DK Travel : San Francisco

San Franciscans will, rather candidly, admit that they are the most fortunate people on earth, the occasional earthquake notwithstanding; and most visitors, after a few days of taking in the sights and sounds of this magnificent city, will agree. Ask anyone who has been here and they will tell you it’s their favorite US city. The geographical setting evokes so much emotional drama, the light seems clearer, the colors more vivid, the cultural diversity of the ethnic neighborhoods so captivating and inviting, that it’s a place almost everyone can fall in love with at first sight.

Fern Falls

Nestled on wooded acres on the outskirts of the Russian River, just 90 minutes from the city. Each of the guesthouses has a fireplace, and indoor and outdoor showers.
Filbert Street

There’s a sense of flying off into space as you dive over the brink of Hyde and Leavenworth.
Filbert Street Steps

The flowery descent down these rustic steps provides great views of the Bay.
Fillmore Auditorium

One of the legendary homes of psychedelic rock during the 1960s. Along with the Avalon Ballroom and the Winterland (both now gone), this is where the San Francisco Sound found its first audience.
Fillmore Street

Fillmore Street is where the real San Frans hang out. The coolest shops, bars, cafes and restaurants can be found here - plus some very hip people. Everyone has posing pooches and the cafes seem to cater for them, as metal water bowls litter the pavement. There's a cool cinema, and when I was there, I was pleased to see it was showing a film by my favourite French Director - see photo. We spent most evenings hanging out here.
Fillmore Street Jazz Festival

Playing up the jazz heritage of this neighborhood, with crafts and live music.
Financial District

The black-stone Transcendence is in front of the Bank of America.
Financial District

Montgomery Street, now the heart of the Financial District, was once lined with small shops where miners came to weigh their gold dust. It marks roughly the old shoreline of shallow Yerba Buena Cove, which was filled in during the Gold Rush to create more land. Today it is lined with early 20th-century banking “temples” and modern fabrications of glass and steel. At the end of Market Street stands the newly renovated Ferry Building, which once handled 100,000 commuters a day before the city’s bridges were constructed, and is now a bustling meeting spot with cafés and artisan food shops. Its tower is inspired by the Moorish belfry of Seville Cathedral in Spain.

Bank of California, Financial District
First Unitarian Universalist Church

Since 1850, this church has been a progressive voice in the city. Welcoming all faiths and creeds, this congregation is not bound by dogma, but by shared values. Coffee and conversation follow services.
FISHERMAN'S WHARF

It is full of ENERGY. It is very colorful. It is like a meeting point of a lot of people from different countries and cultures. There is a SYNERGY everywhere. It must be in the list to visit. You will not regret. Believe it!

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