Central San Francisco from Russian Hill

Walking the San Francisco Hills

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March 11th 2010
11 March 2010 Most people we had spoken to who had been to San Francisco had warned us that we could expect fog coming in from the Pacific. We were delighted therefore to wake up to a cloudless day. This was ideal for the walk suggested by the guidebook that we had planned to do which took us from our hotel by Union Square, through Chinatown and up pretty landscaped steps and parks to the top ... read more

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Britain's American colonies broke with the mother country in 1776 and were recognized as the new nation of the United States of America following the Treaty of Paris in 1783. During the 19th and 20th centuries, 37 new states were added to the origina... ... read more