Blogs from San Francisco, California, United States, North America - page 8

url=https://www.msn.com/en-us/lifestyle/did-you-know/20-fascinating-facts-behind-the-mystery-of-pi/ss-BB10r73j?li=BBnb7Kzhttps://www.msn.com/en-us/lifestyle/did-you-know/20-fascinating-facts-behind-the-mystery-of-pi/ss-BB10r73j?li=BBnb7Kz Today, March 14, is pi day. That is pi day, not (national) pie day, which is celebrated in January. Pi day is observed on March 14, since the first three significant numbers, in decimal form, are 3, 1, and 4. Was it the former professional and college basketball star, Jerry Lucas, who memorized pi out to hundreds of digits? ... read more

We have arrived in San Fransisco! Having spent a beautiful family Christmas in Marin and saying goodbye to the forests, we moved into the Inner Sunset district just in time for New Years Eve. It is winter but sunny. The house is beautiful: cosy and open with a lovely patio overlooking a sweet little garden. we live right near the Golden Gate park with 1,017 acres (412 ha) of public grounds: bicycle paths, walking paths, forest paths, sports fields, bison grounds, music concourse (outdoor concerts) Art museum, science museum as well as duck ponds, botanical garden and Japanese garden. Already we have visited the last two gardens on the 1st and 2nd January 2020. A very nice introduction to the area. Lots to explore. Looking forward to an interesting and exciting year ahead.... read more

Another glorious sunny day here...which we made the most of by sleeping in...almost over the dreaded jet lag. Today’s mission was just a wander around some of the tourist hot-spots - Fisherman’s wharf, Lombard St and Ghirardelli Square. A walk to the street car took us through the beautiful streets of the neighbourhood we’re staying, enjoying some of the lovely houses. First box to tick was the Pier 39 sea lions, which were out in force. Lucky we also had our resident marine biologist in attendance who was able to bombard us with facts about them and their predators. Taught the scientist in the education centre a few things. Luckily she had enough words left over to whinge her way all the way to the ‘world’s steepest street’, but was temporarily silenced by some ice cream ... read more

It’s always lovely, when you’re entering a country, particularly after 13 or so hours sitting on a plane, if you’re given the chance to really savour the experience. We were doubly lucky this time - not only did we get an additional hour to sit on the plane waiting for a gate, but once we were graced with one, we got to stand in the immigration queue for another hour, watching the ‘Welcome to the USA’ sign flash repeatedly before our eyes. We felt welcome. After that, the trip to our accommodation seemed to fly by. The Airbnb apartment is lovely...and we are looking forward to the fog lifting so we can enjoy the view to the city. Had a quick walk to the shops to pick up some supplies then a great Japanese dinner. Then ... read more

Day 2 ~ We woke up at 11 so today’s blog for yesterday might be a bit short. As soon as we woke up and got dressed we walked down to Pier 39. I got a salted pretzel which took a while to get because all the America’s were pushing in line. Then we walked around the pier to see some seals. They were very noisy and they loved a good fight with each other. We then walked to the bus stop to get on the double decker bus. When we got on bus we plugged our headphones in and listened to the tour guide. After driving around for a bit we decided to get of at the Haight Ashbury District and got some lunch. We walked through the streets for a little bit and then ... read more