Hi, my Hive friends. I feel a little bit nostalgic today since I'm thinking of my past travels and how much things have changed in the last two years. There are still many restrictions that are influencing my travel plans. Many of them are only in “my head” or better to say, in the head of my family members. I will not point out anyone, but I know, darling, that you are reading these lines 😉
San Francisco was in my travel plans for a long time and finally my family and I were able to visit it for a few days. The city vibe was exactly what I'd expected, but the whole experience was above my expectations. Since we haven’t got much time, we combined the “exploration” of the area on our own and with guided small groups tours (and it was the right decision 💪).
We were staying at a small hotel, close to Union Square, SF downtown and using the tramways, Uber and “our feet” to wonder around. The city is stretched over hills and the famous “up” and “down” streets are really of a kind. We didn't witness any police pursuit, so we didn't see any jumping cars like in the movies😀.
For a good start to the day, we needed a good breakfast and we just love to stop in a diner for a great meal.
San Francisco downtown
The small group tour of the city was great. Thank you to our local guide, who was very funny! He showed us a large part of the centre and surrounding area. The painted ladies (colourful Victorian houses), the Coit tower, Presidio area, Palace of fine arts, and more…
The Golden Gate Bridge
The most iconic spot is without doubt The Golden Gate Bridge. The weather in San Francisco is changing very quickly and you can experience all four seasons in one day. And in fact mornings were quite cold and foggy, which gave me the opportunity to make some nice shots of the bridge.
Fisherman’s Wharf
I was really impressed by the sights of the bridge (in fog and sunny weather), but my favourite part of the city was the Fisherman’s Wharf. I think it was simply the vibe that attracted me, with charming restaurants, bars, street musicians at different corners and…the funny sea lions at Pier 39!
Alcatraz
With just a short ferry ride you can reach Alcatraz – the prison island. I was not sure if to go for a visit or not, but finally decided to give it a try and…..I’m happy that we did it. The tour is done with an audio guide and in my opinion, it is one of the best tours I’ve ever done. The registered voices accompany you through the museum and tell you the stories of the prisoners in a very touchable way.
Napa Valley
As wine lovers we couldn’t escape the temptation, and we had to make a small tour to Napa Valley (to Napa and Sonoma). I loved the area of vineyards, the tasty Chardonnay, and the Pinot noir! We made a tour of some nice wine cellars and just enjoyed the warm weather.
Muir Woods
Short coastal drive from San Francisco brought us to Muir Woods– a forest of the coast redwood (Sequoia sempervirens). The coast redwoods are the tallest living thing. The tallest tree in Muir Woods is 252 feet tall! Most of these trees are 800 to 1000 years old and some are even 1500 years old. It is really amazing and when you are standing beneath these immense and powerful trees you really feel the power of nature.
On our way back to the city we made a stop in Sausalito and had a late lunch in a waterfront restaurant, enjoying the warm sun and having delicious crab burgers.
I can almost feel the hot Californian sun on my cheeks, and I feel much better now, thank you for “giving me the reason to remember”. It is true that great memories can always erase sad and “grey” moments.
Thanks for reading,
feel free to leave a comment, I will be glad to reply to.
Best regards, @miljo76
Great to see all those pictures of that beautiful city! It brings back a lot of great memories! Thanks for sharing!😀👍
It is a great city, yes 😀. Thank you for reading my post.
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Great photo story on San Francisco! Thanks for sharing it, @miljo76.
I'm glad that you liked it ! Thank you for stopping by !
Hi, San Fracisco is an amazing city, but most of all I love that you brought Alcatraz prison into the blog, amazing.
I agre with you, Alcatraz is really a remarkable piece of our history. Thanks for stopping by !
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Amazing pictures of an amazing city. Golden Gate Bridge is such a picturesque place to photograph with every weather. Did you try out the SeaFood at Fisherman’s Wharf?
Yes, you're right, it is an amazing city. I left the Golden Gate Bridge in sunny weather and the dinner in Fisherman’s Wharf for my next visit, unfortunately. But on the other hand I'll have a reason to come back again 😀
San Francisco has bene on my wish list of places to visit for many years, but i havent mad eit there yet, but this post makes me so want to visit there again such a cool city and so much to see as you have shared here
I love that heart art piece
glad you didnt see any high speed car chases LOL
Thanks for joining Wednesday Walk :), I truly enjoy exploring the world virtually each Wednesday seeing walks from all around the globe and feeling I am there and experiencing it all myself, such as I did in your post just now :)
I keep my fingers crossed that you visit San Francisco as soon as possible 🤞I'm not sure that I'm happy about haven't seen any fast car chases,...just joking 😉. Keep going with Wednesday Walk 💪 Thanks for stopping by!
Maybe after things settle back to normal after the pandemic whatever normal is now lol
Beautiful pictures! I loved the ones of nature. May restrictions not hinder the search for new and beautiful places to explore! 🙌🙏😃💯
Thanks for the comment and for stopping by. I'll continue to search for hidden places around us,....for sure!
So did you find my heart in San Fransisco?
I know that's where I left it in 1999, but where exactly I don't remember and in reality, it could have been left in every one of those places that you visited!
Thank you so much for taking me back there again to look for it, but to be honest, I'm happy to leave it there so I will have the good excuse to go back there in real life one day to look for it again! 🤣
(soooooo JEALOUS! of such a great walk that you had there!...)
I feel you!!! Definitely one of the cites that I would love to visit again. I’m glade that my post revived great memories. 😀
Oh it certainly did take me back down happy memory lane and lots of streets too...🤣 And the bars and restaurants and Mexican Tacquerias...oh and the park near Fort Mason...and Coit Tower at night..and the list goes on...🤣