The Lone Sailor At the north end of San Francisco’s Golden Gate Bridge is Vista Point, a place with panoramic views of the bridge spanning the strait between San Francisco Bay and the Pacific Ocean, the city, the Oakland Bay Bridge, and Alcatraz. There is a statue there called The…
Vintage San Francisco Streetcars: The F-line
San Francisco has two types of vintage transportation in operation today. A ride on the city’s famous cable cars is high on the list of most visitors. People love to stand on the running boards as they travel up and over the hills while a gripman rings the familiar bells. But also interesting and fun to experience are the city’s fleet of vintage streetcars from around the world.
A Fresh Taste at the San Francisco Ferry Building
The San Francisco Ferry Building houses dozens of gourmet food shops, restaurants, cafés and specialty stores.
Occupy SF: Signs of an Occupation
At the foot of Market Street and across the Embarcadero from the iconic Ferry Building in San Francisco, Justin Herman Plaza is a popular place for nearby office workers as well as sightseeing tourists. Earlier this week, I was in the city and stopped by the Occupy SF encampment at the plaza.
The Heat Was Hot: My Desert Road Trip
So with “A Horse With No Name” and other favorites loaded on my iPod, I took off on a short solo road trip from San Francisco to Phoenix, Arizona.
Portals of the Past
Larger than Central Park in New York City, San Francisco’s Golden Gate Park has much to offer in natural beauty, recreational venues, cultural attractions and events. It also provides a glimpse into the city’s history at Portals of the Past on the edge of Lloyd Lake. This marble-columned entranceway is…
A San Francisco Treat
I’ve read that there are about three billion fortune cookies made each year. Of those, I’ve heard that about 30,000 per day are baked at the Golden Gate Fortune Cookie Factory in San Francisco’s Chinatown for distribution around the world.
From Humble to Hearst Castle
This schoolhouse in Old San Simeon along California’s Central Coast is a humble contrast to the opulence of Hearst Castle on top of the hill behind it. The one-room school was built in 1881. When newspaper publisher William Randolph Hearst built his estate in the early 1900s, he was inspired…