San Francisco,
"The City", is one of the
most beautiful cities in the world. How many cities have a population of just over
750,000 and have the instant name recognition that San Francisco has? What other city
can lay claim to have founded the United Nations, introduced the topless dancer, and the
hippie movement? How many cities are known world wide for its cultural diversity and
cultural acceptance? Where else can you chose Chinese for breakfast,
Ethiopian for lunch,
and Swiss for dinner? Where else can you walk the entire length of a major
metropolis in just 7 miles?
How many cities have sexual traffic flow? This, was
pointed out to my by one of The City's renowned cab drivers as we were driving through
Union Square. I could clearly see prostitutes standing on the sidewalks, and then
my driver pointed out certain
cars dodging in and out of traffic to come over to the curb sides to
"meet the ladies".
Of course, all of this is partly possible due to the San Francisco Bay being one of the
largest land locked harbors in the world. The City never would have been located in its
current location if it were not for this harbor. A deep waterway is integral to any large
development. San Francisco is but not one city but several cities and cultures contained
within one city. There are many unique districts ranging from Chinatown, to North Beach, to the
Haight-Ashbury, Twin Peaks, The Mission, Noe Valley, the Financial district,
and Japan town,
among several others. One of the great things about San Francisco is that many of these
districts are within walking distance of each other. San Francisco is a great city to
ditch the car in a garage and walk from attraction to attraction.
In 1906 a devastating (short term devastation) earthquake destroyed 4/5 (28,000) of The
City's buildings. This quake was especially hard to swallow because it destroyed most of
The City's fire fighting equipment and many buildings burned for days afterward. This was
only one of 7 times that most of The City burned to the ground, only to rebuild from the
ashes. The most recent major quake was the Loma Prieta which struck at
5:04pm in 1989. This quake destroyed a major raised freeway in the East
Bay. Most people remember that this was also the quake that disrupted the Bay Bridge
World Series between the Oakland Athletics and San Francisco Giants.
City Tours
Are you from out of town? Will you be visiting San
Francisco? Interested in touring with Dave for a day or so?
Email Dave if interested. Provide your
interests and the days you will be in San Francisco so he can see if his
schedule will coincide with yours. Here is a good
San Francisco map for orientation.
Sailing Tours
Are you interested in boating the beautiful San Francisco Bay on the
cozy Aldebaran with Dave's brother John as the captain? John offers
private tours - for more information
Click
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