San Fran city centre at night from the Hostel
View from the Hostel at night
View from the hostel at night
Hostel
Has anyone seen the Giant Naked Baby?
Wierd tree pruning occurs in San Fran
Entrance to Japenese Tee garden
Russian Hill
Japanese Tea Garden in San Fran park
Sausolito town
Sausolito Harbour and town
Sealion rocks (Minus Sealions)
Beach by Downtown San Fran
Outside the Art Musuem in San Fran
River running through the forest
Tree
New growth - actually lots of buds growing in modules
Sausolito
Cable cars
Muir Woods
Trail around the woods
Giant Rewoods
Wierd?I decided to shell out on a day worth of tours. First off we went to the Muir woods. The woods are part of a preserved forest of pacific redwoods they sit on the other side of the bay in the most expensive county in the USA. They are ancient, huge and funnily enough reminded me of the smell of antique furniture.
It was drizzly but not much of it founds its way to the forest floor due to the tree canopy. The trees absorb their water from the fog and mist that cover the City and bay area year round. Since i have been in SF there has always been fog and mist covering the top of the city. We then head to sausolito which is the nearby town for the views and the European style community and docks. They have house boats there built from Redwoods and the high street is full of art galleries and up market shops. I spent the time sipping coffee and looking across to San Francisco (and being pestered by bloody pidgeon. God I hate pidgeons).
The afternoon was filled with a tour up and down (literally) the city. San Francisco is really hilly and the views from atop the various hills are amazing. We stopped to see the seven painted ladies, the Golden gate bridge, the golden gate park, parks, neighbourhoods and some of the expensive houses (between 7-10 million on average). The tour guide was really good and pointed out loads of interesting buildings, areas and facts. Some of the roads we couldn't go down due to the steepness, but otherwise it was a really good afternoon. San Franciscans are really into people power. There are no mainstream supermarkets in the city only "mom and pop" stores (as there called). There are no Starbucks anywhere near Little Italy!!! The residents also got one of the streets (Lomard Street) remodelled so that it was safe for there kids to play out on.
Most, if not all, of the houses don't have any outside space. The houses are crammed into the tip of the peninsula. The city is also home to a huge Chinese contingent. Around 40% of the residents are Chinese and there is not one, but two Chinatowns!!!
People here are really friendly and I have asked loads of people for directions, no ones seems to mind and sometimes it even starts a conversation going (usually about England). They have so many different types of transportation here. They have the cable cars which are like cabs that are pulled by a cable that runs underground. They have buses and coaches. They have street cars/trams that run up and down the city. They have an underground system. They also have buses that are attached to overhead electric cables - sort of like bumper cars!!! Cable cars are pretty expensive but really exciting as you sit without a belt as cars pass within feet of you. They also primarily run up the big hills here. The drivers are definitely characters and some point out nice places to eat or good vistas. One even left the controls and had a seat and chatted to a couple as the car ran down the hill!!!
It was drizzly but not much of it founds its way to the forest floor due to the tree canopy. The trees absorb their water from the fog and mist that cover the City and bay area year round. Since i have been in SF there has always been fog and mist covering the top of the city. We then head to sausolito which is the nearby town for the views and the European style community and docks. They have house boats there built from Redwoods and the high street is full of art galleries and up market shops. I spent the time sipping coffee and looking across to San Francisco (and being pestered by bloody pidgeon. God I hate pidgeons).
The afternoon was filled with a tour up and down (literally) the city. San Francisco is really hilly and the views from atop the various hills are amazing. We stopped to see the seven painted ladies, the Golden gate bridge, the golden gate park, parks, neighbourhoods and some of the expensive houses (between 7-10 million on average). The tour guide was really good and pointed out loads of interesting buildings, areas and facts. Some of the roads we couldn't go down due to the steepness, but otherwise it was a really good afternoon. San Franciscans are really into people power. There are no mainstream supermarkets in the city only "mom and pop" stores (as there called). There are no Starbucks anywhere near Little Italy!!! The residents also got one of the streets (Lomard Street) remodelled so that it was safe for there kids to play out on.
Most, if not all, of the houses don't have any outside space. The houses are crammed into the tip of the peninsula. The city is also home to a huge Chinese contingent. Around 40% of the residents are Chinese and there is not one, but two Chinatowns!!!
People here are really friendly and I have asked loads of people for directions, no ones seems to mind and sometimes it even starts a conversation going (usually about England). They have so many different types of transportation here. They have the cable cars which are like cabs that are pulled by a cable that runs underground. They have buses and coaches. They have street cars/trams that run up and down the city. They have an underground system. They also have buses that are attached to overhead electric cables - sort of like bumper cars!!! Cable cars are pretty expensive but really exciting as you sit without a belt as cars pass within feet of you. They also primarily run up the big hills here. The drivers are definitely characters and some point out nice places to eat or good vistas. One even left the controls and had a seat and chatted to a couple as the car ran down the hill!!!
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