Le Meridien San Francisco Room 1112 (1), originally uploaded by garybembridge. I really liked this hotel. It was perfect for a business stay. Though I am not sure I would have felt quite the same if I had been on a pleasure trip, as this hotel is in the financial district and so at night…
There is one main issue with Cavallo Point Hotel at Sausilito San Francisco, and that is the lack of attention to detail and the enthusiastic but not very slick service across all aspects of the hotel. Overall the hotel ends up providing a stay that is “fine” but not special. This is such a pity as…
castro street san francisco (1), originally uploaded by garybembridge. Castro. This is the gay centre of San Francisco, and possibly was the gay centre for the world before the AIDs epidemic and the embracing of wider gay rights across the world. San Francisco was one of the early places to be open to gay rights…
Alcatraz Prison San Francisco (8), originally uploaded by garybembridge. I had been to San Francisco a few times and never got organised to go to the famous Alcatraz island in the bay, home of the infamous high security jail and the subject of films and books. Finally, I got there. It was a fascinating and…
It had been a lot of years, about 7, since I had last been in San Francisco. And other than a week or so holiday here about 10 years ago, all previous trips had been “in and out” work trips. Then in the space of 5 months came here twice, once for work and once…