San Francisco - For Rock, Chopsticks And The Golden Gate By Franko Hans At Isnare.com Ezine Articles

San Francisco receives 14 million-plus visitors annually and, surprisingly, manages to make each of them feel at home! This is why you call San Francisco, the city for all. The city is a slice of the world and you can experience different cultures woven seamlessly into the fabric of San Francisco to provide a multicultural fiesta for you to revel in. Experience the taste of 'International orange' at San Francisco! Yes, the Golden Gate bridge with its signature color is one of the most visually striking structures that you will ever find anywhere. There are several ways to explore this mile-long Orange. A helicopter ride gives you some great visuals created by the collage of blue skies and silvery waters coupled with orange streaks.

Thinking about playing Nicholas Cage? Hop aboard Alcatraz Cruises and hit the 'Rock', the prison in Alcatraz Island, and visit the cell houses where big-time convicts lived and devised a plan to breach the rock. However, the island has a different group of inmates who keep coming back. They are the pigeon guillemots, cormorants, and a wide range of avian population that calls Alcatraz Island home. Pack your bags and head to Alcatraz in early summer or late winter to see these winged inmates.

Chopsticks still remain an enigma to many and so does Mandarin. Everything about China is wrapped in a veneer of curiosity, but you need not travel all the way to Shanghai to feel China. Just take a walking tour of charming Chinatown, right here in San Francisco. It is China all the way the moment you start the tour. The characteristic red-lanterns, bronze-urns, and of course, the palate teasers from Chinese restaurants. The walking tours in Chinatown are not just about entertainment, they are edutaining experiences as you are exposed to the grand heritage and culture of the community. And you can wrap it all up with a session of Chinese tea ceremony that is philosophical, entertaining and, above all, healthy!

After Chinatown, it is time for your taste buds to be put in the overdrive mode. You can be anywhere in San Francisco and that doesn't matter at all, right from American to Vietnamese, goes the festival of taste in San Francisco. Fisherman's Wharf is the ideal spot to spot, not just salmon and shrimp, but temples of taste designed to hand over instant salvation of the connoisseurs of fine food. Chefs here are a blend of Dalis and Picassos, creating traditional seafood fare with a touch of contemporary taste and flavor; so be ready to drive your taste buds through uncharted routes here.

San Francisco arouses your shopping hormones with its shopping Meccas that feature the widest spectrum of shops that sell everything from branded biggies to cute little souvenirs that reflect the skills of unknown craftsmen. With excitement written in bold letters on every stone, even you are going to 'lose your heart,' just like Tony Bennett!

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