A drive into San Francisco brought us to another walking tour. This tour was of the "Land's End" area. I am so impressed with the dense forest-like parks that San Francisco has throughout the city. Big city, no parking, sounds of traffic, and then wham! a park. Amazing.
The history for Land's End is rich. Do click on the cards above to read them. MOST of the views were spectacular. I say most and I'm going to explain. So my Dad calls me. We're chatting as Jim and I are walking up to the peak of this mountainous area within Sutro Heights park (Parapet). The only other person up at the top is a man who is in the middle of stripping down. He's covered head to toe in tattoos and is now naked. While I'm still talking to my Dad on the phone who is oblivious to this, I power on my camera and snap a few pictures of the naked man. The guy has his butt errrrrr back to me and doesn't know I'm there. I guess out of shame, Jim turns the other way as if to run from this strange scene. Naked tat guy quickly sets his camera up on the tripod, aims and runs into position for a few photos. My the time the guy notices me, I've stopped taking photos, naked tat guy is clothed, I'm still talking to my dad and Jim has decided to rejoin me. I guess naked tat guy will have some photos of himself with a nice background.
Above: What's left of Sutro Baths. You can see the outline of the pools. Below is a mini documentary about the Sutro baths. Amazing.
Above: How could I not snap a picture of this woman walking a huge and tiny dog.
Above: The Dutch Windmill. It's chained and won't spin anymore.
Above: Do I need to explain?
Above: The grounds around the Dutch Windmill.
Above: An all you can eat Sim Dum buffet in Chinatown. It was cheap and we found out why. It was gross and I don't want to talk about it anymore. On the bright side, we went to a Cold Stone to rid our taste buds of the terrible Chinese food.
Above: The Sutro Baths ruins.
Above: View from the Coastal Trail trailhead.
I had never heard of the Sutro Baths. Pretty interesting. Thanks for the history lesson.
ReplyDeleteThe pic of the woman with the huge and tiny dogs is great!
ReplyDeleteSo where at the pictures of the naked tat guy? Inquiring minds want to know (and see)....
ReplyDeleteThe naked tat guy is right under where I mentioned him. Click on it to enlarge.
ReplyDeleteGarret
Hi Garret!
ReplyDeleteDid you miss me while I was in Dallas? I missed YOU and your name came up in conversation often between my sisters and me. You are an absolute cult hero to them now - oh, and they explained your Mona Lisa comment to me slowly - enunciating every syllable until I understood. (I thought the comment was being directed to them not me. Sorry. I'm dense sometimes).
So anyway, I'm home and happily returning to my routines - mainly catching up with my favorite blogs.
PS: Thanks for continuing to send us good info and photos from San Fran.
XO XO XO
I was going to ask the same question, CB. Ah, there he is! Too bad it was an ovrcast day.
ReplyDeleteLove the picture of Jim!!! hahaha!!!
Can't beat San Fran! Love the pic of the woman with the two dogs. I've had some not so good experiences with bad Chinese food and I'd rather not talk about it either:(
ReplyDeleteNaked tat guy...interesting!