Showing posts with label San Francisco. Show all posts
Showing posts with label San Francisco. Show all posts

Visiting San Francisco

This week for Travel Tuesday I want to take you to a beautiful city, with lots and lots to do.
San Francisco, California.


San Francisco is one of those places that there is pretty much something for everyone.  From sports games to beaches.  Historic sights and piers to sharks and china town.


Most popularly known is the famous San Francisco Bridge.  I have to be hones, although I love the above picture I took, the sun was almost perfect with the bridge.  It was taken through a window of my hotel on evening, so the clarity isn't the best.


Did you know, if you walk along the south side of the bridge and look down into the water, you have a really great chance of seeing some large great white sharks.  Not a lot of people know that, but for some reason the sharks hand out near there, so your chances of seeing them are better than anywhere else in the area.


The Rock, more famously known as Alcatraz.  You can actually take a tour of this old prison, and hear the tales of the famous inmates.
I know, isn't it crazy to think of inmates and a prison as intriguing, especially Al Capone, "Machine Gun Kelly" to name a few.


Chinatown San Francisco is actually the largest Chinatown outside of Asia itself.  There is so much to do and see in this area.  Personally I found driving around it kind of crazy, but still doable.  If I ever go back I would just park and walk next time.


The piers, are also a lot of fun.  It's also home to one of the more famously known piers, Pier 39.


This pier has so much to do and see, you could literally spend a good day just on the pier.  Lots of shops, places to eat, shows and street shows.  Fun for anyone from the single to a family.


Even the seals will come out to welcome you to pier 39!


You can't visit San Francisco and not take a ride on one of their famous trolley/cable cars, especially up those steep streets.


However, as you can see.  Walking around San Francisco's steep hill streets will surly give you a great butt and calf's:)  They are really lucky, they are on the coast, if those roads ever iced over, they would be near impossible to have to climb:)


There is actually so much more, I only touched the surface with a few things I did.  But truthfully there are really an endless amount of adventure's for someone visiting.
It's a beautiful city, and any time of year is likely great to visit.  I visited in April and found it to be cool mornings, but absolutely perfect days.


Have you been to San Francisco before?  What were your favorite things to do when you visited?
If not, is this a place you'd like to visit one day?

Muir Woods National Monument

TRAVEL TUESDAY

Today, I'd like to show you Muir Woods National Monument.  This beautiful park is just a short 12 mile drive north from the San Francisco Golden Gate Bridge National Recreation Area.  Many people have been to San Francisco many times, and they don't even know this beauty exists.  Next time your in the area, you'll find it well worth your time to take a day or even just a half a day and go explore the beautiful large and tall Redwoods of Muir Woods.


First you'll take a beautiful drive up the mountain, as you make your way from San Francisco on up to the National Monument.


If you have an entire day, and can walk and hike all the trails, or even if you just have a few hours to spare.  You'll love the beauty of these massive Sequoia tree's.  Make sure to take a camera, so you can many pictures of this beautiful forest.



It was so peaceful when I walked around.  I just loved stopping and staring up at the tops of the tree's, many of which I could barely even see the tops of, as they are so tall.  Some of them are so big around their trunk, that I think I could have laid along side them and the tree was still larger in circumference than my 5,4 height.


Muir Woods is full of these great nicely made trails.  Even those with disabilities can still go out and explore the beauty around.  If you are in the area, I also think this would be an absolutely beautiful place to have your bridal pictures taken, or a family portrait.


I think this is a place, that I could seriously go and just get lost in.  Not literally, but in my mind.  I would love to be able to just go sit in a quiet place in this forest and write a novel or something:)  It's a magical place, and full of inspiration (I'm sure of it:)


Cute bridges, and gentle streams run through these beautiful woods.  There are overlooks from just outside the park, that give you amazing aerial views of the surrounding valleys and beaches.



IF YOU GO:

*  There is an entrance Fee $7 for adults.
*  12 Miles north of the San Francisco Golden Gate Bridge National Monument
*  There is a visitors center, gift shop and small cafe in the park
*  If your a camper, there are several nearby campgrounds.
*  They do NOT allow pets in the park.
*  This park is open year round, even on holidays.
*  For more information visit the park website HERE