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…]
San Francisco 2016, Day 3, Part 2
South of Market (Part 2), Market Street, and Union Square
SoMa (Part 2)
There are more museum pictures ahead, but don’t worry. I make it out of the museum and spend pretty much the rest of the day outside taking pictures. [Read more…]
San Francisco 2016, Day 2, Part 1
North Beach (Part 1), Russian Hill, and Washington Square
I took a lovely walk through Chinatown on the way to North Beach in the morning. The borders between the 2 neighborhoods are getting very blurry. [Read more…]
Call Me “Mr. Ambassador”!
The year I became an Ambassador. A Castro Ambassador. What does that mean? It means that from May to October, about once a week, you could find me in San Francisco’s Castro District helping out visitors to the neighborhood. Armed with maps and brochures, I set up shop at the top of the stairs above the Castro station on San Francisco’s Muni system. By far, most of the [Read more…]
San Francisco 2016, Day 1, Part 2
Barbary Coast Trail–Embarcadero – Fisherman’s Wharf to Nob Hill
I had seen so much already on my 1st day of sightseeing in San Francisco. And I still had so much more to see! [Read more…]