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Billy December 6, 2020 Leave a Comment

San Francisco 2017, Day 6

Pacific Heights and the Marina District

Pacific Heights

Pacific Heights isn’t just San Francisco’s richest neighborhood.  It’s also one of the richest neighborhoods in the US.  There are fancy homes.  And there are also beautiful views.  It’s just north of [Read more…]

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

Billy November 14, 2020 Leave a Comment

San Francisco 2017, Day 5, Part 1

Civic Center

It took more than halfway through my 2nd year of sightseeing around San Francisco to finally tour around the Civic Center.  The Civic Center is a complex of government and cultural buildings built in [Read more…]

Filed Under: United States Tagged With: Buddhism, Hinduism, History, Islam, North America, San Francisco, Summer of Love, United States, WWII

Billy June 28, 2020 Leave a Comment

India 2017, Day 12: Delhi, Day 4

New Delhi, Day 4

What a welcome I got on my day back in New Delhi!  As I was heading out in the morning, the hotel clerk told me to watch out for people coming up to talk to me as I left the hotel.  You would think I would have [Read more…]

Filed Under: South Asia Tagged With: Asia, Buddhism, Challenges, Delhi, Hinduism, India, South Asia

Billy May 31, 2020 Leave a Comment

India 2017, Day 11: Haridwar

Haridwar

I was only supposed to pass through Haridwar, but India had other plans for me.  Although I was disappointed I didn’t get to see the Golden Temple in Amritsar or the fun border ceremony at the [Read more…]

Filed Under: South Asia Tagged With: Asia, Haridwar, Hinduism, India, South Asia

Billy May 10, 2020 Leave a Comment

India 2017, Day 10: Rishikesh, Day 2: Part 2

Across the Universe

At the end of Day 10, Part 1, I crossed the Lakshman Jhula bridge over the Ganges.  That brought me closer to my ultimate destination in Rishikesh:  the ashram where the Beatles stayed in 1968. [Read more…]

Filed Under: South Asia Tagged With: Animals, Asia, Beatles, Challenges, Haridwar, Hinduism, India, Rishikesh, South Asia

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