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1. Everything intersects with Market St.

2. Districts are closer together than they appear.

3. Russian and Telegraph Hills are up, Nob Hill is down.

4. The Exploratorium is exactly as wondrous as the name would imply. If you think it sounds awesome, you are right! If you think it sounds nerdy and boring, you probably wouldn't like it anyway.

5. KDFC is the Old Money radio station.

6. Please Hold On.

7. Collette from Ratatouille works at Zuni Cafe, on Market and Rose. If you look at the art book, they were going one direction with her design for a while, but what ended up in the movie is about 90° from the concept work. I believe it is because someone walked past the back of this restaurant, the kitchen of which has windows onto the street, and saw her. It cannot be a coincidence!

8. Some ports are good. Some ports are sublime. But the port my sister got at the wine bar was magical.

9. Pier 39 is not the same thing as Fisherman's Wharf.

10. The Powell/Hyde cable car goes from the posh downtown areas where one might find mansions, some of which burned down, to a beach that is sheltered enough to be able to skip stones and is often foggy. EVERYTHING IS COMING TOGETHER. If only I could find (or knew how to look for) the funny-looking building with the awesome abstract hedges that is pictured in the Unauthorized Autobiography, or in fact be assured of its continued existence. It must be (or have been) in the Bay Area somewhere. No other possibilities are allowed!

Date: 2009-01-01 04:30 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] twirlynoodle.livejournal.com
Unfortunately for some I avoid shopping like the plague, especially at large expensive department stores in Tourist Central. The challenge of finding secret bathrooms does pique my interest but it will have to wait for a later visit which will not be during the holiday shopping season.

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