Yesterday, as the final sessions of Connections '97 ended, the early bird sessions of this year's newspaper marketing conference had already kicked off. Many attendees arrived over the weekend and spent time touring the city's attractions before getting down to business today. Above, left, a tour boat heads across the bay toward the distant rock of Alcatraz. As always, the fabled cable cars drew huge crowds. Above, right, lines wind around the rotary at the foot of Hyde Street where cable cars turn around to go back up the hill.
Tourists routinely wait for an hour or longer to board a car here.