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San Francisco

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October 3rd 2008
Spent today exploring and walking around San Fran, and walk we did, 23km worth of walking. Checked out Chinatown and the Italian areas and then decided to walk to the Golden Gate Bridge. The bridge looks a lot closer than what it actually is, and it gets bigger the closer you get. (Duh, really!?) So we walked to it and then across it, dodging all the cyclist which seemed to be everywhere. Ther ... 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