Going to San Francisco: a Walk in the Haight, San Francisco, California
Growing up in 1960s London suburbia my imagination was fired by all I saw and heard about hippies. Their lifestyle, their messages of peace, their long flowing skirts and yes, flowers in their hair. So much more appealing than my bottle green school uniform with its regulation skirts just above the knee!
I was too young of course to run away to San Francisco and live in a commune there. I didn鈥檛 get the chance to visit the city until 1991 when Chris and I included a day there in our first聽California road trip聽itinerary. We saw many of the iconic sights: the Golden Gate Bridge, Alcatraz, Chinatown, the Coit Tower, North Beach. But others we missed, among them the epicentre of hippy culture, Haight Ashbury.
On our most recent visit to the state therefore we determined to allocate another full day to see some of the sights we鈥檇 missed previously. To make the most of our limited time we bought tickets for the 鈥楬op On Hop Off鈥� bus and used that to travel between quite scattered sights. But we spent much of the morning on foot, by far the best way to explore and take photos: a walk I鈥檓 sharing for one of Jo鈥檚聽Monday Walks. ...... (follow the instructions below for accessing the rest of this article).
I was too young of course to run away to San Francisco and live in a commune there. I didn鈥檛 get the chance to visit the city until 1991 when Chris and I included a day there in our first聽California road trip聽itinerary. We saw many of the iconic sights: the Golden Gate Bridge, Alcatraz, Chinatown, the Coit Tower, North Beach. But others we missed, among them the epicentre of hippy culture, Haight Ashbury.
On our most recent visit to the state therefore we determined to allocate another full day to see some of the sights we鈥檇 missed previously. To make the most of our limited time we bought tickets for the 鈥楬op On Hop Off鈥� bus and used that to travel between quite scattered sights. But we spent much of the morning on foot, by far the best way to explore and take photos: a walk I鈥檓 sharing for one of Jo鈥檚聽Monday Walks. ...... (follow the instructions below for accessing the rest of this article).
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Guide Name: Going to San Francisco: a Walk in the Haight
Guide Location: USA » San Francisco
Guide Type: Self-guided Walking Tour (Insider Tips)
Author: Sarah Wilkie
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Guide Location: USA » San Francisco
Guide Type: Self-guided Walking Tour (Insider Tips)
Author: Sarah Wilkie
Read it on Author's Website:
Sight(s) Featured in This Guide:
- Golden Gate Bridge
- Alcatraz
- Chinatown
- Coit Tower
- North Beach
- Haight Ashbury
- Union Square
- Alamo Square
- Painted Ladies
- Janis Joplin鈥檚 house
- House used by Grateful Dead
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