I hadn’t been on the cable cars in more than 20 years, but the California Street line happened to be my most efficient route between two points yesterday. So I learned that you’re allowed to hang off the side, as long as you stand on the runner board and don’t block people getting on and off. Makes for a hair-raising view, but – whee!
Category Archives: US travel
Sept 11 Walk in San Francisco
I thought the best way to commemorate Sept 11 was to prove the terrorists haven’t won, by doing something I would have done on any other beautiful, sunny Saturday. So I went for a walk (plus two tram rides) in my beautiful new hometown.
Things to Love About San Francisco
above: THIS is the lobby of my ENT doctor’s building.
Makes a medical visit feel like raiding an Aztec tomb!
And what could one expect to find in the garage?
Jazz at the Farmers’ Market
A sunny Saturday in June.
Pigeon Point Lighthouse
Yesterday drove down the coastal highway 1 to Santa Cruz and then up to visit friends in the hills above. Along the way we stopped at the Pigeon Point lighthouse to see a classic Pacific scene of cliffs, kelp, and pounding waves.
