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Wednesday, March 03, 2010

SFO sightseeing cont... ...

PhotobucketOctagon House. The design of this oddity built in 1861 is based on a popular theory of the mid-1800s, namely people inhabiting this shape would live healthier, happier lives. The building now houses a museum of American Colonial and Federal Era decorative arts and historical documents.



Lombard Street, known as "the crookedest street in the world" because of its eight sharp turns on a 40-degree slope. The turns, known as switchbacks, were built in the 1920s to allow traffic to descend the steep incline. The street zigzags around beautiful flowers and shrubs and offers a nice view of the bay. It become a picturesque stretch of Lombard St along a single block. There are stairways (without curves) on either side of the street for pedestrians.
Coit Tower





Golden Gate Park
Conservatory of Flowers is a large white-colour botanical greenhouse in San Francisco's Golden Gate Park. There is Buffalo Paddock(where u c the animals in the park). I like e Windmills situated @ Queen Wilhelmina Tulip Garden is quite a sight when in full bloom.After this, we went to California Palace of the Legion of Honor then next Cliff House, sits on a rock perched over the Pacific Ocean with a view of Seal Rocks (a popular hangout for sunbathing seals).
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Holy Virgin Cathedral, imposing structure crowned with five domes, each covered in 24-karat gold leaf. On a bright day, the sunlight hitting it is dazzling. Inside, is a glimpse back in time. The interior, consecrated in 1977, could just as easily date from 1577. Through the incense gleams the gold of more mosaics, these depicting various saints, and the precious metals of the icons that are everywhere.

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