highlights from san fran.

happy friday! on my recent trip to san fran for work, i was able to squeeze in a day (well more like 18 hours, give or take) to explore the city. though i didn't get to see it all, or even most of everything san fran had to offer i did manage to navigate the muni, visit the deYoung  museum for a private showing of the picaso exhibit (which is temporarily being housed there while its home in paris is be renovated) take in the shops at pier 39 and even took a short boat ride over to alcatraz. here is a glimpse of some of my trip highlights. enjoy!

one of the many piers along the embarcadero

san francisco belle with the bay bridge in the background

pier 39 carousel 

pier 39

classic street car 

hills of san fran

approaching "the rock"

pulling into alcatraz

san fran skyline from alcatraz

welcome to "the rock"

guard housing

on average 226 prisoners called alcatraz home at a given time

general population cell

welcome to times square. each block was nicknamed after a major nyc streets

the most popular place at alcatraz, the recreation yard

one of the "best" cells because it received sunlight during the day

isolation cell, once all the doors were shut it was complete darkness

glimpse of freedom from D block. during new year's they said you could hear parties from across the channel 

broadway

view from the wardens house