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petronius

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36. Yeah, it's really quite nice there. I was very surprised - after being out of CA

Sat Mar 15, 2014, 05:58 PM

Mar 2014

for a few years - to find how the somewhat grungy terminal that I remembered from the '80s/'90s had been transformed into a very well-used attraction.

Another place that I really like near there, which I hadn't known about until recently, is Yerba Buena Gardens. In particular the sculpture Urge, which was the surprise highlight of my last walk through the area...

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When was the Last time you visited San Francisco FISHERMANS WHARF? [View all] yuiyoshida Mar 2014 OP

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I can fix that for you okay? yuiyoshida Mar 2014 #3

It's been almost 40 years Cirque du So-What Mar 2014 #2

Its still a great place for seafood, though most places are expensive.. yuiyoshida Mar 2014 #6

It was expensive back then too Cirque du So-What Mar 2014 #13

amazing because I don't think people can get yuiyoshida Mar 2014 #15

If I had known that abalone would become an endangered species Cirque du So-What Mar 2014 #17

I am hoping it will make a come back... yuiyoshida Mar 2014 #18

You made me hungry!!!! stevil Mar 2014 #4

oh yes! yuiyoshida Mar 2014 #9

We go about twice a year upaloopa Mar 2014 #5

Thats the fort that is under yuiyoshida Mar 2014 #7

I lived in San Francisco for almost 20 years, and honestly ... Auggie Mar 2014 #8

I have lived in San Franciso all my life.... yuiyoshida Mar 2014 #10

Boudin is the BEST sourdough bread. nt grasswire Mar 2014 #22

Absolutely yuiyoshida Mar 2014 #25

But you do not need to brave the throngs of turistas at the Wharf to get it KamaAina Mar 2014 #52

It's also available by mail order at the web site. nt grasswire Mar 2014 #54

+1 Auggie Mar 2014 #35

I LIVE in the shadow of NIHONMACHI! yuiyoshida Mar 2014 #40

Cool part of town! Auggie Mar 2014 #42

very! mochiron! yuiyoshida Mar 2014 #43

Mmmmm. I get those at the Boudin bakery inside Disney's California Adventure. SunSeeker Mar 2014 #39

Thats great that Boudin's is in SoCal ! yuiyoshida Mar 2014 #41

Amusement park, check. Gormy Cuss Mar 2014 #44

Its amazing to me how this happens but... yuiyoshida Mar 2014 #45

45 years ago. madamesilverspurs Mar 2014 #11

Just love ghirardelli square and the Chocolate factory! yuiyoshida Mar 2014 #12

I was last there at least twenty years ago. SheilaT Mar 2014 #14

Glad you got to go.. it can be a fun place! yuiyoshida Mar 2014 #16

Lived in Berkeley until I was three. bluedigger Mar 2014 #19

the curvy street is Lombard. nt grasswire Mar 2014 #24

A block of Vermont Street in Potrero Hill is steeper and curvier. KamaAina Mar 2014 #55

Pier 39 has the NFL SHOP... awesome place.. AsahinaKimi Mar 2014 #20

yup yuiyoshida Mar 2014 #21

I remember when there was jazz at Pier 39. grasswire Mar 2014 #23

there you go! yuiyoshida Mar 2014 #26

50 years ago newfie11 Mar 2014 #27

50 wow!! time to go again!! yuiyoshida Mar 2014 #28

The traffic alone would do me in lol newfie11 Mar 2014 #38

Probably over a year for FW itself, although I've been in SF more recently petronius Mar 2014 #29

No, The Ferry building has its own bit of tourist attractions.. yuiyoshida Mar 2014 #30

Yeah, it's really quite nice there. I was very surprised - after being out of CA petronius Mar 2014 #36

Yerba Buena gardens is lovely! yuiyoshida Mar 2014 #37

The same time as the Rodney King riots in LA tularetom Mar 2014 #31

Time to come back, its spring now heading into summer and already yuiyoshida Mar 2014 #32

We go every few years. JohnnyLib2 Mar 2014 #33

YOU ARE IN LUCK!! yuiyoshida Mar 2014 #34

At least 30 years... SoapBox Mar 2014 #46

About one year ago Iwillnevergiveup Mar 2014 #47

I have not been for a while... bayareaboy Mar 2014 #48

I heard that Pier 39 was decked out in yuiyoshida Mar 2014 #49

To me ... bayareaboy Mar 2014 #50

there are still some out at Clement and Geary mackerel Apr 2014 #56

47 years ago northoftheborder Mar 2014 #51

A couple of years ago when Mom was in town KamaAina Mar 2014 #53

I met Max Baer there when I was three. Kablooie Apr 2014 #57