I arrived in San Francisco yesterday afternoon and checked into the Parc 55 Hotel on Market and Fifth. I have a nice room on the 18th floor with sweeping views of the fog city.
I met up with Lou Cammarosano of HomeGain in North Beach and I snapped these photos. The area has a colorful history. It was a gathering place for beat writers and poets.
Vesuvio
This building had something to do with Francis Ford Coppola (I think). I liked the architecture.
The entertainment is varied:
From the intellectual:
Look, they even have a section on Blogging:
…to the sensual
We went for the Italians …. fried calamari, a margarita pizza, a bottle of red and a shot of Limoncello. Yum-yum.
Sometimes the sights are right under your feet.
On the sidewalk in front of the City Lights Bookstore:
Barbary Coast Trail marker
I can’t help stopping at anything historical, even a clock. I saw this on Market Street.
I saw this one and immediately thought of Larry Cragun, the Undressed blogger.
A city is not only about buildings and neighborhoods, it’s about the people. I’m off to meet bloggers Jay Thompson and Christoph Schweiger and head on over to RE BarCamp.
See you there.
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