Lombard Street
June 1993 | ||
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| I remember it being called the world's prettiest road.... And I remember it with Karl Malden's nose in front of it... | ||
How about a swim
June 1993 | ||
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| Well, swimming TO Alcatrazz would be the most idiotic thing anyone would have ever attempted..... | ||
Seagull
June 1993 | ||
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| One of my favourite photos. A seagull floating against the cityscape of San Francisco as seen from the ferry going to Alcatrazz. | ||
Golden Gate Bridge
June 1993 | ||
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| San Francisco's famous landmark in the Sunset.... | ||
Bridge from the Sky
27 March 2002 | ||
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| Flying into SFO with a look at the Golden Gate bridge... | ||
View onto San Fran
27 March 2002 | ||
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| Alcatrazz on the right.... | ||
Downtown San Francisco
27 March 2002 | ||
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| So much prettier than LA.... | ||
San Francisco Bay Bridge
24 June 2002 | ||
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| So.... this is San Francisco in the middle of the summer... And it was freezing... A thick carpet of fog crawled across the peninsula and the temperature dropped to eight degrees celsius. Sadly no sight of the Golden Gate Bridge.... I really wanted to see it again up close... | ||
Even to cold for the sea lions
24 June 2002 | ||
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| Only a few are hanging out to the right..... | ||
Sailing boat
26 June 2002 | ||
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| Passing under the Bay Bridge.... | ||
Pier Number One
26 June 2002 | ||
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| And a view onto San Francisco's skyline.... | ||
The tourists are there, but the sea lions are on vacation....
26 June 2002 | ||
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| Still foggy over SF.... No sight of the Golden Gate Bridge either.... | ||
Sea Lions
26 June 2002 | ||
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| Tourist Mum and her cubs.... meet Sea Lion mum and her cubs.... | ||
Cable Car
21 August 2004 | ||
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| Photo like out of a tourist brochure.... | ||
Polarized Sun
21 August 2004 | ||
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| Nice contrasts... | ||
Emergency Precaution
21 August 2004 | ||
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| If an earthquake hits, or the breaks go, these cars will hit the sideway.... | ||
More Cable Cars
21 August 2004 | ||
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| Really like out of a tourist book | ||
Windsurfer at Golden Gate Bridge
21 August 2004 | ||
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| Windsurfer in front of my second favourite bridge.... First one is the Forth Rail Bridge... | ||
Cloudy Day
21 August 2004 | ||
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| It was a cloudy day.... At least better than last time when I could not see the bridge at all.... | ||
No petals
21 August 2004 | ||
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| Just some plastic markers in the grass... Still looks nice.... | ||
Dusk comes
21 August 2004 | ||
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| And the sky in the back was starting to clear... | ||
Wheeee!
21 August 2004 | ||
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| Good that I brought the Tripod along.... | ||
Fog and Dusk
21 August 2004 | ||
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| I had arrived earlier on the same day and was tired after walking for ages, but hey! This is all worth it! | ||
Westin San Francis
28 August 2004 | ||
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| The bed was a cupboard... When I entered I felt more like in a board room... Anyway, needed to go to sleep soon to pick up Dani next day.... | ||
Union Square
28 August 2004 | ||
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| View from the Hotel room at night... | ||
Next Day
28 August 2004 | ||
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| View from the hotel at daytime... Now off to the airport... | ||
Sea Lion Orgy
11 September 2004 | ||
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| Back in San Fran... Closeup At Pier 39... | ||
A bit smelly....
11 September 2004 | ||
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| ...the locals don't like them as much as us tourists.... | ||
Fog clearing up....
11 September 2004 | ||
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| ...then we were treated with a fantastic view.... | ||
Golden Gate
11 September 2004 | ||
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| From Below... | ||
Race back to SFO
5 February 2005 | ||
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| ...still can't race by without another look at one of my two favourite bridges.... | ||
And then 20 minutes later....
5 February 2005 | ||
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| ...car returned and back on a 11 hour flight.... | ||
Approaching the Bay Bridge
14 January 2007 | ||
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| I love to drive in the US. It is meditative. You get calm and watch the miles and the land and the time go by... I finally arrived at the Bay Bridge in Oakland... | ||
Crossing Over...
14 January 2007 | ||
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San Francisco Skyline
14 January 2007 | ||
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| Amazing that this photo which was made while driving, turned out so fine... | ||
Holger's new Piano
14 January 2007 | ||
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| I visited Holger and Sofia for the two days in San Francisco. When I arrived Holger just received a piano he had bought for 50 bucks... | ||
After Dinner
15 January 2007 | ||
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| Wine and Laptops... | ||
After dinner
15 January 2007 | ||
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| Holger and myself headed up a hill to take photos of the San Francisco skyline... | ||
Good reason
15 January 2007 | ||
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| After all to bring my tripod... | ||
Twin Peaks
15 January 2007 | ||
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| These hills sum up San Francisco... | ||
Northern San Francisco...
15 January 2007 | ||
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I just love those hills...
15 January 2007 | ||
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Nathan and James
16 January 2007 | ||
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| A country blues band at the Biscuits and Blues in San Francisco. Note the washtub bass on the left - a washtub, a broom and a string... Great! | ||
Not a queue for a club...
16 January 2007 | ||
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| ...but addicts waiting to get their fix in the form of the midnight release of the new World of Warcraft expansion pack... | ||
Perfect House
16 January 2007 | ||
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| I was really impressed with Holger and Sofia's place... | ||
Lemon Lime Tree
16 January 2007 | ||
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| Out in the back of Holger's house... | ||
San Fran
9 September 2008 | ||
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| It felt so good to be back in the US after 18 months... | ||
Japanese Food
9 September 2008 | ||
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| Is best in Japan and on the West Coast! | ||
Honni at Pacifico
10 September 2008 | ||
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| Great Mexican Taco place! | ||
The Salsa Bar
10 September 2008 | ||
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| Where can I find this in Europe!!!! | ||
W Hotel
11 September 2008 | ||
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| One of the coolest hotel experiences I have had in a long time - everything was tagged and felt like out of a Douglas Coupland novel... | ||
Magazin ad Excerpt
12 September 2008 | ||
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| For Ambien... Holger, Sofia and myself were laughing about this for an hour... | ||
Pine Ridge
12 September 2008 | ||
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| What can I say - my favourite winery... | ||
Golden Gate Bridge
13 September 2008 | ||
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Heading for the Jump
13 September 2008 | ||
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Transamerica
13 September 2008 | ||
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Jeanty at Jacks
13 September 2008 | ||
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| Used to be a restaurant plus brothel, now just a restaurant... This is on the upper floors though... | ||
Nice decor
13 September 2008 | ||
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Holger and Sofia
13 September 2008 | ||
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Holger
13 September 2008 | ||
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| Who has taken recent courses on architecture and on San Fran history and told us tons of stories... | ||
Downtown San Fran
13 September 2008 | ||
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| Holger and Sofia... | ||
Hen Party
13 September 2008 | ||
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| Girl wanting her photo taken... An invite was declined... | ||
There is public transport in America
13 September 2008 | ||
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| And really quite effective! | ||
Evening in San Fran
14 September 2008 | ||
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| No question what to watch! | ||
The Audience
14 September 2008 | ||
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| Sofia and Holger | ||
San Francisco Dive Bars
14 September 2008 | ||
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| Holger in the reflection | ||
San Francisco Dive Bars
14 September 2008 | ||
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San Francisco Dive Bars
14 September 2008 | ||
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San Francisco Dive Bars
14 September 2008 | ||
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Holger
14 September 2008 | ||
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View from the Beach
15 September 2008 | ||
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Cruiseship
15 September 2008 | ||
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| Deck gets crowded | ||
Passing under...
15 September 2008 | ||
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