Hiking Griffith Park
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Went on a hike in Griffith Park today. A very hot and dusty affair but still very interesting hearing some of the stories connected to the park and Los Angeles itself.
☝️ The park is named afterLeia mais
Went on a hike in Griffith Park today. A very hot and dusty affair but still very interesting hearing some of the stories connected to the park and Los Angeles itself.
☝️ The park is named afterLeia mais
Spent the afternoon at Griffith observatory.
It's is a unique hybrid of public observatory, planetarium, and exhibition space. It was constructed with funds from the bequest of Griffith J. GriffithLeia mais
First impressions weren't the best but in Fergus' words 'it grew on me'
👎Walking through downtown, particularly along Broadway, everything felt pretty shabby
👎 There are lots of homelessLeia mais
Flying in over San Francisco Bay Area
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First impressions
👆Real contrast to LA, compact well ordered city with lots of hills
👆Very steep hills, walking up and down feels like preparation forLeia mais
Very lively in Chinatown this afternoon with dragon dances and bands playing.
Main through road seems to be very touristy. Trying to scout out a place to eat for later in the week, we didn't reallyLeia mais
Spent most of the day on Alcatraz learning about the history of the island - morphing from a location of a lighthouse (during the gold rush in California in 1848/1849) to a strategic fortification asLeia mais
We are staying in the 'middle' of San Francisco and I am really surprised about how many dogs are around.
Big dogs I mean!
Sure there are a few small dogs but the majority we have seen are reallyLeia mais
Went out for breakfast this morning on the look-out for something not too stodgy but filling
We chose a place called 'Farm Table' on Post Street after reading good reviews.
Things to note:Leia mais
There are only three Japantown's left in the U.S. niw. San Francisco's is the largest and oldest surviving one. The others are in Los Angeles and San Jose's Japantown.
Japanese began moving to theLeia mais
Staying in a slightly different type of hotel in San Francisco and one with rigorous Covid measures still in place.
The hotel looks and feels very French - in fact the owners are French. And it'sLeia mais