You forgot Bobby Rubino's ----- Original Message ----- From: "Michael C. Berch" <mcb@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> To: <AIRLINE@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Friday, April 18, 2003 9:14 PM Subject: Re: BART to link to SFO > On Friday, April 18, 2003, at 12:59 PM, Dennis W Zeuch wrote: > > mcb@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx writes: > >> While the Wharf is still probably the top tourist attraction, > >> especially for first-timers and foreigners, it is by no means the only > >> tourist spot in S.F. > > > > After 6 years in the Tucson, Sonoran Desert I just wanna see > > water...... -) > > Dennis > > Luckily, any airline trip to San Francisco will include seeing a *lot* > of water. > > The main landing runways (28L/R) are a overwater approach. The > airport is on (i.e. in, as in landfill) the Bay, and the new > people-mover AirTrain gives an excellent view of the water since it is > elevated (the Blue line that goes out to the cargo area and the rental > car center especially -- ride it for fun if you have some time). > > In SF itself you can see the Bay or the ocean from most high places, > including the hills and any tall buildings. There is a lovely walking > promenade on the Embarcadero, the bayside waterfront boulevard, > recently restored after the nightmare of the Embarcadero Freeway was > removed following the 1989 urban renewal project (excuse me, > earthquake!). On the north side of the city is Fisherman's Wharf, of > course, but west of that is Fort Mason, which is now a community center > with a lot of arts & culture stuff, great views, the restored Crissy > Field wetlands (sadly, that was an old Army air field - would have been > nice to keep an aviation use, but it was impractical), and you can walk > there along the bay front to Fort Point, which is almost underneath the > Golden Gate Bridge. > > From there, on the NNW corner of the city is a nice little beach called > Baker Beach, the north half of which is a legal nude beach. Then down > to the Cliff House, Seal Rock, and the main Ocean Beach which is the > western boundary of SF. > > And lots of planes overhead to spot, with a good variety of carriers > and types -- not as many as MIA or JFK or LAX, but still pretty good. > > Just talking up my home town here. > > -- > Michael C. Berch > mcb@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx