Urban pyramid

The Transamerica Pyramid in the heart of the Financial District is visible from several locations, being the tallest building in the city.

Financial District seen from Coit Tower

Lady in red

It must take ages to paint this thing.

Golden Gate bridge

Not so ancient

This building was designed by Bernard Maybeck for an exhibition in 1915 and featured in the movie The Rock.

Palace of Fine Arts

No swimming

Alcatraz island

Brink of war

It's a great country in many ways, but sometimes it makes me sad.

Reine at a motel, the day before the start of Iraq-USA war 2003

Spin me around

Now this is what I call a proper record store.

Amoeba Music, Haight-Ashbury

Bon appetit

How about a squid for lunch?

Chinatown

A view to a kill

Driving north on Highway 101.

Golden Gate bridge

Spire and dome

The pyramid is the tallest building but from the right angle it can be matched by the Columbus Tower, also called the Sentinel Building.

Transamerican Pyramid and Columbus Tower

A view to a kill

The Washington Square is an island of life in the sea of buildings. The steep streets in the northeast were prominently featured in the infamous car chase from 1968 movie Bullitt.

View from Coit Tower

Time for a nap

The sea lions usually make tons of noise, but this guy needed a break from it all.

Pier 39

At a safe distance

The island with the infamous prison is firmly placed in the middle of San Francisco Bay.

Alcatraz island

The fish was this wide

Reine and the Golden Gate bridge, San Francisco

Neon nights

The narrow thing to the left is Ross Alley, where several scenes from Big Trouble Little China were shot.

Chinatown

The light in the end of the tunnel

Driving south through Marin County towards the Golden Gate bridge

Ghost rider

Driving across Golden Gate bridge under the full moon.

Reine driving on Golden Gate bridge

Warp speed

Driving across Golden Gate bridge at night

Warp speed

The full moon rising above Alcatraz island.

San Francisco Bay