San Francisco Photos 4

It's getting close to noon and here we are at what is easily the most photographed bridge in the world, the Golden Gate. It looks nice, but it was in need of a new coat of paint.
You are now on the bridge as if on the way to Marin County. Remember the song in the early 80's called "Sausalito Summernight" by Diesel. I used to like that stupid song. Anyway, if you want to spend a Sausalito Winterday, you would go this way.
Postcard shot.
Fort Point. Naturally there would be a battlement at the mouth of San Francisco Bay to protect it from invaders. It was built before the Civil War and it must have worked. The Confederacy never took San Francisco. Okay, I'm not sure they ever tried, but that's beside the point.
This panorama thing is too cool. This is the view from the bridge of the bay. From the left: Angel Island, Alcatraz Island, Treasure Island, San Francisco, The Presidio.
On the west side of the bridge, the mouth of the bay and the Pacific Ocean. This is a truly magnificent vista.
The marina in the Marina District. There are a lot of... Semolina: Hey there, Mr. Imaginary Man! Jeffrey: Aw, nuts. Hi, Pablo. Hi, Farina. S: That's Semolina. Pablo: What've you been doing? J: Just look at the pictures so far and you can figure it out. P: Looks like you've been hanging with hippies and homos. J: And now I have you two. I'm starting to miss the hippies and homos.
J: Here are some homes in the Marina District. This part of town is not on the most solid of ground. If I remember correctly, it was built up from the bay and rests on sand and mud. Back during the 1989 earthquake, this area was fairly hard hit with fires. Looks like they rebuilt pretty well. I didn't see any evidence of the quake, but it was over fourteen years ago. S: My man Pablo made the earth move for me last night. J: Oh, I didn't need to hear that.
J: Another often photographed landmark is the Palace of Fine Arts, built for the 1915 Panama-Pacific International Exposition.
J: This is California, so naturally they would have electric buses. Not all are, but there are quite a few. Really, these are nice. They are quiet and don't belch out those terrible diesel bus fumes. The only down side is that the electric lines all over the place are kind of ugly. P: Lina and I are going to split. You wanna come? J: You know, I've been walking around since 7:00 a.m. I think I'm just going get off my feet and take it easy. Maybe I'll see you tomorrow. S: I'm going to be off my feet too. In fact, their going to be up in the air while I'm flat on my back... J: (fingers in ears) La la la la la! I cannot hear you!
Good, they're gone. Here we are at the Cable Car Museum at the corner of Washington and Mason in the cable car barn and powerhouse. Beneath the building are the giant wheels that spin continuously, keeping the cables moving for the cars to travel at a blazing but constant 9.5 mph.
The four cables: The Hyde, which carries the Powell-Hyde north to Ghirardelli Square; the California, used exclusively by the east-west California line; the Mason, which pulls the Powell-Mason to Fisherman's Wharf; and the Powell, which both the Powell-Mason and Powell-Hyde use south of Washington.
Just thought I'd mention that the machines are made by the Philadelphia Gear Corporation.