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A to Z 2021 – V is for Vaillancourt Fountain and Valleys
At first I was going to use the Vaillancourt Fountain as my “Q” since it has also been called “Quebec libre!” but then I found Queen Wilhelmina’s Tulip Garden and I was free to use the fountain in it’s natural … Continue reading
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Tagged A to Z Challenge 2021, Cow Palace, San Francisco, Vaillancourt Fountain, Visitacion Valley
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A to Z 2021 – U is for Union Square and the Urbano Sundial
Union Square is a public plaza in the middle of downtown San Francisco. It is the hub of the upscale shopping and boutique retailers. There is a place you can rent bikes to tour the city and a coffee shop. … Continue reading
A to Z 2021 – T is for Transamerica Building and Theaters
I kind of feel sorry for the Transamerica Building. Built in 1972, it was the tallest, most distinctive building with its pyramid shape until the Salesforce Tower topped it in 2018. It is no longer owned by the Transamerica Corporation, … Continue reading
A to Z 2021 – S is for Steps and Salesforce
You know I was on the lookout for some out of the way, unusual things to share with you all and one of the things I noticed was that there were several staircases mentioned as tourist attractions. What could be … Continue reading
A to Z 2021 – R is for Rincon Park and the Rainbow Crosswalk
As my daughter was driving down the Embarcadero on our way to Pier 39 and Fisherman’s Wharf I saw this huge arrow in the ground. I didn’t know what it was but I knew I wanted to use it for … Continue reading
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Tagged A to Z Challenge 2021, Castro, Cupid's Arrow, Harvey Milk, Rainbow Crosswalk, Rincon Park
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A to Z 2021 – Q is for Queen Wilhelmina’s Tulip Garden and Quirky
I was originally going to talk about quail, which is San Francisco’s official bird but unfortunately they are pretty much extinct around here, although I was just reading that they may be brought back to the area by the Presidio … Continue reading
A to Z 2021 – P is for The Presidio and Pier 39
The Presidio is now a national park but it was once a military fort under the flags of Spain, Mexico and the United States. In fact, my husband’s father was stationed there for a while so he remembers staying in … Continue reading
A to Z 2021 – O is for Ocean Beach and the Orpheum Theater
Ah, the ocean. Being a Pisces, it really is one of my happy places and I am ashamed to say that I don’t get there as often as I could. For a while during the pandemic even the parking lots … Continue reading
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Tagged A to Z Challenge 2021, Ocean Beach, Orpheum Theater, San Francisco
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A to Z 2021 – N is for North Beach and Nob Hill
Being Italian it was natural for me to want to include North Beach in this A to Z and I was happy to see there was a coloring page for it. “Little Italy,” as it is called, is known for … Continue reading
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Tagged A to Z Challenge 2021, North Beach, San Francisco, Sts. Peter and Paul Church
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A to Z 2021 – M is for McCovey Cove and Museums
If you’ve read my posts you may know that I am a San Francisco Giants fan and probably should have figured that I would try to get them in this A to Z somehow. Since the coloring book had McCovey … Continue reading
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Tagged A to Z Challenge 2021, San Francisco, San Francisco Giants
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