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An introduction to the city of San Francisco

Wednesday, June 24th, 2009

The city of San Francisco is the 14th most populous American city founded in 1776 with a population of 744,500, which is the density of population in cities of the States — USA’ The city of most of the Bay of San Francisco has nearly 7′3 million people, with diverse and cosmopolitan population’ San Francisco is located at the tip of the peninsula with the Pacific Ocean to the west, the San Francisco Bay to the east and the Golden Gate to the north’ Today the city is considered one of the most popular destination for tourists, and many well known places to visit, such as the Golden Gate Bridge, Cable Cars, Alcatraz Island, Chinatown and Coit Tower’

Based on archaeological evidence, the San Francisco area was inhabited around 3000BC’ The group Yelamu of the Ohlone people lived in small villages, when the Spaniards arrived in the exploration in November 1769′ A great history of the town is an earthquake in San Francisco on April 18, 1906 at 5:11 am’ All buildings and shook houses in the city, causing a fire accident burned the city for several days’ Nearly three quarters of the city have died, which left nearly 400,000 people homeless’ Most refugees have temporary housing in places like beaches and the Golden Gate Park, but many have fled to the East Bay at all times’

Speaking of the city, the weather, the climate of San Francisco is a feature of California’s Mediterranean climate with wet winters and dry summers’ Besides being surrounded by water on three sides, the climate is strongly influenced by the cold Pacific Ocean currents, which tend to moderate temperature swings and produce incredible climate, with slight seasonal variations in temperature’ Snow in San Francisco is very rare, with only ten cases were recorded’ During the combination of city high heat and cold water from the ocean, the western half of the city is covered with fog in the beginning of summer and spring’

The city boasts beautiful beaches of the Indian Ocean, which stretches along the coast of the Pacific Ocean, but is not suitable for bathing in the waters off the cold and death are rip currents’ The city is amazing and fun center for performing arts and museums’ There are good public transport systems such as the San Francisco Municipal Railway cable car and trolley system’ Cycling is seen as a popular means of transport in San Francisco, with 40,000 people regularly cycling to work’ If you like travel and love to spend time with his family, must be beaten in San Francisco’

Beaches in San Francisco

Saturday, June 20th, 2009

If you’re planning a vacation in Maui and the beaches of Rio de Janeiro in May to put it on top of their list of things to see’ However, when planning a trip to San Francisco, May you have heard of North Beach, North Beach, but no beaches (though the neighborhood was the name of a beach that is in its north coast)’ Yes, San Francisco, a series of beaches that offer diversions for residents and visitors’

Make no mistake, it is not San Francisco, Los Angeles’ Unless a
exceptional day, San Francisco, the beaches tend to be a bit cold, wind and fog’
However, this should not deter you enjoy a pleasant afternoon on the beach’
Many San Francisco beaches have beautiful panoramic views of the Marin
Headlands, Point Bonita Lighthouse and the Golden Gate Bridge’ Just be prepared
with a sweater or shorts over your jacket or even swim’ Due to the
latitude of San Francisco, the water may be too cold to swim (unless you
bring your wet suit)’ Bring your beach towels, a bucket of sand, a good book, a comet
and a Frisbee to his best afternoon at the beach’

San Francisco, the most popular beaches are Ocean Beach and Baker Beach’ Although
East Beach at Crissy Field in the Presidio has become very popular since the
restoration of Crissy Field’

Ocean Beach in San Francisco is the largest and longest operating range of 5 miles
the west side of San Francisco’ The northern edge of San Francisco Ocean Beach
popular among residents, visitors and surfers’ The Cliff House towers over the ocean
Beach, located on the edge of a coastal cliff along the north end of
beach’ The beach is ideal for building sand sculptures and hosts an annual sand
of sculpture’ Ocean Beach is a very slight slope, making it ideal for wading
Surf’ Surfers Isothermiques port combinations are common along this part of the ocean
Beach’

Baker Beach is located in the Presidio, just south of San Francisco Golden Gate
Puente’ With its panoramic view over the Golden Gate Bridge and Marin
Headlands, Baker Beach is a popular destination for beach and picnic in San Francisco
premises, especially on weekends’ Several picnic tables with barbecue pits are
located east of the northern parking’ The beach has strong rip-tides, so
swimming can be dangerous’ Some fishermen on the coast point in May’ The north end
the beach is clothing optional, so families often stay in the middle and
south of the beach’

Other beaches in San Francisco Lands End Beach and China Beach, named
For Chinese fishermen who used to camp nearby’ Playa de San Francisco de Castro
not really a beach at all’ It is a park that has won the “beach” because Nickname
All swimmers Castro Sunday that coverage of their lawns’

Add a beach in San Francisco to its program in May will be a good way to curb
pace of tourism and enjoy a little more recognition of the San
Francisco of natural beauty’