SAN FRANCISCO (1)
Hellooo,
first of all: The pictures aren't edited because they are already on my laptop, and I usually edit them on my smartphone, sooo.. here it is! My first post about the beautiful city San Francisco (I will split them into parts, otherwise it would get too long)!
Sightseeing: This time I haven't been to that many places because I've already seen a lot of SF in 2012.
I was really tired when I arrived because of the jet lag. So my cousin brought me to the Sutro Baths which is next to the Ocean Beach. It was exhausting to go down there, but it was worth it! Here are some impressions:
On the second day, I've visited the Golden Gate Bridge at night, which was very cold and not that spectacular as I thought it would be because it was dimly lit. If you wanna visit the famous brigde, go there by day! You can take so beautiful pictures! Here is one picture I took at night.
On the second day, I've visited the Golden Gate Bridge at night, which was very cold and not that spectacular as I thought it would be because it was dimly lit. If you wanna visit the famous brigde, go there by day! You can take so beautiful pictures! Here is one picture I took at night.
I've mostly spent the third day in Chinatown and I had my first bus experience in San Francisco! You really need to watch out for your station, because everything in SF looks so similar and it gets totally confusing! You pay like $2.25 and get one ticket which you can use 3-4 hours. If you're not sure about the stations, just ask the bus driver to tell you when your station comes. They are very friendly and helpful! When I arrived in Chinatown, I really felt like I was in China (you don't say). The people and the smell of delicious food. I wish Germany would have that.. This is what I love about San Francisco! It is so lovely there and the people are incredibly polite! Well, I went through the streets of Chinatown and got interrupted by the restaurant Imperial Palace. It was totally busy, but the Dim Sum there is worth trying! There is also a really interesting story about this restaurant! It has a really terrifying prehistory, which you can read here.
The next day was amazing! I went to PIER 39, where a lot of restaurants, gift shops and the famous sea lions are! My cousin showed me this amazing candyshop named The Candy Baron, where I bought these amazing sea salt candies! There are so many different kinds of candy! It felt like paradise!
After that I went Downtown and visited the Union Square. You can say that this place is "alive" because people go there shopping and eating. I would also only go there to have this amazing view and enjoy the city and the people. This picture can't even show what my eyes saw.
Another stop was the Stanford University. It is not far from San Francisco and is totally worth visiting. I have only three words for this university: huge, beautiful, happiness. This place is wonderful. I would love studying if I would be a student here. I swear. It is like a little city because if you want to go from one faculty to another, you need to go by car or by bike. Incredible!
