nonsense!

As part of my “Say hello to America world tour” (*), I spend the 4^th of July weekend on the Bay Area, visiting friends (@checoivan & @lopsae) and walking around San Francisco.

 

While I’ve been to the Bay area several times (most of them on Mountain View), I had  never properly visited the city. While the weather wasn’t the best (it was like Seattle, which is bad when you’re on vacation!), I really enjoyed doing all the touristy stuff in the city.  The city is quite beautiful and very picturesque.

 

One thing I really dig about the city is how bike-oriented it is. From my experience, it seems like a lot of people move around San Francisco in a bike, which rocks (even with all those hills). Also, people dress really sharp, especially in down town.

Pics: Wells-Fargo in downtown / Yerba buena garden / 'Quantic Man' in SFMOMA / Street car / Pier 39 / Golden gate bridge

- Ramiro

 

* There’s no such thing, but sure sounds cool ;)

 

For this year’s memorial weekend I decided to skip town and join my step mom and sister on Victoria BC.  So, I woke up really early  (5am!) on Sunday, drove downtown, boarded the ferry at 7am,  and by 10am I was docking on Victoria’s Inner Harbor.

 

Victoria is a really cool and relaxed city (something that seems to be shared by every island-city I’ve ever been to, something in the air maybe?), with a great park in the middle of the city (Beacon Hill), and a downtown perfect for an afternoon stroll (which includes Canada’s oldest Chinatown).  In general is a very lovely city, perfect for ditching the car and walking (or biking) around.

The city is perfect for a weekend getaway, being just 3 hours away by ferry. I really recommend it, especially in the summer.

 

- Ramiro

 

PS: Parking near the ferry terminal in downtown for two days was cheaper than taking a cab. The ferry company has a great deal ($10 per day) with the parking lot in the corner of Wall St. and Alaskan Way.