Stroll in San Francisco: South of Market Street and ocean beach

Finally I took some time to have a closer look at the area of San Francisco that's called "South of Market" and at the beach. South of Market (also called "Soma") was interesting, but more in a negative way. There is a HUGE amount of homeless people, and you're asked for change on almost every corner. No violence, but the poverty shows clearly.

Having walked from Powell station back to the Castro, I took the MUNI (one of San Francisco's subway systems) to the ocean beach and relaxed there. The weather wasn't exactly good, but the sand was warm, and I loved to feel it between my toes while I was writing diary.

These are the pictures I took today.