| San Francisco is one of my favorite cities in the world. | | | | Richmond and Sunset districts near the ocean. |
| I grew up there from age 8 to 18 and have lived in the | | | | San Francisco has two large parks, Golden Gate Park |
| Bay Area off and on for several years since. I never | | | | and the Presidio. Until a few years ago, the Presidio |
| get tired of it! | | | | was an army base - now it's a national historic park. |
| San Francisco is a world-famous city located on the | | | | The Presidio is filled with Eucalyptus trees, which were |
| Pacific Coast in northern California. It lies on the | | | | imported from Australia in the 19th century to make |
| northern tip of a peninsula which runs along the west | | | | railroad tracks. When found unsuitable for this task, |
| side of the San Francisco Bay. To the north of San | | | | they were planted instead. Golden Gate Park is also |
| Francisco lies the Golden Gate, a narrow stretch of | | | | quite beautiful. On Sunday some of the roads through |
| seawater separating the city from Marin County. The | | | | the park are closed off for bikers and roller skaters. |
| Golden Gate Bridge connects San Francisco to Marin. | | | | One of my favorite parts of San Francisco is the |
| To the west lies the Pacific Ocean and to the south | | | | Embarcadero, which lies on the northeast corner of |
| lies South San Francisco and Daly City. | | | | the city. A few years ago, an ugly freeway there was |
| San Francisco has a huge Asian population. Many of | | | | torn down, now providing a spectacular view of the |
| them moved to Chinatown about 100 years ago, | | | | Bay Bridge and the East Bay. The Embarcadero has |
| located downtown. Chinatown has lots of great | | | | a large shopping center with four buildings. One can |
| restaurants and "schlock shops". The more recent | | | | walk along a walkway through all the buildings and |
| Chinese immigrants moved further west, to the | | | | past several modern sculptures. |