Andreas Welch Photography

China Town was an interesting stroll, but we didn’t stay long.

We had a very limited time to visit the Science Museum, so we focused primarily on the Aquarium. We also went up to see the “living roof” and had a meal in the restaurant (not the cafeteria). The food was excellent, probably the best food on the trip, if a little pricey. [...]

Another “must visit” in my opinion. We spent several hours here and it’s central to other locations. Very pretty and nice to visit.

We had a recurring “visit” in San Francisco. Several places we visited were in close proximity and within the territory of this hawk.

No trip to San Francisco is complete without at least seeing the Golden Gate Bridge. We didn’t really have any interest in crossing it, or getting up close, so we chose to do this from Lincoln Park.

The San Francisco Arboretum was exceptional. A variety of beautiful plants that were well maintained and easy to photograph. Come prepared to sweat though, a couple of the rooms have extremely high humidity and very warm temperatures. It took several minutes on transitions for the camera to fully adjust. I’m very [...]

The fireworks over the wharf were only one of at least two sets. Another set was being done beyond the bay bridge, but was too far away to photograph. The show was pretty, but it was short. In the end, I had a feeling of “that was it?”.

Celebrations were focused on the Embarcadero with live bands, food, drink, and huge crowds. We setup on the top of a parking garage across the street.

Walking around San Francisco it’s hard to miss some of the architectural details in the buildings, both inside and outside, and you wouldn’t want to. This is just a small sampling of what was seen.

This fountain is located on the Embarcadero and is rather controversial. Some people like it, others absolutely hate it. I find it interesting, but agree it’s not exactly pretty.