December 27,2003 - January 4, 2004
San Francisco, CA

A view of alcatraz, off the 39th pier of fisherman's wharf.	View from pier 39, with the Golden Gate in the background	One of the curio shops of pier 39. It sells only fridge magnets :)	A carousel in pier 39
A view of alcatraz, off the 39th pier of fisherman's wharf.	Sea lions and a seagull, on pier 39	All the sea lions sunning themselves. They stink.	A seagull, on the bay waterline.
Two historical warships open for a visit.	Michel, in front of the Jeremiah O'Brien, a merchie.	The engine room of the Jeremiah. The engine shaft is 14 inches, has 3 pistons and will produce 2500hp.	The DC generators. Each generator can produce 20kV, at 150 amps.
A 3-inch gun on the deck of the O'Brien	Me, sitting in the control seat of a 3-inch gun	The bunk room inside the submarine	The diving board inside the control room
The depth gauges.	The trim valves for dive control.	The torpedo room. There's a mark-2 in the left tube.	Our patriotic salute to the US navy :) Note that the flag only has 48 stars.
A view of the Bay bridge from the upper deck of the O'Brien	The cannery, a nice little shopping center with cool shops	Another view of the cannery.
A picture taken from the bus, on the way back from Napa Valley	The wine tasting bar of the San Sebastiani Viansa winery in Sonoma	Stairway outside the bar	Vineyard of the Viansa winery
Woodlands surrounding the Viansa winery	Again, with a view of the vineyards in the background	The aging room of the Cline winery, in Sonoma	The gardens of the Cline winery
More gardens of Cline	The main building of the Sattui winery in Napa
The Coit tower	The view of the Bay from the tower grounds	The Golden Gate Bridge, looking towards SF	Lombard and Hyde intersection, at the top of the crookedest street in the world
The view from atop. Walking up that hill is a pain.	Lombard street from above...	... and below.	A moss-covered tree in Muir Woods
The creek running through the woods. It's full of silverback salmon.	Another view	The walking paths through the woods.	Giant redwoods
Another view of the walking trails.	A family circle of giant redwoods	A plane about to crash in the Transamerica pyramid
San Francisco City Hall	Postcard row, from Alamo Park	A cable car being turned around at the Powell St. terminus	The Powell-Hyde cable car
The Buddha of the Japanese Tea Garden in Golden Gate Park	The main gate of Japanese Tea Garden, photoshopped in sepia	A lamp in the Tea Garden	The moon bridge of the Tea Garden
A stone path in the Tea Garden	A shrine in the Tea Garden	Reflexion pool in the Tea Garden	Bonsais and shaped trees of the Tea Garden
A waterfall in the Tea Garden	Another waterfall	And another one.	The Zen Garden of the Japanese Tea Garden
A view of the Monterey Bay from our restaurant	The pacific ocean	Pebble beach, overlooking the ocean	The shoreline of Pebble beach
Waves breaking on the shoreline	Rain coming to the beach	Birds overhead	A seagull on the beach
The lone cypress,view 1	The lone cypress,view 2	The lone cypress,view 3	The 18th hole of the pebble beach public golf club.
A little birdie taking a bath in a rain puddle
Alcatraz island, up close, from the ferry	A warning sign on the island	Broadway, the main cell block of Alcatraz	Two typical cells in cellblock A
The cells of cellblock A	A cell in the hole.When they were occupied, no light could come in.	Another one. Federal law said that the cell light should be kept on. Of course, it wasn't	A view from Alcatraz. Sometimes, the inmates heard the parties from the local yacht club.
A view from the cafeteria. You have the best view of SF from Alcatraz.	The lighthouse of Alcatraz	The isolation cellblock (right) and the recreation yard (left).	A view of the Bay Bridge from Alcatraz Island
A gull colony, with the Golden Gate in the background	A kyooote little gull. Alcatraz island is the biggest gull colony in California.	A view of the Bay Bridge from Alcatraz Island	The San Francisco skyline as seen from Alcatraz