT&T Park make it the best looking stadium in Major League
Baseball. They will be playing the LA Dodgers, the Oakland A's, and the
Texas Rangers at home the last two weeks of June. Best bet for you is
the Rangers, because I'm sure the A's and Dodgers games are already sold
out.

http://sanfrancisco.giants.mib.com

For one last piece of advice I'll quote Mark Twain, "The coldest winter
I ever experienced was a summer in San Francisco." So carry a sweater
or warm jacket with you during your stay. The calendar may say June,
but it can really get chilly when the fog rolls in from the ocean.

ALV

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I'm trying to plan a trip to San Francisco around the end of June.
Anyone have recommendations on things/places to look at and
things/places to avoid?

Thanks,
Jim


Ride all three cable car lines from one end to the other....Walk across the
Golden Gate Bridge. Go to the top of Coit tower, and the top of Portrero
Hill at the South end of the city. Go to Golden Gate Park, and to the
solarium there where they have the neat tropical plants and flowers. Walk
along the beach and take a picture or two of the Cliff House, and post it
here. (I haven't seen it for ten years now) Go to the zoo if it's
summertime, and send me a picture of the musk oxen.....I am lonesome for
them, too.....Spend most of your money on food in the many fine
restaurants.....Le Bougerie, and the Pacific Cafe on Geary street. and
Scoma's on Fishermen's Wharf.....I wish I could go with you.

William Graham wrote:

Walk
along the beach and take a picture or two of the Cliff House, and post it
here. (I haven't seen it for ten years now)

They rebuilt the Cliff House. I haven't been inside the new one but it
looks totally different outside.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/tathei/...n/set-1033707/
-not my photo

"Paul Furman" wrote in message
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William Graham wrote:

Walk along the beach and take a picture or two of the Cliff House, and
post it here. (I haven't seen it for ten years now)

They rebuilt the Cliff House. I haven't been inside the new one but it
looks totally different outside.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/tathei/...n/set-1033707/
-not my photo

That's terrible! They have rebuilt the Cliff House a number of times over
the years, due to earthquake and/or fire damage, but this last is the worst
yet....It looks like the Lincoln Memorial! - Is this a joke? If not, then I
take back what I said about taking some pictures of it for me.....I was
talking about San Francisco scenery, not Washington DC scenery.......

West end of Lombard Street early to mid day It is the twisted street that once straighten out goes all the way to KOIT tower 3 or 4 miles to the east.
Folks living here, it is a residential street have some very well kept homes and creative gardens and parking

w..


JimKramer wrote:

I'm trying to plan a trip to San Francisco around the end of June.
Anyone have recommendations on things/places to look at and
things/places to avoid?

Thanks,
Jim

William Graham wrote:
They rebuilt the Cliff House. I haven't been inside the new one but
it looks totally different outside.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/tathei/...n/set-1033707/ -not
my photo

That's terrible! They have rebuilt the Cliff House a number of times
over the years, due to earthquake and/or fire damage, but this last
is the worst yet....It looks like the Lincoln Memorial! - Is this a
joke? If not, then I take back what I said about taking some pictures
of it for me.....I was talking about San Francisco scenery, not
Washington DC scenery.......

You're right. That is terrible. It has no character, no relationship
to the surrounding area.

TheDave© wrote:
William Graham wrote:
They rebuilt the Cliff House. I haven't been inside the new one but
it looks totally different outside.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/tathei/...n/set-1033707/ -not
my photo
That's terrible! They have rebuilt the Cliff House a number of times
over the years, due to earthquake and/or fire damage, but this last
is the worst yet....It looks like the Lincoln Memorial! - Is this a
joke? If not, then I take back what I said about taking some pictures
of it for me.....I was talking about San Francisco scenery, not
Washington DC scenery.......

You're right. That is terrible. It has no character, no relationship
to the surrounding area.

It does appear to be closer in architecture to the original, fwiw.

Lots of good suggestions. If you are drawn to Lombard Street (the very
curvy little block of said street, walk up it from Coit tower and then
catch a cable car down Hyde Street to the Maritime Museum. .... The
Wharf is just to the East, if you are so inclined; I'd recommend a crab
sandwich on the sidewalk rather than a sitdown experience, unless it's
Scoma's....

Enjoy.

--
John McWilliams

Walter Banks wrote:
West end of Lombard Street early to mid day It is the twisted street that once straighten out goes all the way to KOIT tower 3 or 4 miles to the east.
Folks living here, it is a residential street have some very well kept homes and creative gardens and parking


The famous "twisty" part is on the eastern end of Lombard, about a mile
from Coit tower. KOIT is a radio station.


--
John McWilliams