buildings uphill
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Here we are at another San Fran landmark
The Transamerica Pyramid!
along Montgomery Street
tallest skyscraper in the San Francisco
spanning 48 floors
outskirts of Chinatown along the nearby streets
the arts section
still moving along Grant street
across Jackson street
The street's waking up
people unloading goods for the day
Chinatown is well served by public transport
The morning markets open!
but 1st, a visit to a nearby musuem
along Washington Street
The Cablecar museum!
The entrance
yup, it's the right museum alright!
The museum's an active cable station too
Active as in live
WIth high speed cable pulls in operation
old collections of decommissioned cable cars
and trolleys alike!
History of how it started
overview of the cable pull
and the lines going underground
subterranean view of the undergound cables
spinning!
the cable car as the name suggest
do not have engines on board
but are pulled uphills up cables
spun in this very building
All thanks to the inventor
schematic of how the cables run
the original cable car operators
the small museum section of the building
yup, the real stuff!
old day tickets
back at Chinatown
it's packed already!
weekend markets and bargains!
totally buzzing market atmosphere
food's a bargain too
trying out the local lunch!
on the bus for more exploration
see you chinatown
Next stop
The palace of fine arts!