Driving in San Francisco, CA Part 1

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The morning air was balmy. I soaked this postcard-like scenery framed by the bedroom window. Due to the comfort of routines, the security of familiars, and the tranquility of repetitions, I took everything around me for granted; thinking that everything would always be there and stay the same. So I decided, today, I would slow down and smell the roses. I would roam around my beautiful town and hunt for the steepest roads of San Francisco in my car.

Fillmore Street

The Pacific Heights neighborhood is still waking up. Many couples and singles live near Fillmore, as it offers stupendous things to do after work hours and weekends. The famous annual San Francisco Jazz Festival is held on Fillmore Street at the end of June. Historically, Ella Fitzgerald, Duke Ellington, Count Basie, and Billie Holliday played in the Jazz clubs on Fillmore Street. Diverse ethnic restaurants setup tables on the street, nourishing the music lovers from morning till late at night. A few dance Swing, Jitter Bugs, and Shag to the effervescent and energetic big band music. Pacific Heights is populated by gigantic luxurious homes with well manicured and sculptured stamp size gardens. Many of the houses on the hills have panoramic views of Golden Gate Bridge, Marina district, Alcatraz, the sister city Sausalito, and the hilly Marin headland National recreation area.


As I go up and down the hills, I pass rows of houses with distinct architectural styles. A Victorian house stands next to a French Chateau. An ancient Greek architecture house sits next to an Art Deco style apartment building and an Amsterdam ginger-bread house on the other side. On the next block, an Italian Renaissance house with its intricate carving and statues is right across from a minimalist sterile modern white house. Pacific Heights is a place where global architectures coexist...@driving-vacation

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