Sunday, May 15, 2005

The Cable Car Ride


Cable Car
Originally uploaded by setyr.
One of San Francisco's more famous mode of pubic transportation is the cable car. It's like a manually operated simple version of a monorail. The driver just stands up and holds two long sticks with brakes the same shape as bikes'.

There's nothing extraordinary to see for a $3 one-way ticket ride. I cant really say that this ride is a sightseeing ride. We passed by the hilly residence areas of SFO, the China town and other side lights to get to the downtown proper. But what makes this ride a thrilling and memorable one is the fact that SFO is probably the most hilly city in the US and operating a monorail manually is a very challenging job for the driver and nerve-wrecking experience for the passenger ~ both for going up and down. It's like you're riding a mini-caterpillar except that you know that it's not a theme park attraction. Another fact is that this monorail operates on the city streets of SFO itself, blending perfectly and harmoniously with the cars and buses. Now that is the WOW part.

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