BUS 449 Post 19: San Francisco, California

San Francisco – my favorite city by the Bay! I lived there for five years and spent another three summers there after that. In fact, I am planning on living there in the years ahead, because I truly love that city! 

            The city is about six miles square, so if you are visiting you can see most of the city in a day. Go to Fisherman's Wharf on Pier 39 to check out the sea lions that lounge on some wooden planks. Walk around North Beach, the formerly Bohemian part of the San Francisco. While you’re in the neighborhood, going to Mama’s for breakfast or lunch is surely a good idea. The Coit Tower gives good views of the city. Inside the tower, there are paintings that were completed in 1933 and are great fun to look at. If you have visited the tower, you should take the Telegraph Hill stairs down and observe some beautiful houses, gardens and brightly colored flora. Hop on a historic trolley car on the Embarcadero and hop off at First Street for lunch at Sam's Grill, a classic fish place. Haight-Ashbury, the neighborhood hippies used to live in, is filled with high-end boutiques, chic restaurants and hip cafés. Walk around Haight Street or continue on to discover Hippie Hill, a place where a lot of people hang out and enjoy the sun. Make sure to discvoer Golden Gate Park, because is huge and absolutely beautiful. The Conservatory of Flowers and the carousel on Kezar Drive are some cool places to stop by. The Exploratorium on Pier 15 is San Francisco's legendary science museum, which has some great things you can discover and appreciate. The Presidio is a really nice neighborhood with eucalyptus trees and yawning lawns and it takes us near San Francisco’s biggest attraction and one of the most beautiful walks in the country – the Golden Gate Bridge.
            There are many other spots I can suggest, because San Francisco is full of things to do and places to see, but I will leave it at that for now, because I can seriously go on and on about how amazing this city really is.

The famous sealions

A photo I took with a view of the city and GGB is far in the back

Hanging out on Lombard Street