Blogs from Mission, San Francisco, California, United States, North America

Dernier hôtel. Je voulais être près de Castro, dans Mission. Quartiers super différents que le centre-ville. Je voulais retourner chez Tartine. J'ai fait la file. Castro : je suis allée au musée de l'histoire LGBT++++++. C'était petit, mais intéressant. Il y avait tous les différents drapeaux. L'arc-en-ciel est rendu si banal et outdated. J'ai cherché longtemps un resto. après la file de 30min du samedi matin à la boulangerie, je ne voulais pas de file du samedi 13h des gangs d'amis et couples. En passant devant un resto qui semblait vide et suspect, j'ai décidé d'y aller. Il n'y avait pas de menu dehors, ni de sticker qui disait qu'ils prenaient Visa. C'était juste écrit 'brewery'. Ho boy #850 de mon périple: c'était vide. Comme dans Martine est la seule dans la place, commis inclus. On ... read more

In a desperate move to get their share of the dwindling sports entertainment dollar, baseball begins tonight without fans in the stands. With substantial numbers of players testing positive for Covid-19, I wonder how long the season will progress. Then, looking at the NBA bubble approach, also without fans, hockey, auto racing, and limited schedule college football, we will finally have something to watch on TV besides old movies, and cornhole and dart tournaments. From the WSJ: "To reach opening day, Major League Baseball devised more than 100 pages of health and safety protocols, navigated an ugly labor dispute and survived an abbreviated 'summer camp' without a coronavirus outbreak,""Now, after a four-month delay, America’s pastime is finally back. But starting was the easy part. The real challenge begins now, as MLB tries to ... read more

From 2009: Today would normally be the 1xxth running of the famous Bay to Breakers Foot Race. I have find memories of the race, having run about 10 times. It has been rescheduled to 9-20-20. Back in my running and jogging days, I ran in several editions of the Bay to Breakers Footrace in San Francisco. Back then, the race often experienced record numbers of entrants, and lived up to its name as the world's largest footrace. It begins at the foot of San Francisco Bay, then winds through the streets of the City, through Golden Gate Park, and finally onto the Great Highway and the Pacific Ocean (ie the breakers). The first race, known as the Cross City Race, began in 1912, as a precursor to the world class ... read more

Keitin huoneessa aamukahvin. Sen kanssa banaani ja keksejä. Olin ostanut edellispäivänä kolmeksi päiväksi lipun San Franciscon joukkoliikenteeseen. Siinä riittääkin eri kuljetusmuotoja. Ensinnäkin on tavallisia busseja ja niiden lisäksi johdinautoja eli rollikoita. Raideliikenteen puolella löytyy vanhimpana muotona cabel car eli kaapeliraitiovaunu. Niitä on keskustassa kolmella mäkisellä linjalla. Vanhanmallisia raitiovaunuja kulkee linjalla E (rannalla) ja F (rannalta pääkatua pitkin Castroon). Uusimmat raitiovaunut kulkevat keskustassa metrotunnelissa ja jatkavat sitten kauempana raitiovaunuina kaduilla. Suurin osa raitioliikenteestä oli korvattu busseilla, koska kaupungissa oli joitakin mielenosoituksia. Ajoin bussilla F-linjalla ensin pohjoiseen satamaan ja sitten takaisin toiseen päähän Castroon. Loppumatka piti ajaa metrolla. Castrossa söin lounaan, otin 2 dollarin oluen ja k... read more

Arrived in San Francisco Friday around 1pm after a great drive up the coast from Paso Robles. Checked into our hotel, we are staying near the Airport as the accommodation in CBD is so expensive it is unbelievable! Homewood Suites by Hilton is a great place to stay, two bedroom two bathroom for around $330 AUD night, really good value when a hotel room in CBD around $500 a night, they have a great happy hour from 5-7pm Mon-Thurs including food, wine and beer thrown into the price of your room, as Aussies we love this! Definitely need a car here though, unless you have plenty of time they do have a shuttle to the airport then you can get the BART (train) to CBD but very easy to navigate around SFO with car unless the ... read more