SF is a famous - and I could see why, it has very unique city landscape structure and the most amazing thing is that traditions and modern life are well mixed. It has the most "crooked" street in the world, and it also has the historic bus services from the eighteenth century. It has the splendid Golden Gate bridge as well as the strange prison attraction with a terrific view of the harbour! I was constantly facinated and entertained.
Onething that impressed me a lot is SF public transport, and I love it! It is heaven for every tourist - cable car, bus (is called Muni there), light rail (is called BART) and trains are running all over the city! And the best part is that bus fare is only $1.50 for 4 hours and you can take any bus! An irony is that Singapore bus is from 90c - 1.70c per single trip.1
Like any tourist - i visited most of the "must-see" attractions, but the most memorable day was the last day when i was going around the city alone. In the morning, I took off the adventure by taking the famous cable car. When it sails uphill and downhill like in an ocean in the metropolitan city, wind wipes my faces and i could only feel the joyful heart-beats! 2
The cable car stopped right in front of Fisherman-Wharf. I had a chance to savor the freshly picked crabs - each was bigger than my palm! 3
Out of an impulse - i decided to go to the famous tourist spot of Alcatraz - the prison. Uh? You might wonder if there is anything an old prison can offer to a tourist - I was having this thought and the moment i stepped onto the cruise for this prison island, i had to confess that it was such a right decidion! The view from the cruise was....beyond what words could describe. It was so beautiful - with golden gate bridge, seagull, cloudy sky, whispering waters, sailing boats, it was so perfect.4
The island itself did not fail me too. It has an interesting audio tour that comes free with the ticket - you could walk around the damp and dark prison while the ex-prisoners and guards told you the real stories of their lives. It was like watching a movie - but this time you are in the movie!5
My adventure day ended with a big climb - to the Coit tower. Obviously there is a way to drive up there. Without such knowledge or any car, i took the route from Levis Plaza and walked up and up a very pleasant greenry path. Houses on both sides of the path was very sweet and they have pretty gardens but the only problem was that the level was getting higher and higher! All the gardens were in the middle of the hill! By the end of the climb, i was quite out of breath (considering the lunch was just the crab). But before i could get any more grumpy, the view in front of my eyes took me out of breath!6
Oh well - i am not a good writer, but i am sure San Francisco is a wonderland for any one - no matter you are looking for views, food, people, party or just a moment of peace of mind.
Oh My! SF! Loved it.
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