The view of downtown San Francisco, looking south from the Embarcadero. The tall building to the extreme right is the Transamerica building. The building on the extreme left is Embarcadero 4, which contains the San Francisco Hyatt Regency hotel, a hot-spot on New Year's Eve.
The view along the Embarcadero at about Pier 27. A historic streetcar is in the middle distance. Palm trees extend the length of the Embarcadero from Pier 39 to about PacBell Park; about 2-3 miles
An open area just at the start of the Pier 39 area. Cruise ships generally dock to the right (out-of-picture) There is a marina here, in the middle distance, with Pier 39 to the left and Angel Island in the background. The yacht in the left middle-distance is frequently used for dinner cruises around the bay.
The marina at Pier 39, with the inner San Franciso in the middle distance (complete with incoming freighter) and the Oakland hills in the background.
The Golden Gate bridge, gateway to the San Francisco Bay in the background, with the Marin headlands to the right. In the foreground is another marina, and one of the bay ferries in the middle distance as it steams in to dock at Pier 41. The San Francisco sea lions are in the middle distance beyond the slips in the marina.
A closer view of the San Francisco sea lions at Pier 39. The lighthouse in the middle distance belongs to Forbes Island, a floating restaurant accessible only by a little ferry. The Marin headlands and the western end of San Francisco are in the background.
The view south from the upper deck of Pier 39, with the marina in the foreground, the ferries in the middle distance, and the city in the background.
A solitary sea lion relaxing away from the usual hubbub and hissing of the other sea lions on the pontoons.
A closer view of the sea lions, with the Golden Gate in sharper view, along with the usual coterie of cruising sailboats on the bay on weekends.
"The Rock", the original; Alcatraz prison. No longer in active use, but a traditional tourist destination via the Red and White fleet. Angel Island is in the background on the right, and Fort Baker on the left.
Another shot from the upper deck of Pier 39, this time looking north across the bay to the Oakland hills. You see the Richmond-San Raphael bridge faintly in the background.
The Forbes Island ferry shuttle taking some tourists out for a spin on the bay before time for dinner.
