Days 22 to 25 of Travel: San Francisco with the Three D's (Dede and Danny)
October 1st 2010 I took the Amtrak train from Sacramento to San Francisco after my aunt/cousin Tania dropped me off downtown. It is a beautiful train ride as you pass through the mountains before going along the edge of the bay and then hopping on a bus in Oakland that drives into downtown San Francisco. The only part that s-u-c-k-e-d was that the bus driver refused to stop at Fisherman's Wharf, the final destin
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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 
