WE’RE almost at the end of our San Francisco trip! One of our last stops in the city was the Exploratorium, a massive science and discovery centre located at Piers 15 and 17, Embacadero. A modern, blockish-looking building, the centre was first opened in the 1960s and was relocated to its new place in 2013. We actually got here late and had to rush through … Continue reading The Exploratorium, San Francisco
SAN Francisco’s cable cars are as iconic as the Golden Gate Bridge itself, so no way was I gonna miss the experience of riding on one! The city’s steep slopes and hilly terrain meant that going about was a dangerous business for people (and horses) in the 1800s – and deaths occured frequently from horse carriages or streetcars sliding backwards on wet cobblestone paths. Enter … Continue reading Cruising Down The Bay: San Francisco’s Cable Cars
“You’ll get bored of San Francisco one day,” E said as we drove into the city for the third time. I raised a skeptical eyebrow and pressed my nose against the glass again. I find it hard to imagine ever being bored of San Francisco. I fell in love with it from Day 1, when I looked out the window of our rented car and … Continue reading What to Do in Chinatown, San Francisco – The Oldest & Largest Chinatown in the United States
I grew up on a steady diet of bizarre facts narrated by Dean Cain, so it was nice to pop into the Ripley’s Believe it Or Not Museum at Fisherman’s Wharf, San Francisco. It is housed in a narrow three-storey building that looks plain on the outside but is quite spacious on the inside. The place looks old though – it has that dusty, musky smell … Continue reading Ripley’s Believe it Or Not, San Francisco
FISHERMAN’S WHARF in San Francisco is a charming tourist enclave located way north of the Bay Area. Founded in the 1800s by Italian fishermen, the place retains many traditional seafood restaurants, along with attractions such as an aquarium and several museums. Parking is a bitch and expensive, so I’d recommend taking the public transport. Buses and tram services stop here regularly. It was early evening … Continue reading Travel Diaries: Fisherman’s Wharf, San Francisco
Standing on a hill in San Francisco’s Golden Gate Park, I look down to the foggy grey sea and think about how pretty everything is. It’s easy to forget that this green city sits on a notorious fault line.. and that all the neat museums, well-paved roads, beautiful trees and houses can all be uprooted in mere seconds. Even so, there’s something about San Fran … Continue reading Legion of Honor Museum, San Francisco
You don’t have to fly to the Land of the Rising Sun to experience Zen in a Japanese tea garden – you can get that right in the heart of San Francisco! Located within the Golden Gate Park, the Hagiwara Japanese Tea Garden was founded by Makoto Hagiwara, a Japanese immigrant and gardener. After the Pearl Harbour bombing, Hagiwara and his family were relocated elsewhere … Continue reading Japanese Garden, Golden Gate Park San Francisco
I never liked getting flowers, because I hate the idea of wasting money for a bunch of blooms that will wilt in a couple of days. I’d much prefer going to a park or garden where you can see them in their natural state. 🙂 Our next stop in San Francisco’s Golden Gate Park is the Conservatory of Flowers.The oldest building in the park, it … Continue reading Conservatory of Flowers, San Francisco
