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 Food Diary, Day 3
I picked out a place in SoMa for breakfast. Unfortunately, the kitchen didn’t open till an hour after the doors opened. That was sort of annoying, so I went to another place down the street that turned out to be great: Soma Inn Café. I’ve actually been back twice since. I went all in (or is that all out?) and got the banana streusel–French toast topped with banana, 4-berry sauce, whipped cream, and powder cinnamon sugar–with a side of turkey sausage. What a treat!
San Francisco 2016, Day 3, Part 1
South of Market (Part 1)
I started off Day 3 (and spent most of the day, actually) in SoMa, the area south of Market Street. Historically a district packed with warehouses and gay bars, it’s now an area in transition. [Read more…]
San Francisco 2016, Day 2, Part 2
Telegraph Hill and North Beach (Part 2)
Telegraph Hill
After skirting the summit of Telegraph Hill on Day 1, I climbed to the peak on Day 2. And what a treat! [Read more…]