Pictures speak a million words. Going by that thought going forward I plan to include photo travel blogs on Composed Volcano. If the shutterbug in you is urging you to send me your travel pics, please do 🙂
RishiMenon, a brilliant photographer (by hobby)and Suchi, his beautiful wife have many a tales to share from their innumerable travels. Here are few snapshots from San Francisco,California taken by Rishi.
San Francisco, the city by the bay is a popular international tourist destination
1. San Francisco is a well known cultural icon and engineering marvel
Golden gate Bridge San Francisco Pic Credit Rishi Menon
2. The San Francisco cable car runs up and down the hilly streets paying tribute to the history of the city
Cablecar Pic Credit: Rishi Menon
3. Chinatown in San Francisco is the oldest Chinatown in North America and also the largest Chinese community outside Asia
4. The Golden Gate Bridge in San Francisco often enveloped in fog
Golden gate Bridge San Francisco Pic credit: Rishi Menon
5. The San Francisco Chinese New Year Festival celebrates the Eastern influence on the city
Chinese-New-Year Pic credit: Rishi Menon
6. San Francisco’s famous Lombard Street – known as America’s crookedest street
Crooked Street San Francisco Pic credit: Rishi Menon
7. Sea Lions basking on Pier 39 in San Francisco near the Fisherman’s Wharf
Pier39 Pic credit: Rishi Menon
8. Sausalito – The picturesque waterfront community near Golden Gate San Francisco
Sausalito Pic Credit: Rishi Menon
9. Alcatraz Island is isolated from the outside by the cold, strong, hazardous currents of the waters of San Francisco Bay and was used to house Civil War prisoners as early as 1861
Alcatraz Prison Pic Credit: Rishi Menon
10.Alcatraz Island also known as “The Rock” served as a lighthouse, a military fortification, a military prison and a Federal prison
Alcatraz Prison Pic Credit: Rishi Menon
11. A night eerie shot of Alcatraz Island
Pic Credit: Rishi Menon
12. The cells inside Alcatraz Island
the cells inside the Alcatraz prison Pic Credit: Rishi Menon
13. Twin Peaks in San Francisco which has a panoramic view of the city
Twin Peaks Pic Credit: Rishi Menon
Check out Rishi’s picture portfolio on Flickr
4. The Golden Gate Bridge in San Francisco often enveloped in fog
4. The Golden Gate Bridge in San Francisco often enveloped in fog
