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Presenting…the 2017 Best of San Francisco By Billy Awards! (These are, of course, a follow-up to the 2016 edition.)
Just like in 2016 when I didn’t think any day could beat Day 1–in this case, my day in Golden Gate Park–another day came along and blew me away.
Golden Gate Park contains a mind-boggling collection of attractions. Museums, gardens, Japanese architecture. Dutch windmills? Yup, Dutch windmills. And would you believe…bison? [Read more…]
Presenting…the 2016 Best of San Francisco By Billy Awards! (Yeah, they’re a little late. But I’m sure you don’t mind. And after this, it’s finally on to India!)
Obviously I liked San Francisco enough to move here. But I always thought it was overrated as a sightseeing destination. Starting right away with Day 1 of my official sightseeing in San Francisco last April, I realized just how wrong I was.
After my first day out in San Francisco, following the Barbary Coast Trail, I didn’t think any future day could beat it. San Francisco totally enthralled me on Day 1. And it didn’t hurt that the weather was uncharacteristically perfect. But once again I was wrong. One day was able to beat out Day 1.
Dolores Street is a lovely boulevard running near the western edge of the Mission, where the Mission becomes the Castro. It runs along the eastern edge of Dolores Park. A couple blocks to the north is [Read more…]
Welcome to Day 4–the day that blew me away. The Mission District is a predominantly Latino neighborhood, but it is quickly gentrifying. It is named for Mission Dolores, in the northwest part of the [Read more…]