Thursday, July 25, 2013

USA day 4 - San Francisco

24 Jun - It is time to bid farewell to Los Angeles to catch our flight to the next city - San Francisco. Touching down in the afternoon, we went straight to check-in to Powell Hotel, which is conveniently located near the Powell St BART. First impression of San Francisco is that it is a city with a good balance of the past and current culture. Our hotel is situated along the main shopping street of San Francisco, with boutique shops such as Forever 21 and Uniqlo dishing out ridiculous offers to tempt us. For our hotel, I don't have much compliant, except that its room do not provide air-conditioning. It is tolerable when the surrounding temperature is cooling, but during the city's hot summer, it will be advisable to bypass booking this hotel.

Forever 21 boutique in an old classical building

ZARA boutique in an old classical building

Old clock used in the past

Old time transport used in the past, which is used to ferry locals and tourist today
 
Lombard Street, famous for having a steep, one-block section that consists of eight tight hairpin turns

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