Here are pictures from various trips I have taken to faraway (and not-so-faraway) places.

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We started our walk at Pier 39. One of the best features of this otherwise tourist trap are the sea lions.

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Closeup. Cute!

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One naps by the edge of the dock.

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Kat, with the sea lions.

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Ian, with the Golden Gate bridge.

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Alcatraz.

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The San Francisco skyline, as seen from Pier 39.

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The sea lions, barking and playing.

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The Cannery contains a Bear Factory! Fun!

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At Fisherman's Wharf. Cruise ships, sailing ships.

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Nice view of North Bay.

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Cutting through Fort Mason, on our way to the Palace of Fine Arts (the domed building just to the left of the big trees in the center). Note that the dome is not in fact on the white building in front you can see; it's substantally further away.

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...but we made it. Here it is, close up. We were aiming to go to The Exploratorium, but it turned out it's closed on Mondays this time of year. :-(

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The pond at the Palace of Fine Arts, where the ducks and swans live.

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Then we walked up Lombard street. See the dome again, in the upper right of the picture? We walked from there. [We'd been walking for several hours at this point already, starting from Pier 39.] San Francisco's of course known for its hills.

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The Palace of Fine Arts in the distance again, from the top of Lombard street.

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You can see Alcatraz from here, too.

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Going down Lombard, we're at the "crookedest street in the world" part. You can see Coit Tower and the Bay Bridge in the distance.

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Kat, tired from all that walking. :-)

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We took a cab to the Metreon, and visited the Where the Wild Things Are exhibit. It's pretty wacky. Here, Kat swings on ropes.

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Some very... creative... person came up with this.

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Ian, at the exit of the exhibit.

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Yerba Buena Gardens, as seen from the Metreon.

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After the Metreon, we took a cab back to the hotel. This is from another day; this sign is in the park in front of City Hall.

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