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by sfcphotography Happy Birthday! Here are some new favorite shots you will enjoy of this beauty. What lines, what construction, what color! She doesn't look a day over... by sfcphotography And yes, these are all real and barely - if at all - touched up photos that anyone visiting this beautiful landmark can snap themselves. All around the bridge are wonderful trails and paths to bike, walk or cruise with a group and take picture postcard photos. by sfcphotography

by sfcphotography The Presidio of San Francisco has one of the most beautiful national cemeteries in the United States. This landscape of white tombstones sits on a broad hillside overlooking the Golden Gate Bridge and the San Francisco Bay. by sfcphotography Did you know the United States has 128 national cemeteries in 39 states (and Puerto Rico) as well as 33 soldier's lots and monument sites? Many national cemeteries started out as post cemeteries at frontier forts. San Francisco's National Cemetery had its first burial in 1850 and became a national cemetery in 1884. If you visit the Department of Veterans Affairs website you will find lists starting with the original fourteen national cemeteries established in 1862. by sfcphotography More than 3 million Americans, including veterans of every war and conflict—from the Revolutionary War to the Gulf War—are honored by burial in VA's national cemeteries. Approximately 17,000 acres of land from Hawaii to Maine, and from ...

One of the best decisions ever made by a city government was to restore San Francisco's Ferry Building. Located at the end of Market Street, the thoroughfare that crosses much of the city and separates the financial district from the industrial. by sfcphotography During the 1970's this waterfront area had already become part of a deserted section of town, and the ferry terminal almost dangerous depending on the time of day that you were there. In those days, the train station and the Transbay Terminal which housed the Greyhound Bus line were also somewhat unsettling and certainly not a destination for tourists. One needed to enter and exit the area quickly due to pickpockets, panhandlers and other nefarious types loitering about. by sfcphotography Today the San Francisco Ferry Building is a jewel at the top of Market Street, at the Portal of this great city. Reconditioned historic trolley cars from all around the world ferry visitors and locals alike along Market Street and ...

A fun way to see the City by the Bay, also known as the City of St. Francis is this vintage touring car driven by Mr. Toad's tours. This particular car was original used in Yellowstone National Park - one of my favorite landscapes . All of Mr. Toad's touring cars are pre-1930s and run on propane, so they are very earth-friendly. Contemplating our imprint on the environment is something important to me, here is a great book that I read you might want to bring on your visit here. by sfcphotography But don't forget that San Francisco is a very walkable city besides having great transportation choices. Maybe the best thing to pack when visiting besides your camera, is a good pair of comfortable shoes! Come visit anytime and consider some of these ideas for touring the city: Rent a bicycle from Blazing Saddles or maybe a tandem bicycle for 2 Take Muni, the public transit system Rent a Yellow Go Cart with GPS Hire a limo Take a Cable Car tour or charter one for a persona...

Virgin America is proud to be the first to offer Absinthe on their flights...yes, the potent potable that may cause blindness, speaking in tongues or cause you to see a green fairy (think William Shatner in this classic Twilight Zone episode). This email arrived and my first thought was to look up and ask the travel gods - who else thinks this might be a bad idea? Having experienced the effects of Absinthe in a famous town square in the city of Prague, my opinions are biased. This strikes me as something a more sophisticated passenger list might appreciate on international flights, in say, Virgin Upper Class ? Is it being too cynical to imagine that we will soon see a "celebrity" flying from LA to NYC ordering this stuff then getting themselves escorted off the plane in handcuffs upon landing? This is a difficult discussion though because there are clearly two sides to this. Now that Absinthe is legally available in the United States, should we offer it on a plane where...