San Francisco Travel Guide . You have not shopped until several days of hard sidewalk pavement pounding has been done in San Francisco! There are more shops, arcades and malls to choose from then most other cities. The best starting point is Union Square, which is filled with name brand stores and department stores that tower stories high. Book your tickets online for the top things to do in San Francisco, California on TripAdvisor: See 255,868 traveler reviews and photos of San Francisco tourist. Bloomingdales is a must see. There is no shortage of great local neighborhood shopping either. Each neighborhood has it. Make a point of getting off the beaten path and into some of these shopping secret corners. San Francisco, California – The Finicky Cynic. Greetings, bloggers! After making our way through central California, visiting places such as Cambria and Hearst Castle. It’s a popular tourist destination domestically and internationally, and it’s hella expensive to rent, let alone buy, an apartment in the center. We southern Californians don’t use it here, except when to make fun of our northern counterparts. It is used to mean “super” or “very”- for example, “that’s hella cool!” or “that’s hella messed up!” You get what I mean. Exploring San Francisco, Adventure Mecca on the Bay. Eclectic neighborhoods, world-class dining, and art at every turn are just a few of the elements one can find. Explore the most popular attractions in San Francisco, based on data collected from visitors. Literally and figuratively. Since it’s so close to the bay, San Francisco is definitely windier and chillier than Los Angeles. I was also charmed by its cosmopolitan appeal, as well as its proximity to the wharf and of course, its cute trolleys chiming up the strenuous hills of the city center. My family and I took our car over to Lombard Street, where we tested our car’s abilities as we went up the super- steep road, as well as down the eight, narrow hairpin turns.
It was both exciting and terrifying at the same time, since we had to be constantly vigilant and not run into other cars who were doing the Lombard challenge, too! Of course, we couldn’t leave San Francisco without visiting the Golden Gate Bridge, one of the most iconic bridges in the United States, let alone the world. I’ve always found it super ironic that it was called “Golden Gate” when the bridge itself isn’t gold to begin with- it’s red! Any case, the constant windy, foggy atmosphere of the city makes for a cool, mysterious photo of the bridge. The Golden Gate Bridge. We also visited the Fisherman’s Wharf, another popular tourist area that’s home to a bunch of entertainment shops, stores, and whatnot. From Pier 3. 9 to Ghirardelli Square (the latter where we bought a bunch of Ghirardelli chocolates to take home with us), Fisherman’s Wharf was the place to be in San Francisco! Imagining prisoners trying to escape from Alcatraz by swimming the cold, rough waters- it would be damn near impossible! Alcatraz Island. Overall, my family and I stayed in San Francisco for two nights, using the time to explore the city but also to make it as a day trip over to UC Berkeley, the last school that I visited for that summer. Considering that things were quite expensive in touristy SF, we didn’t go out and spend a ton of money on food; I recall we got Italian food one night, and that was the fanciest it ever got. Our trip was short, but nevertheless made me fall in love with the Bay area; I do have the desire to return to San Francisco some day, as well as make my way even more north to places like Napa Valley, Sacramento, and the national parks of California (Redwood, Muir Woods, etc.). One can dream! Tune in for the next post on this “West Coast,” “Throwback Travels” series.
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