September 15, 2006
My San Francisco
This post is part of our series, "My Hometown" These posts will feature the hometowns and local connections that our employees have with the ports that our small-ships visit. This week's post is submitted by Betsey Shapiro, one of our San Franciso based staff members.
Q: What is your connection to San Francisco?
A: I was born and raised in the Bay Area, and went to college in San Francisco, where I met my husband. We were married in San Francisco on a bluff overlooking the bay.
Q: Do you have a funny story or little known fact about San Francisco you’d like to share?
A: The fortune cookie was invented in San Francisco, at the Japanese Tea Gardens in Golden Gate Park
Q: What is your favorite time of year in San Francisco and why?
A: The fall is the best time of year in San Francisco. The chilly summer fog is gone, and it’s actually the warmest time of the year.
Q: Is there a particular food or song that reminds you of San Francisco? 
A: Sourdough bread, of course. Fresh Dungeness crabs in the winter.
Q: What is on your "must see" list for visitors to San Francisco?
A: There’s almost too much to list. Lombard Street, the Italian neighborhood of North Beach, Chinatown, the view from Twin Peaks, the Golden Gate Bridge, taking a cable car, shopping around Union Square, Golden Gate Park and the Haight/Ashbury district, the musical revue “Beach Blanket Babylon.”
Q: Do you have a favorite area of the city?
A: Union Square for the theaters and shopping, especially during the Christmas season. The stores have great window decorations, and there’s a festive atmosphere .
Q: Is there a favorite activity that you enjoy in San Francisco?
A: It’s a toss-up. Either visiting the food shops, restaurants and farmer’s market at the Ferry Building, or watching the Giants at AT&T Park.
Q: Is there a particular restaurant that you’d recommend for visitors?
A: The Beach Chalet on a sunny day. It’s a historic building at the end of Golden Gate Park, facing the ocean. Upstairs is a restaurant and brewery with great ocean views, and downstairs is filled with 1930’s murals painted by the Federal Works Program, as well as historical displays of Golden Gate Park.
Q: Anything else you'd like to add?
A:San Francisco is a great walking city, and there's very good public transportation as well.
Our ship, the Yorktown Spirit, visits San Francisco on our California Wine Country cruises. If you'd like to learn more about San Francisco, consider visiting the San Francisco Convention and Visitors Bureau.
Posted by Betsey on September 15, 2006 10:51 AM
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