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28.11.2011

    Ted Lanphair

The Golden Gate Bridge against the background of San Francisco (Photo: dock).

The Golden Gate Bridge against the background of San Francisco (Photo: dock).
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What is the appeal of San Francisco? Why singer Tony Bennett, in his famous song says, I Left My Heart In San Francisco, 'His heart adrift in San Francisco' and not in Boston or Cincinnati?

The city of San Francisco is hilly is the largest city in America thirteen. Three other larger cities in the state of California are Los Angeles, San Diego, and San Jose. But each year San Francisco was number one or two in the United States in the number of tourists who visit.

What is the appeal of San Francisco? Why singer Tony Bennett, in his famous song says, I Left My Heart In San Francisco, "His heart is adrift in San Francisco" and not in Boston or Cincinnati?

Perhaps because of its natural state, the city was often shrouded in mist along 40 steep hill overlooking the sparkling San Francisco Bay.

The houses are uniquely styled Victorian era in Haight-Ashbury district, which is characteristic of the city of San Francisco.

The houses are uniquely styled Victorian era in Haight-Ashbury district, which is characteristic of the city of San Francisco.

Many residential areas densely populated surrounding hills were full of style houses ornate Victorian era, and called the "Painted Ladies".

Given the beautiful beaches, waterfront area bustling trading, the two most magnificent bridge in the world, and a large city park, it is not surprising that San Francisco is ideally desirable and expensive, place to stay, as well as fun to visit.

In addition to theaters a good show, the oldest ballet company in the United States dozens of art galleries, and thousands of fine restaurants, San Francisco exudes sophistication.

The city of San Francisco is often rain, but winters in San Francisco is not severe, and in the summer the city was cool. Very cool.

Actually, there is a proverb that is fun, which is mistakenly considered to be the words of the famous writer Mark Twain, that "the coldest winter I've ever experienced was a summer in San Francisco."

Chinatown neighborhood in the city of San Francisco (Photo: dock).

Chinatown neighborhood in the city of San Francisco (Photo: dock).

The main attraction for visitors in San Francisco are Chinatown, the largest Asian communities outside Asia. And one of the most enduring emblem of San Francisco is 37 cableway called Cable Cars - which is the only one remaining in the world.

In the living area of ​​Haight-Ashbury, we can still see people who are trying to replicate the experience of the movement "hippie '60s, the uprising in the field of politics and culture, known as the" Summer of Love "in San Francisco in 1967 ,

In the bay of San Francisco, there is Alcatraz Prison, which once used to imprison prisoners heaviest, is now open to tourists.

The appeal of this distinctive demonstrate why the American short story writer, O. Henry wrote a story titled "East Is East, and West is San Francisco", or "East is East, and West is San Francisco."

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