This past Saturday I took my camera and chose Telegraph Hill as my destination. I walked down Market St. and my first pictures were not of the city architecture but of the SF Occupy protestors. The group passing by with signs was not huge but the energy was not low. I received a flyer and […]
San Franciscans had the second day of the Bluegrass Festival at the Golden Gate Park. Yesterday we were there for a couple of hours in the afternoon but today we spent most of the day under the beautiful and strong sun,drinking and dancing. I couldn’t believe my eyes when I saw Hugh Laurie and his […]
It is not a secret that California is pretty easy going regarding the smoking of cannabis. It is famous worldwide that Californians like their joint and they do not hide it. Since I have been walking the streets of San Francisco, I have been noticing a lot of ads about the sale of medical […]
I am sitting at Central Cafe on Hayes St. listening to Yerba Buena’s tribute to Los Van Van and trying not to stand up and start dancing right here, alone, like a bit insane person. 🙂 San Francisco has special powers. The city seems to know what you need and you find, without searching, what […]
Today the weather has been incredible in San Fran! I left the house early to go for a class of Monkey Conditioning in Oakland. Knowing that the East Bay is warmer I was not surprised of the nice weather but when I came back to the city it was not only sunny but hot like […]
I am sitting at Coffee to the People Cafe located on Masonic and Haight St. The place is full of people looking at their laptops, not me though. 😉 It is warm and sunny outside and there is a garage sale across the street, right where the bus stop is and one of the sellers […]
Two newbies have arrived to a nice Victorian house in the North of the Panhandle. We are very content with this location which has the park a block away and a lot to see. Besides, the area is closer to downtown so it will be easier for us weird people who do not drive… We […]
I should probably define my afternoon with one word. I will not use adjectives like stunning, charming or lovely. Too lame and touristic. 🙂 It is hard for me to accept I am a tourist in San Fran. I would rather think I am a lost soul in the “diagonal city”. Today I visited […]
I had some unusual fun this weekend. On Saturday morning we crossed the Bay bridge and went to Oakland to try a funky exercise place called The Athletic Playground. They have a variety of classes (Acroyoga, Handstands, Hooping) but we registered for their famous “Monkey Conditioning” session. I had to laugh and googled this Monkey […]
Last few days I’ve been going around the Inner Richmond (or should I say up and down) buying groceries, doing my dirty Burning Man laundry and spending sometime with friends. First, I entered a market with Russian products, Russian workers and customers speaking to me in Russian. Great! Even the tea boxes I got are […]
Second Burning Man and back! I still believe that this festival is something out of this world. The Playa and the whole city seemed so familiar after a year that it almost felt that we never left. It was weird not to see the same faces, the camps not set up the same way or […]
Today I managed to get a second hand bicycle and it was quiet nice to ride it around the city. San Francisco hills will be unforgettable. Downhills are almost scary and to bike uphill you need really strong legs! 🙂 The person who sold us the bike is a Newyorker who moved to San Francisco […]
