Every bit as beautiful and as hip as San Francisco, my favorite city. Then again, I was lucky to be there when it was sunny and in the 70s for the most part, but regardless there is just no beating that combination of the Cascades and the bay. And there is so much to do and see there, plus many lovely neighborhoods with access to parks and public transportation. While I was there I couldn’t stop daydreaming about living in Queen Anne or Belltown and stooping into a coffeeshop on a rainy Saturday afternoon with a book or a good friend…I think I could learn to live with the gloomy weather. Maybe.