San Francisco Voice

I don’t actually know how it is possible that I managed to get this far along in my profile posts of San Francisco’s neighborhoods without getting around to mentioning The Castro.  It is the first neighborhood in San Francisco where I got out to enjoy the nightlife and it is one of my favorite neighborhoods in the city, for both day and night activity.  Although, now that I think of it, maybe it makes sense that I missed mentioning The Castro.  Although it’s an area I love, it’s not one that I get up to all that often, and so …read more

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Lombard Street is famous as “The Crookedest Street In The World”, drawing in tourists from all around the world who huff and puff in exaggerated effort as they climb the hill west of Columbus to see the famous sight.  My apartment is located right at the bottom of this hill, so I get a regular view of the curvy street (which is surprisingly pretty) and the opportunity for regular run-ins with the travelers who are headed up to take pictures of the spot.
Who those travelers are seems to vary by day – during the week it is mostly young couples …read more

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