San Francisco was instantly likable. We have found that with many of the cities we have been too, the opinion we form on what we see initially is generally the lasting one. Our route into the city took us over the Golden Gate Bridge, which we would explore in more detail later. The bridge sits at the entrance of the bay area, a natural harbour that is the largest on the West Coast. The city looked beautiful from this distance, bathing in the afternoon Californian sun, creating a bright symphony of colour combining orange, blue and white. The days of our rifling through our coupon booklet for motels and doing daily rounds of the best choices were over for now. The motel network is enormous and reaches every remote corner of the country with great value
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