San Francisco History Ø San Francisco was

San Francisco

History Ø San Francisco was founded on June 29, 1776, when colonists from Spain established a fort at the Golden Gate and a mission named for St. Francis of Assisi a few miles away.

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Hotels Ø The hotel Nippon western comfort combined with a Japanese charm, here offers rooms with free Wi-Fi and plasma TVs, while the city center can be reached in just 10 minutes. Baquedano metro station is 550 meters away. Ø The rooms have air conditioning and Nippon comfortable beds with wooden frames and bedside tables. They are all equipped with mini-bars and large windows, which make them very bright. Ø The hotel offers a breakfast "buffet". Also runs a Japanese restaurant, where meals are served in the traditional tatami. The bar serves delicious drinks. Ø Guests can read a book from the library in the lounge, which also has a screen in the Japanese style. Ø Onsite parking is complimentary. Hour front desk staff can assist with airport transfers Comodoro Arturo Merino-Benitez-which is 20 km away. Within 10 minutes guests can reach the Nippon hill of San Cristobal.

Golden Gate Bridge Ø The Golden Gate is the North American strait connecting San Francisco Bay to the Pacific Ocean. Since 1937 it has been spanned by the Golden Gate Bridge. Technically, the 'gate' is defined by the headlands of the San Francisco Peninsula and the Marin Peninsula, while the 'strait' is the water flowing in between.

Alcatraz - an island in San Francisco Bay. The island was used as a defensive fort, and later as a military prison and then as ultra-secure prison for criminals and those who have sought to escape from prison earlier. Currently prison disbanded island turned into a museum. Ø The conclusion is not sentenced to Alcatraz courts, there is usually translated most "distinguished" prisoners from other prisons. Alcatraz voluntarily choose to serve his prison term was not. Although some gangsters to make exceptions, including Al Capone, Machine Gun Kelly, and others. During its 29 years of operation, the prison was not quite no successful escape. At the booth photos of the most famous prisoners. Ø

Chinatown Ø Chinatown, in San Francisco, California, is the oldest Chinatown in North America and the largest Chinese community outside Asia. Since its establishment in 1848, it has been highly important and influential in the history and culture of ethnic Chinese immigrants in North America. Chinatown is an enclave that continues to retain its own customs, languages, places of worship, social clubs, and identity. There are two hospitals, numerous parks and squares, a post office, and other infrastructure. Visitors can easily become immersed in a microcosmic Asian world, filled with herbal shops, temples, pagoda roofs and dragon parades. In addition to being a starting point and home for thousands of Chinese immigrants, it is also a major tourist attraction, drawing more visitors annually than the Golden Gate Bridge.

San Francisco Municipal Railway Ø The San Francisco Municipal Railway is the public transit system for the city and county of San Francisco, California. In 2006, it served 46. 7 square miles with an operating budget of about $700 million. In ridership Muni is the seventh largest transit system in the United States, with 210, 848, 310 rides in 2006 and the second largest in California behind Metro in Los Angeles. With a fleet average of 7– 8. 1 mph, it is also the slowest major transit system in America.