Touristas

Talk about the worst day to forget your camera! We wandered into Sunday Streets along the Embarcadero a few weeks ago, then around the bay like tourists, and all I had on hand to capture the good times was my iPhone. I hope you don't have to squint too much to see the pictures!     This contraption, created for Burning Man, made a commanding appearance.   This was beyond strange, but so hilariously "San Francisco" that I couldn't resist snapping and posting. You can check them out in more detail at Mission Pony.   Wandering up to the wharf, we spied these sailboats and the SS Jeremiah O'Brien and submarine USS Pampanito.  Then we found these guys, lazing away in their own predesignated area. (If you can't quite make them out, what you're looking at is a chubby, stinky colony of harbor seals.)   Until next time!

Fleet Week: Part I

Fleet Week! Planes overhead down Van Ness. Crowds gathered for the show at Aquatic Park.   The most handsome guy at the air show :-) Post-show drinks. More pictures to come tomorrow!

Playing Tourist

Sometimes I like to explore the city as if for the very first time, wandering around guidebook hotspots, watching the enchantment in tourists' eyes as they take in the city I'm lucky enough to enjoy everyday. Here are a few snapshots from just such a meandering.
 
  The famous Buena Vista Cafe, home of the Irish Coffee.

Bright Lights, Big City

No. 8 Fisherman's Wharf

Dinner + sunset at Alioto's. Fisherman's Wharf.