Palace of Fine Arts , Golden Gate Bridge and Sausalito

This morning, 21st May 2013, after we had taken our breakfast at the Marina Inn , we walked to the Palace of Fine Arts.

The Palace of Fine Arts in the Marina District of San Francisco, California, is a monumental structure originally constructed for the 1915 Panama-Pacific Exposition in order to exhibit works of art presented there. One of only a few surviving structures from the Exposition, it is the only one still situated on its original site. It was rebuilt in 1965, and renovation of the lagoon, walkways, and a seismic retrofit were completed in early 2009.

In addition to hosting art exhibitions, it remains a popular attraction for tourists and locals, and is a favorite location for weddings and wedding party photographs for couples throughout the San Francisco Bay Area, and such an icon that a miniature replica of it was built in Disney's California Adventure in Anaheim.

From the Palace of FIne Arts we headed to Crissy Field, once an airstrip and now a favourite place for locals to jog, walk dogs and cycle.  From here, you'll get a wonderful view of that famaous San Francisco icon, the Golden Gate Bridge.

Walking his dog

jogging

A day on the beach with a great view of the SF Golden Gate Bridge

Could see the Palace of  Fine Arts

Glowing in its coat of International Orange paint, the graceful span of the Golden Gate Bridge is considered one of the world's loveliest suspension bridges.  There are walkways along its 2.7km length, so walkers and cyclists can cross the bridge to the Marine County side, and back.

    

                                     

                                       

 

What people do on the bridge!

cycling

                                                 

jogging

                                   

Taking photos

                                   

Driving

Walking

Saw this at the middle of the bridge

                                       

Having a rest on the bridge

VIEWS FROM THE BRIDGE:

Alcatraz Island





Berthing place of yachts

Vessels plying the waters

Under the bridge

From the side of the bridge

After crossing the bridge, we took the bus to Sausalito
                                                                                       

shops

More shops

People enjoying their food outside the eateries

A boathouse

Another boathouse

Sausalito combines hillside with shoreline