SoMa Museums
In 2016, I spent some time exploring the part of San Francisco known as South of Market (or SoMa). I spent a good deal of that time at the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art. While I was planning for my [Read more…]
San Francisco 2017, Day 1, Part 1
Golden Gate Park, Part 1: Nature and Science, Life and Death
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…]
The 2016 BSFBB Awards
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.
Best Day
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.
San Francisco 2016, Day 4, Part 2
The Mission (Part 2) and the Castro
The Mission (Part 2)
Dolores Street and Mission Dolores
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…]
San Francisco 2016, Day 4, Part 1
The Mission (Part 1)
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…]