We Love San Francisco
At Everplaces we get to travel quite a lot. Today our CEO Tine Thygesen came back from San Francisco. Here she shares the best from her trip.
I love San Francisco. Its one of the most vibrant and friendly cities I know. And the views are wonderful. It has to be up there with Sydney for the best views of any city. Not only because of the quality of the views but also for the mere quantity of them. Because the city is built on hills and surrounded by water, bridges and more hills it simply has stunning vistas no matter where you turn.
The second reason I love it is for its pulse. It’s an open and welcoming culture where everyone contributes to the melting pot of tastes, smells and music. This creates a fabulous scene for food, nightlife and culture.
Here are some of my favorites from this trip.
This is where the locals come for their daily exercise and to admire the views of their wonderful city. You can see both Golden Gate and the Bay Bridge and get a good view of Twin Peaks. Its quite the experience watching the fog roll in, which in August is around 7 pm.
Concept restaurant that only serves food within 100 miles radius of the place. This, when you’re in Northern California means you can still get everything in delicious produce and wines, so there’s nothing lacking. Also good (of course local) wine list and great for group dinners. Photo is courtesy of their fb page.
Book Passage is one of the few old-fashioned bookstores left in the States. Bookstores are places filled with wonder and magic for me, and some of my favorite places of culture. This one has been run by the same family, the Petrocellis, for decades and retains a cosy, friendly ambience and a great selection, also in smaller genres.
Quintessentially San Francisco. Tiny, friendly gay bar with the most wonderful low-key drag show. When I was there the showstopper was a fabulously overweight 50-year-old man dressed in a tight fitting velvet one-piece, collecting one dollar notes into his bra.
This is truly a city that puts a smile on your face and I have lots of recommendations to share here; my most recent ones, which includes surrounding areas can be found here and my full collection of San Fran places, which includes previous trips can be see here. From both you can save places you’d like to visit one day to your own collection.
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