Day 2 - Sight seeing around San Francisco

Today a friend of mine picked me up at the place I am staying and took me sight seeing. First up we went flying in a 4 seat Cessna. We took off from Palo Alto airport and flew north for about an hour. We did a landing and then took off again and headed back via Oak Field where we did a touch down and take off.

Jack and I

As we flew we went over an area settling ponds. From the air the ponds were qutie colourful. The area before the ponds were quite interesting as well.

Settelling area

Setteling Ponds

After that we flew past the international airport which look totally differnt from the air. As we were heading towards the International Airport we flew over the Oracle Office where I will be visiting Monday afternoon.

Oracle

San Francisco International Airport. Love the road system here, look a bit like spaggetti but the traffic flows very well.

San Francisco International Airport

After that we then came up on the city, The clouds were rolling in from the sea and was about to cover the city. Looked really cool as it came over the hills like water in slow motion.

Clouds rolling in over the hills

Was hoping to see the Golden Gate but the cloud had come in can covered it. I got a shot with just one of the main struts just pearcing the cloud.

The Golden Gate Bridge, look close and you can just see a little in the clouds

As we flew over the city I got a picture of the town hall. Later we drove into town and I got a picture from the ground.

City Hall from the Air

City Hall from the Ground

We then drove through part of the city to a look out point to see the Golden Gate but alas the clouds were still there. So tomorrow we will try again.

The Castro Area

The Thinker

Some of the houses near the city

Again you really need to imagine the Golden Gate in the clouds. :)

The clouds still rolling in on the way home. In Melbourne we use to have four seasons to a day. In San Francisco you just drive to different suburbs. Unless you saw it yourself you would not believe it. I was a glorious summer day, we drive into to another suburb and were before people were in T-Shirts and shorts, the other suburbs they were in Winter Jackets and scarfs.

Clouds rolliing in over the hills

We will see what tomorrow holds but it was a fantastic day for an introduction to San Francisco.

Signing Off, 00:20am Sunday 13th May