San Fran 075

Downtown San Fran/ Haight Ashbury

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August 30th 2008
We are staying in downtown San Francisco about a block from Union Square. Our hotel is the Parc 55. It is a massive 32 floor hotel that takes up a whole city block. We got our third upgrade of our trip, and got a corner room on the 9th floor with windows overlooking downtown. We are in the middle of the shopping district and have all the flavor that comes with staying downtown in a large city such ... 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