Getting on the Sausalito Ferry on a clear day is a wonderful experience. The fare is currently $7.10 one way.
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I Dream of Cake's cake-makers have backgrounds in the visual arts -- so it isn't surprising the shop's works of art can be seen, not eaten, by most city dwellers.
Open by appointment only (and quite pricey), I Dream of Cake is still worth a peek through the windows at fantasy cakes in shapes including Louis Vuitton handbags, Jabba The Hut and a buttercream-frosted Eiffel Tower.
Originally built in 1898, this San Francisco landmark at the foot of Market Street was one of the busiest transit terminals in the world prior to the construction of the Bay and Golden Gate Bridges during the 1930s. Ferry traffic declined dramatically thereafter, and from the 1950s until the mid-1990s, the Ferry Building was hidden behind an ugly elevated freeway.
There were many homeless, all of which seemed to be musically gifted as just about all of them had a guitar. I like this shot as it shows just how opposite people can be.
Taken in downtown Asheville. This group, setup outside a local music joint, was pleasuring earholes.
I personally haven't witnessed such sights elsewhere around the world. In remote Scottish Highlands and Islands you often run across phone booths, stations, hostels and post boxes with no obvious link to humanity but a road or a well trodden path.
Point Reyes National Seashore, located just north of San Francisco, is a 70,000 acre park preserve. Activities include hiking, swimming in Tomales Bay, and even whale-watching from the Point Reyes Lighthouse.
Started as a race through San Francisco in 1912 "Bay to Breakers" has become to more than a sports event. It has grown to a huge party throughout the whole city that no one should miss, when being in the bay area on the third sunday of may.
Founded in 1871, The San Francisco Art Institute is one of San Francisco's oldest art schools. It occupies a great complex in North Beach.