I don’t know a single person who has visited San Francisco and not fallen in love with ‘The City by the Bay.’ And I’m sure there will be plenty of visitors who just will not be able to help falling in love with this vista point that shows them all of San Francisco. On the way up to Twin Peaks — when you are almost up there — there’s a view point called Christmas Tree Point and the sights from there sure made me tipsy.
Along with a bird’s eye view of most of San Francisco, Christmas Tree Point showed me the San Francisco Bay and the Golden Gate Bridge as well. A few views from that trip up Twin Peaks:
‘The City’ aka The City of San Francisco.
Here you’ll see some prominent landmarks of the city: Transamerica Pyramid and City Hall. Can you spot them? And the SF Bay?
The City of San Francisco and beyond that — the San Francisco Bay and the Golden Gate Strait. Look carefully and you’ll be able to spot that famous bridge painted in International Orange — The Golden Gate Bridge.
The City and the winding road that takes you to the top of Twin Peaks, which stand in the middle of the city.
Zoomed in: that scenic curve of Twin Peaks Boulevard. (From Christmas Tree Point)
A glimpse of Sutro Tower behind a pall of the famous Pacific Fog.
More of the city. More Road. Love this view!!
Tips for the trip to Christmas Tree Point:
- Look up the weather forecast before you plan a trip to Twin Peaks or Christmas Tree Point. The pacific fog can completely blanket The City, making it impossible to see these views.
- Dress warm. There’s almost always a chill in the air up there.
- Don’t forget your camera. Or make sure there’s enough storage space in your smart phone.
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Very beautiful shots. I work right near there. I can walk there at lunch. Nice to see a fellow Bay Area Blogger. Here is my twin peaks blog: http://csuhpat1.blogspot.com/2017/08/walking-twin-peaks.html
Welcome here, Patrick. 🙂
Oh wow! How fortunate. Ah, those views!! 🙂
Nice meeting you too. I would love to check out that post and come by your blog. Thank you for the link.
Wow – wonderful views!
A wonderful city. And a wonderful viewpoint. 🙂
Thank you, Lady Fi.:)
In all our travels when people ask us from where we are and we tell them San Francisco (technically East Bay, but easier to say San Fran abroad), everyone seemed to have a longing to travel to the city someday. Recently, we met someone who’s traveling to San Fran in May and is very excited.
Worth a Thousand Words
And I’m sure they’ll all fall in love with the city.
I just can’t get enough of it. 🙂
Thank you for stopping by, M. 🙂
That looks great 🙂
Doesn’t it?
🙂
Love this city!! Love this viewpoint!!
I was in SF once just a short trip. Did not really se the city but one of the redwood forests 🙂
Hi Monica,
Long time. (By the way, I always look for opportunities to ‘catch the light’ thanks to your meme. 🙂
You probably were in Muir Woods. It is a redwood forest just a few miles out of the city. You should come back and see the city of San Francisco. You will be charmed by it.:)
Looks really majestic. Hope I can see these with my own eye once in my lifetime…
You have to put this city in the wishlist, Subhadip. 🙂
Thank you for stopping by.
What a view and what a lovely name of the view point!
Oh yeah! that was quite a view. 🙂
I’d like to go there again. 🙂
The pics are spectacular!
Thank you so much, Rajeev. 🙂
Beautiful pictures, Dee… offering excellent view!
Thank you dear Kokila. It’s an awesome vista point. I’d like the see the city in another mood, sometime. 🙂
wow truly amazing views. Great clicks.
I swear — they were amazing!
Thank you so much, Rupam. 🙂
When we visited SF, it was quite rainy and cloudy the couple of days we were there. Most of out time was spent near the Golden Gate. We did go to the Twin Peaks, but could hardly see before a few meters..just the curved road was visible.
Good to see the city from such a height here. I didn’t fall in love with the city, but that’s just my perspective 🙂
I’m sorry to hear San Francisco didn’t affect you the way it does, most of us. I feel SF has a charm of its own — a unique mix of old and new and interesting people and places. The art and architecture of the city, the many little parts of the world that you see in the city and all those hills and roads and trolleys…all fascinate me. I’ve lost count of the number of times I’ve visited there and I just can’t have enough of it. 🙂
Now I know of ONE person who didn’t fall in love with the city (as yet). 😀
Yeah, it can get very foggy in these parts. But you saw those views here. 😉 I’m sure it’ll look great at night, also.
Gorgeous captures all!
Thank you, Magiceye. 🙂
The views were gorgeous. 🙂
Fantastic views! I love cityscapes like this.
True, they are great views.
I’m sure. 🙂
Thank you for coming this way. 🙂
Those are expansive shots. My favourite is the one in which Golden Gate is peeking through the fog. I hope to visit San Francisco before I die. 😀
I hope so too. I really want you to see this city that you have done so much research on. You did such great work there.
It’s a wonderful — really wonderful– place. You will love photographing SF, too. 🙂
Thank you for stopping by, USP. 🙂
Very beautiful! Obviously people who visit will fall in love with this lovely city!
Zoom into any part of the city and there’ll be something fascinating there. 🙂
Thank you for your presence her, dear Ranjana. 🙂
Lovely captures of the SF Divya! I keep getting allured to SFO each time I see those pics:)
Thank you so much.
It is a city you MUST VISIT and let me know when you are there. 🙂
Sure! On my travel agenda:) Many thanks
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Amazing sights! Each took my breath away. Who said concrete jungles aren’t beautiful! 🙂
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I swear, there’s beauty in the cities too. 🙂
Wow Dee! These are just awesome shots! Loved the city in the pics…beautiful blue sky, the curved road…all look great!
Thank you dear Deepa. 🙂
They were such beautiful sights from up there. There’s so much colour and great architecture and interesting people down there, too — like if you go down to the city.
You are always welcome in blogging journey.
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Welcome here, Pranita. 🙂
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