Snapshot Saturday: Postcard #11 Golden Gate Bridge

Golden Gate Bridge at Sunrise.
Ola! It's day 179 of our our round-the-world trip, and almost a week since we arrived in Ciudad De Mexico's Distrito Federal. Unfortunately we were only able to see a few of its sights due to work. Tomorrow, we pack our bags and head to the Historic Centre of Puebla to celebrate our daughter's fifteenth month on Earth.

Golden Gate Bridge in Fog seen from another angle.
I got a bunch of postcards to send next week to some of you guys! For now though let me show you the last postcard I mailed before we left California. It's the first (and maybe only) postcard I'm giving away that used lenticular printing technology. Yah know, that awesome kind of printing that makes you see different images from different angles.

Cool, eh?

It's not too late to join! Email your address to gaye.emami@yahoo.com to receive a postcard. Recipients are chosen via Random.org.

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Snapshot Saturday: The Golden Gate Bridge

Is not golden at all. Not even a mere speck. The Golden Gate Bridge is in fact splashed with the hue of international orange, a shade of orange used in engineering and the aerospace industry to make something stand out from its surroundings. This 1.7 mile-long suspension bridge is named so for it's built over the Golden Gate, a strait that links San Francisco Bay to the Pacific Ocean.


Last Saturday, we had the chance to cruise along the bridge when we took our traveling toddler to Bay Kids Museum in Sausalito. Northbound is toll free, while southbound cost us $6. The east sidewalk is open to pedestrians all year round. Creepy fact: The Golden Gate Bridge is the most popular place to commit suicide in the world (second is Japan's Aokigahara Forest).

San Francisco will celebrate the bridge's 75th anniversary next year, if you're visiting the city check out their website for events.

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