Saturday, December 5, 2009

Telegraph Hill and North Beach……

Telegraph hill had an amazing view of the city.IMG_9225IMG_9252 IMG_9248 IMG_9246This is someone’s roof top deck.  Wow! They have the life!  IMG_9243 IMG_9242 IMG_9241 IMG_9239 IMG_9236 IMG_9235 IMG_9232 IMG_9227     IMG_9212Coit Tower……was constructed in 1933 at the request of Lillie Hitchcock Coit. This interesting woman was a volunteer firefighter who rode along with the firemen of her day, often to the chagrin of those who may have found such behavior unladylike during her era. Ignoring those people, Ms. Coit lived a dynamic life. She was allowed her eccentricities in part because she had the money to live as she pleased. She donated much of that money to assisting the firefighters in the city. She also donated the money to build Coit Tower in the interest of both honoring the firefighters and creating a beautiful spot for viewing the city she loved.IMG_9210 IMG_9207 IMG_9205 IMG_9194

This is part of the walk up hill to the tower.   When you get to the top of this hill there are more many more stairs.IMG_9193 IMG_9192 North BeachIMG_9189

We ate at Pinocchio Trattoria 401 Columbus Ave San Francisco, CA 94133 (415) 392-1472.  It was delicious!  IMG_9177      IMG_9175 IMG_9174 IMG_9182The pizza was so good!IMG_9178 This was the Italian guy who talked us into eating here.  We were very happy about it!IMG_9187 The girls wanted to go to City Lights Books store, it is a famous book store.IMG_9167  IMG_9166IMG_9164  IMG_9161 IMG_9160I hope you enjoyed Telegraph Hill and North Beach.  We really did!  I hope you will join us again for more San Francisco.

Denise

xoxo

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7 fabulous friends said:

Joyce said...

I really miss San Francisco so I enjoyed the photo tour today. I sue to live in Burlingmae.
Joyce

Rhonda @ Shellbelle's Tiki Hut said...

Don't tell anyone I said this, BUT San Francisco has the best restaurants in the United States, possibly the world. I think you'd be hard pressed to find a city with such diverse cuisine. No matter what I want and when I want it, I have always been able to find it in San Francisco.

The Quintessential Magpie said...

Oh, these are STUNNING photographs! I love them ALL. What a charming city. I want to go back!

Happy Outdoor Wednesday!

XO,

Sheila :-)

JLS Hall (Joysweb) said...

What a beautiful travelogue! San Francisco looks like a wonderful place to visit. I would love to browse through City Lights Books - my husband has been there several times and always brings me a book or some souvenir. One of these days, I hope to get there myself. Thanks so much for the tour.

Mary said...

What wonderful photos. You really didn't miss much. I hope you are having a wonderful Outdoor Wednesday and are looking forward to the holidays ahead.

Zuzu said...

I love SF!!! I lived in the Bay Area for 15 years, and your tour brought a huge smile to my face. See? :)

Dining in North Beach? It doesn't get any better than that!

Happy to read/see that you all had a wonderful time!

Zuzu

eileeninmd said...

Thanks for the tour of Sna Francisco. Great photos of the hot tourists spots.