dterrick 0 #26 November 7, 2003 QuoteMaybe I'm one of those extreme tourists.... lmao. Maybe if I had known it was the bad part of town, I would have seen more of the bad people out to get me, but I didnt.... HAH! My sister lives 25 miles down the 101 from the Golden Gate Bridge in Belmont. I spent 10 days wandering the SF area and I think I know whwere you're coming from. Among the touristy things I did with Karin and Mike were the Golden Gate Park - the 'seedy' end of the Haight districy, so they say. And then on my own one day I decided to play on the trolley cars and came across the intesection of Market and Haight... ... ... ... sure can't be far to walk to H/A ... must be over that hill because these are really pretty, well restored houses. Then I see a sign in front of one of them "...Drug free zone..." etc. As I cross the top of the hill the pretty victorians turn into what's best described as Project Row houing. Nope, this is DEFINITELY not tour bus material here... Ambiling along in the mid afternoon I suddenly notice I'm the only white person around. Across the street there's a Big Black Mama whippin' her kids home (maybe 9 - 11 years old) with a belt 'cuz they didn't come STRAIGHT home from school ... Then the other dudes in the area start lookin' at ME [butterflied stomach] and I take a detour down the hill and come to what looks like a prison [butterflies + 10]. False alarm, the guard at the gate informs me this is the US Mint. Phew [/butterflies]. Ambling back down the hill I find myself on the edge of The Castro. That's as far as I got (time and nerves ran out) and I prmptly retreated to the 'relative' safety of the F line trolley. Extreme tourist? I wouldn't have it any other way. As me about getting lost off of West Jefferson near the Cadillac plant in Detroit on a detour ? Right outta the movies... Dave Life is very short and there's no time for fussing and fighting my friend (Lennon/McCartney) Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
skydivexxl 0 #27 November 7, 2003 QuoteYeah but comin from Utah will be a major cultural change, that's all So is coming from Palo Alto! Hi Seb... Blog Clicky Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
