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Part 3 - Transit & Observation Decks
Being a transit geek, I took lots of pictures of trains and buses.
BART:
I was disappointed to learn that contrary to rumor, my DC Metro farecard did not work in the BART system, nor vice versa.
The cable cars:
Ironically, this is the only type of train in SF that I did NOT ride while I was there.
Muni Metro:
I'm jealous of SF's surface transit. Metro beats BART, but above ground SF wins.
The F-Market historic streetcars were pretty cool.
Baltimore!
The majority of what I saw were not PCCs, which surprised me. There seem to be a ton of cars from Milan.
Caltrain:
Caltrain was pretty cool. I stayed in Palo Alto, so I rode it multiple times. Comparable to MARC's Penn line, but better than all the other MARC or VRE lines.
The station is awful on the outside.
Inside was OK.
Fun platforms
The bike car at the front of the train was totally cool. Girlfriend, who is a bike planner, was totally excited.
Trolley buses:
I didn't get to ride one, but love the idea of trolley buses. What a good middle-step between bus and streetcar. Are they smoother than fuel buses?
And finally normal fuel buses, which we all know and love.
Now, views from high up.
J Church took me up a hotel near Union Square. I think it was the Saint Francis.
The rest are from Coit Tower:
What's this church? Can anyone ID?
Didn't go.
Oakland.
Berkeley.
Then it got dark. Alas, no tripod.
BONUS NUMBER ONE:
While on Telegraph Hill the
famous flock of feral parrots flew up and spent some time on a tree near me. I wasn't set up for this kind of picture taking, but still: Cool!
BONUS NUMBER TWO:
One night we happened upon a giant pillow fight at the plaza where Market Street meets the Embarcadero.
Everywhere.
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