| San Francisco is one of the most recognized | | | | Alaska, yet due to its geographical make up, |
| cities in America, and holiday accommodation | | | | the city has seen no large snowfalls in over |
| here is always at a premium. Holiday villas | | | | one hundred years. The summers are usually |
| have recently started to become a favorite | | | | dry and cool and the winters mild and wet. |
| for tourists, but hotels also remain the | | | | |
| number one choice. I personally prefer | | | | The city has frequent earthquakes, as it sits |
| renting out a holiday villa in the suburbs, | | | | on top of where the Pacific and North |
| when I vacation there. | | | | American plates meet, in other words on the |
| | | | plate boundary. As these plates slide |
| San Fran is surrounded on three sides by | | | | together deep underground at the earth's |
| water, and no visitor to the City will ever | | | | crust in a series of tectonic faults, they |
| forget there first view of the magnificent | | | | lead to earth quakes. |
| Golden Gate Bridge. Many tourists like to | | | | |
| take a ride on the cable car up to the top of | | | | It is comprised of over eight hundred |
| the steep Russian Hill and those athletic | | | | thousand people and they are made up of many |
| enough, walk back down on foot to Lombard | | | | ethnic backgrounds. One third of them are |
| Street. | | | | foreign born and half of the rest are non |
| | | | native Californians. As a result the city |
| The Coastal Range mountains stretch from | | | | reflects this multi cultural society and is |
| Santa Barbara County to Oregon. They run | | | | more the richer place for it. |
| through San Francisco and the Bay Area and | | | | |
| the city now spreads across these hills and | | | | The city is the main Pacific port in America |
| valleys. | | | | and many immigrants have made their home in |
| | | | the city helping it to create a flamboyant |
| It is here that the famous steep streets of | | | | and eccentric flavour. It has experienced |
| the city run up the hills and are always a | | | | many major earth quakes over the years, but |
| favourite place for tourists to visit. The | | | | each time the locals have rallied round and |
| Sierra Nevada range lies to the east and | | | | helped build it back up into a stronger and |
| helps prevent the cold continental air masses | | | | more united city. |
| from reaching the coast. As a result the | | | | |
| ocean breezes help moderate temperature | | | | It is also famous for its Victorian |
| extremes. | | | | architecture. Many are crowded together on |
| | | | narrow hillside lots and have been made |
| Locals say that in San Francisco you can | | | | famous by the numerous films that have been |
| experience all four seasons in a single day. | | | | made in the area. Some say that it is an act |
| This is possible because of its unusual | | | | of God that has prevented these magnificent |
| geographical position. The city occupies a | | | | buildings being destroyed by the earthquakes |
| seven mile long peninsula and to its west | | | | over the previous years. |
| lies the Pacific Ocean, to the east is the | | | | |
| world famous harbour more commonly known as | | | | Some of these beautiful houses are now rented |
| San Francisco Bay. | | | | out as holiday homes and tourists truly get a |
| | | | great feel of the local culture and cuisine |
| Linking the two together is the 1.2 mile wide | | | | when they stay in these holiday homes. They |
| Golden Gate passage. | | | | act as great bases for the tourists to fully |
| | | | explore this wonderful city and many tourists |
| San Francisco has the lowest average summer | | | | now come back year after year to experience |
| temperature of any American city outside of | | | | this unique cultural experience. |