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The iconic Golden Gate Bridge. It has a span of 1230 m, towers are 280 m, and was opened in 1937

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Normally 3 lanes in each direction, but that changes during the rush hours

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View from the north viewing point

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The infamous Alcatraz island an prison in the background

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A piece of a redwood log (from a little north of the bridge) washed ashore

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View of the bridge from the hills to the west

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Another San Francisco icon - the winding Lombard street that every tourist has to drive down

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The Coit Tower - another icon, 64 m tall - at the end of the Lombard street

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Cars driving down Lombard in between all the flowers

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The cars coming down

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Hyde street, with tracks for cable cars. Our son was baptized at the Norwegisn Seaman Church right here

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Typical cable car, with passenges standing on the outside platforms

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Another icon - the Fishermans Warf

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The warf is a fairly large open place with shops all around, right on the bay

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Fishermans Grotto Restaurant, one of the oldest in the city

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Sea food being prepared

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Cooking crabs

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Sonja has picked some samples

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Terminal for the Bay Ferry

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Musicians from South America

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Another small group entertaing tehj public

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Access pier to the ferry. with the Alloitto restaurant in the back

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Active fishing boats

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Hopefully a tame chimpance

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A shop selling beautiful glass wares

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Vases I

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Vases II

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Motorcycles for sale. The Easy Rider" film, the shopper bikes, and motorcycle clubs all orginated in California