The SF experience

San Francisco is a unique and breathtaking metropolis with great ethnic and cultural diversity. You gotta be there to know what it's like! Our favorite spots: Union Square, China Town, Crooked Street, Golden Gate Bridge, Ghirardelli Square, Pier 39, Fisherman's Wharf, and the nearby Sausalito.

 

 
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Ruchi and I at the bottom of the crooked street in SF
 
Ruchi and Vinita at the bottom of the crooked street
 
The four of us at the bottom of the crooked street
 
Ruchi and I at Pier 39 with the boisterous sea lions right behind us
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Deepak, Vinita, Ruchi, and I taking a ride in rickshaws in SF. These rickshaw drivers are very entertaining—they sing songs for you while you enjoy yo...
 
Vinita, Ruchi, and I at Ghirardelli square in SF
 
At Ghirardelli square again
 
Picnicking at Sausalito, few miles north of the Golden Gate Bridge
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Reading at the picnic
 
At Sausalito, with the SF coastline in the background.
 
A beautiful evening in Sausalito
 
Golden Gate Bridge
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Ruchi and I at half moon bay
 
Deepti and Ruchi
 
Deepti trying to board a cable car in SF
 
Deepti and Ruchi at Pier 39 in SF. In the background are the docks where noisy sea lions spend time belching and fighting.
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Outside Ghirardelli square in SF
 
Ruchi and Deepti at Ghirardelli square, one of the attractive spots in SF
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Outside Ghirardelli square
 
At the bottom of the crooked street. Looking down this street gives a nice view of San Francisco Bay, Treasure Island, Coit Tower, and the Bay Bridge.
 
This is at Lombard Street, supposed to be the world's most crooked street
 
Ruchi and Deepti at the crooked street
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Starting point of our biking tour of SF
 
We biked all the way from Fisherman's Wharf to Sausalito via Golden Gate bridge
 
In front of Ghirardelli Square
 
Taking a break. We need to go all the across Golden Gate bridge visible in the background
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Biking across Golden Gate
 
Crossed it!
 
Returning via ferry
 
Me, with the famous Alcatraz in the background
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Ruchi, with Alcatraz in the background
 
Back to crooked street, this time with Pooja and Anuj
 
With Pooja and Anuj on our day out in SF
 
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Waiting to take the ferry to Alcatraz
 
Notice the sea lions sunbathing
 
Anuj and Pooja, on the way to Alcatraz
 
Them
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Us
 
Pooja and Ruchi at the playground at Alcatraz
 
The gorgeous view that prisoners enjoyed at Alcatraz. We enjoyed it for a while too.
 
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