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ivan_drago
1st of July 2008 (Tue), 19:22
I will be traveling to SF for 4th of July. Does anyone know a good vantage point to shoot fireworks over the bay?
hotshot1
1st of July 2008 (Tue), 21:59
Ivan,
Any where along the embaradero waterfont
ivan_drago
2nd of July 2008 (Wed), 10:06
Thanks! Hope it's not going to be too crowded.
Killjoy
3rd of July 2008 (Thu), 09:17
Treasure Island is another good vantage point.
However, that will be crowded as well. :(
ivan_drago
3rd of July 2008 (Thu), 14:04
We are staying at Fairmont--I wonder if we could see fireworks from there.
Killjoy
3rd of July 2008 (Thu), 15:42
Certainly. If your room is high enough and facing the bay. If it's not, and it's facing towards the city, then I doubt it.
ivan_drago
3rd of July 2008 (Thu), 15:55
Is there any common area at the hotel you could view fireworks from--rooftop, restaurant, etc?
Killjoy
3rd of July 2008 (Thu), 17:50
If you were staying at The Mark Hopkins Hotel, I would say yes. The Top of The Mark is a resaurant at (:rolleyes:) the top of the Mark Hopkins.

I just looked at a map. Chances are, your hotel is going to be blocked in by most of the other buildings in the city, and you will probably be looking at, another building.

According to a website I just checked, the fireworks are going to be off of Pier 39 (please don't blame me, if that web site (http://cbs5.com/fireworks/4th.of.july.2.456942.html#section1) is wrong)
Grab a cable car down the Fishermans Wharf, and check out the fireworks from there.
You might even be able to see them if you get a window seat at Bubba Gumps. :p
Killjoy
5th of July 2008 (Sat), 22:25
Well, I drove out to Treasure Island yesterday evening to check out the fireworks, and it was a true San Francisco evening. The fog had rolled in.
So as not to take pictures of pretty colored fog banks, I left.

I'm curious if anyone else saw anything different in SF than I was looking at?
jptsr1
5th of July 2008 (Sat), 22:27
Well, I drove out to Treasure Island yesterday evening to check out the fireworks, and it was a true San Francisco evening. The fog had rolled in.
So as not to take pictures of pretty colored fog banks, I left.

I'm curious if anyone else saw anything different in SF than I was looking at?

Looked the same from the east bay.

J.