Nob Hill – Pacific Union Club
The Pacific-Union Club is a private social club located at 1000 California Street in at the top of Nob Hill. It was founded in 1889 as a merger of two earlier clubs: the Pacific Club (founded 1852) and the Union Club (founded 1854). The clubhouse was built as the home for the silver magnate James […]
“Painted Ladies”
Of course the main reason we came to Alamo Square Park was to see one of the most photographed places in San Francisco, the view of the Painted Ladies or postcard row. This is a row of seven beautiful Victorian houses that have the city’s modern skyline at the background, a great contrast. The pastel […]
Fine Arts
The Palace of Fine Arts was originally constructed for the 1915 Panama-Pacific Exposition and is one of the few structures left and the only one still situated at its original site. It was rebuilt in 1965 and the lagoon and walkways were renovated in 2009. It hosts art exhibits as well as various other events […]
Always 4:20
The clock below the famous Haight Ashbury sign in San Francisco is permanently set to 4:20. According to Steven Hager, editor of High Times, the term 420 originated at San Rafael High School, in 1971, among a group of about a dozen pot-smoking wiseacres who called themselves the Waldos, who are now pushing 60. The […]
Haight & Ashbury
The area still maintains its bohemian ambiance. It is also home to a number of independent restaurants and bars, as well as clothing boutiques, booksellers, and record stores. The cohabitation between throw-backs to the Fifties lounge scene, organic and spiritual New Age ambiance of the Sixties, rock and roll politics and computer culture is one […]
Corner of Haight & Ashbury
Back in the mid-1960s, this was perhaps the most famous intersection in the world, a place where young people came to from all over the world in search of love and peace. Some found it and some didn’t, but that was only one chapter in this neighborhood’s long and colorful history. It is easy to […]
The Wharf
A food lover’s haven, Fisherman’s Wharf boasts some of the best dining in the world. Fresh Dungeness crab are served steaming hot at outdoor stands. Other smells drift from a variety of gourmet recipes at the Wharf’s many seafood restaurants. The Hyde Street Pier at 2905 Hyde Street, is a historic ferry pier located on […]
First Bathroom Stop
After breakfast, we headed down to Fisherman’s Wharf and the first thing we had to do was a potty stop. We saw the Applebee’s but we had problems finding the entrance. to this Applebee’s. Finally we found the elevators. It had a very nice view of the Wharf. We could see street performers and all […]
Homeless
San Francisco spends $165 million a year trying to get homeless people off the streets and into a better life. Everywhere you look there are homeless people with their carts and some with their dogs. I kept wondering why in the world, if you are homeless, would you have a dog. Then it comes to […]
Mission District
Mission Street has lavish murals and is rich in cultural traditions of Mexico and Latin America.