San Francisco is only the 4th largest city in California (Los Angeles, San Diego and San Jose are all bigger) but it’s definitely the most interesting town of the State, and one of the top cities in the United States that you have to visit if you’re travelling around the country. Here’s a gallery of pictures to help you understand why San Francisco should be part of your to-do list!
🇫🇷 San Francisco n’est que la 4ème plus grande ville de Californie (derrière Los Angeles, San Diego et San Jose) mais c’est certainement la ville la plus intéressante de l’Etat, et l’une des villes à visiter absolument si vous voyagez aux Etats-Unis. Voici une galerie de photos pour vous aider à comprendre pourquoi !
Golden Gate Bridge
The Bay of San Francisco, Alcatraz to the left and the city to the right
Golden Gate Bridge
Golden Gate Bridge
The island of Alcatraz seen through the fences of the Golden Gate Bridge
Golden Gate Bridge
The Golden Gate Bridge and San Francisco in the background seen from Battery Spencer Point
Fisherman’s Wharf, the Colt Tower to the left and the Financial District to the right
Fisherman’s Wharf
Sea lions at Pier 39
Sea lions at Pier 39
Sea lions at Pier 39
The islnd of Alcatraz seen from Fisherman’s Wharf
Pier 39
Pier 39
Pier 39
Sailing to Alcatraz
Sailing to Alcatraz
Alcatraz
Alcatraz
The Penitentiary of Alcatraz
A watchtower on Alcatraz
The remain of the presence of Native Americans on Alcatraz
The Administration Building of Alcatraz
Showers in Alcatraz
San Francisco, Alcatraz
Alcatraz
That’s how small a cell in Alcatraz was…
A cell in Alcatraz
Reconstituted cell in Alcatraz
Alcatraz
Reconstituted cell in Alcatraz
Isolation cells, for the inmates who caused troubles…
Alcatraz
Alcatraz
Alcatraz
The Penitentiary
Geese on Alcatraz
Birds nesting on Alcatraz
San Francisco seen from Alcatraz, so close bu also so far away for the prisonners…
The lighthouse of Alcatraz
A seagull nesting in the middle of the flowers in Alcatraz
A cruise ship leaving San Francisco
A ship sailing in front of the Golden Gate Bridge
The island of Alcatraz at sunset seen from San Francisco
The steep streets of San Francisco
Lombard Street
Lombard Street
The view from the summit of Twin Peaks
The Golden Gate Bridge seen from Twin Peaks
Ashbury Heights
Ashbury Heights
Ashbury Heights
The Peace Sign is everywhere around Haight-Ashbury
A hippie van in Haight-Ashbury
Haight-Ashbury
The Painted Ladies, one of the cutest views of San Francisco
Alamo Square
The City Hall of San Francisco
A cable car, icon of San Francisco
The gate of Chinatown
Chinatown
Street art in Chinatown
The Castro, LGBT Disctrict of San Francisco
The Castro, the LGBT district of San Francisco
A shop of wrestling masks in Mission District
Street art in Mission District
Street art in Mission District
Street art in Mission District
Street art in Mission District
Street art in Mission District
Street art in Mission District
Street art in Mission District
Street art in Mission District
Street art in Mission District
Street art in Mission District
Street art in Mission District
Street art in Mission District
Street art in Mission District
Street art in Mission District
Rosa Parks painted on a wall of Mission District
The Women’s Building, highlight of the street art of Mission District
The Women’s Building, highlight of the street art of Mission District
L’authentique Maison Bleue de Maxime le Forestier
La Maison Bleue de Maxime le Forestier !
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