"San Francisco" a San Francisco Travel Page by AndreasK

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The few days I spent in San Francisco were at the same time my first days in the U.S. I visited the town as teenager during the bicentenial year in 1976. We arrived from Vancouver on a beautiful sunny day. It didn't take long until I fell in love with this beautiful city.

The picture above shows the Golden Gate Bridge, completed in 1937 after more than four years of construction at a cost of $35 million. Linking San Francisco with Marin County the 1.7 mile-long suspension bridge can be crossed by car, on bicycles or on foot. The Marin Headlands side of The Golden Gate Bridge is a great place to watch freighters and sailboats cruise under the bridge as you enjoy a view that stretches from Golden Gate Park and Twin Peaks to The Bay Bridge and beyond.