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Billy August 7, 2017 2 Comments

San Francisco 2016, Chinatown Revisited

There were a few spots in Chinatown that were closed when I went to visit them on Day 7.  I decided a return visit was in order.  I was able to return pretty easily, considering that according to official San [Read more…]

Filed Under: United States Tagged With: Christianity, Communism, History, North America, San Francisco, United States, US West, WWII

Billy July 12, 2017 Leave a Comment

San Francisco 2016, Day 7

Chinatown and the Financial District

Welcome to the last regularly scheduled sightseeing day of the 2016 sightseeing season!  (Notice how I qualified that “last”?)

Chinatown

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Filed Under: United States Tagged With: History, North America, San Francisco, United States, US West

Billy July 2, 2017 Leave a Comment

San Francisco 2016, Weekday Edition

A number of the sites in the neighborhoods of San Francisco I was visiting in 2016 were closed on Saturdays.  Most of these, unsurprisingly, were downtown, in and around the Financial District.  I knew I’d be heading back to full-time work shortly, after having taken about a year off.  So for 3 days in a row in September, I checked out these weekday-only sites.

Transamerica Pyramid

San Francisco's iconic Transamerica Pyramid. For 45 years, it was the tallest building in San Francisco. Briefly, it was the tallest building on the West Coast. San Francisco, United States, North America.
San Francisco’s iconic Transamerica Pyramid. For 45 years, it was the tallest building in San Francisco. Briefly, it was the tallest building on the West Coast.

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Filed Under: United States Tagged With: History, Judaism, North America, San Francisco, United States, US West

Billy June 26, 2017 Leave a Comment

San Francisco 2016, Day 6

Fisherman’s Wharf

We got a taste of Fisherman’s Wharf along the Barbary Coast Trail.  On Day 6, it’s full immersion.  San Francisco locals scorn Fisherman’s Wharf as being a tourist trap to be shunned at any and all times.  But [Read more…]

Filed Under: United States Tagged With: Alcatraz, Civil War, Golden Gate Bridge, History, North America, San Francisco, United States, US West

Billy April 13, 2017 Leave a Comment

San Francisco 2016, Day 5

The Richmond and the Presidio

The Richmond

I was really excited about Day 5.  I was looking forward to traipsing around the Presidio, an iconic San Francisco site I had never been to.  And most of all, I was looking forward to getting up close and  [Read more…]

Filed Under: United States Tagged With: Alcatraz, Christianity, Golden Gate Bridge, History, Judaism, North America, San Francisco, United States, US West

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