United States: California

San Francisco aka: The City, San Fransisco,Frisco

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A Well-Read Dog Head
Kansas City

Worth visiting!

Just got back from a business trip to San Francisco

I didn’t get to do nearly enough because I was working. I did get to go to China Town and had dinner in North Beach, but here’s hoping I get to go soon with better travel companions than my coworkers. People who don’t want to walk around don’t have much fun in San Francisco. I love to walk around. :-)

KC
28 places

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Sunsets and Cable Cars

San Francisco made for a wonderful summer trip! I loved the food, the stores, and the whole feel of the city. The mix of cultures made for a great experience, and also made me long to go back.

My favorite moment was the first night of our trip. We were bored and my mother and sister were asleep, so my father and I decided to go for a late night trolley ride. We had planned to get on and get off on the next stop, but as the ride began one stop turned into the next, and then another.

“It goes in a circle,” my dad finally said, “So we’ll just ride until we get back to the hotel.”

He couldn’t have been more wrong. It turned out that there IS an end to the cable cars route (I would have known that had I read the guide books a little more carefully). Not only that, but it was miles away from our hotel, and the line to get on the returning trolley was almost as long as it would take us to walk back!

“I know,” my father grinned, “Let’s just walk up the hill to the third stop. That way we can get on quickly.”

I agreed, and so we started the uphill trek. If only I had known that the hill we were to climb was not a normal hill. It was a San Francisco hill, and it seemed to be a inch away from being entirely vertical.

30(?) minutes later we were standing at the top of the hill, panting, our arms and legs which had already been tired from traveling now close to dead. The cable car came and we barely squeezed onto the side.

I should have been mad, or frustrated, or weary. Instead, I was clinging onto the side of the cable car, watching as the old houses flew by in the dark, and I was happy. I was euphoric, enchanted under the spell of the magical city. I felt like I could ride forever.

Unfortunately, we came to our stop and had to go back to the hotel. But our first night adventure made for an amazing start to one of the best vacations I’ve ever been on.

Scarlit
Gig Harbor

How this place changed my life

I just returned from a week in San Francisco and a week just wasnt enough.San Francisco is amazing!The views are spectacular and the resteraunts are superb.The best way to see it is to catch some of the city sight seeing tours.The guides know the history very well and you dont have to worry about driving.Pier 39 is wonderful!Full of endless shopping and good food and you can see the lovely seals.
Took a day trip up to Sonoma and toured some of the wineries.So green and lush,the hills seems to stretch endlessly.
The Golden gate bridge is truly magnificant.Great views of it everywhere in the city and its even more mysterious when it’s bathed in fog.San Francisco is most definately one of my favorite places in the country,

foneticklee
Imabari

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Why I recommend this place to visitors

This is my favorite city in California, hands down. There is so much to do, a lot of great food, and convenient public transportation (although, after the recent BART fiasco, it’s probably a sore spot to mention.) It manages to be both very urban (with all the ups and downs) and very beautiful. You can go to Mission Park to get a great view of downtown and the Bay, or wander around Golden Gate Park, or hit any number of other scenic spots. There are also clubs and bars galore. A wonderful, wonderful place.

jeeterbug
Virginia

Worth visiting!

december

Visited in the beginning of December. A little chilly, but I was expecting that. Did the whole tourist thing: segway tour, Alcatraz, biking across the Golden Gate Bridge to Saulsalito (yeesh, but I made it, burning legs and all!), Fisherman’s Wharf, Chinatown. Also consumed an outrageous amount of sour dough bread… everyday.