Japantown is located 3 blocks from where we were renting a house, this made it very easy to get there :-)
There are a bunch of stores, restaurants as well as cultural showrooms and societies
Plaque to commemorate the 150th anniversary of the arrival of the Kanrin Maru
The Kanrin Maru, was the first Japanese ship ever to cross the Pacific, and its arrival in San Francisco made history
Some street signs in Japanese
Webster
Buchanan (Osaka Way)
These are 4 different pictures I put together from signs that are on various spots
I came back to Japantown for 5 minutes at night, that is why these 2 pictures are nightshots
The Peace Pagoda
A restaurant in restaurant row
The fillmore music venue
Some interesting houses
Mural near the fillmore for the Boom Boom Room
Towards the Mission district, we passed City Hall
Rogue One mural in the mission district
In the Mission District I could not believe how many homeless people were roaming around. I was talking to a driver about this and he said there are a lot of them in San Francisco because of the weather. According to the driver, in the 1980s, a lot of mental institutions were closed and the people who were in the institutions were let out. A lot of them ended up homeless
We took public transportation to Lands End. By the way having lived in New York, the public transportation system in San Francisco is a total mess. They really should come up with some kind of clipper card which you can by at every station. right now for the Muni you have to buy tickets there for Bart somewhere else etc etc
Panorama from the visitor center
Sutro Baths
The Sutro Baths was a large, privately owned public saltwater swimming pool complex, this is what is left now
A person meditating
With a view like that, I am sure his troubles seemed far away even if for a little while
A giant camera obscura
We then hiked on the Coastal Trail, here are some pictures I took from that hike
Mile Rock Beach
A hazy view of the Golden Gate bridge
Another panorama
Eagle Point
Hidden labyrinth at Eagle's Point, constructed by local artist Eduardo Aguilera
This what it for the day
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