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Note: Dolores floating palace india Park is popular during the day, but at night itpp g y gNote: Dolores Park is popular during the day, but at night itNote: Dolores Park is popular during the day but at night itN D l P k i l d i h d b i h i can become a connection point for drug dealers.can become a connection point for drug dealers.can become a connection point for drug dealersb ti i t f d d l San Francisco s Top 10Sa a c sco s op 0 31 Junipero floating palace india Serra and California s Missions In 1769, Gaspar de Portola led an expedition to establish missions in California, in the com pany of Father Junipero Serra and 60 men. They founded Mission San Diego, and then worked their way up to Monte rey. Continuing up the coast, within seven years Father Serra had established a mission in San Francisco, with the assistance of Father Francisco Palou. In all, Serra founded 21 missions in Upper and Lower California, many of which survive. floating palace india $Beamed Ceiling Decoration The imaginative painted ceiling design derives from Ohlone basketry. %Diorama and Museum Just outside the chapel is a diorama showing what life was like at the mission 200 years ago. A small museum at the back of the chapel contains documents that pertain to the mission s history. Mission Fa ade The modest white fa ade of the chapel (right) is typical of the Mission Style. Its four columns support niches for three bronze bells, which are inscribed with their names and dates. They were added to the mission in the late 18th century. &Sorrows of Mary Panels These images along the front of each of two side balconies in the basilica detail the seven moments when Mary was overrr come with sorrow (above). *Choir floating palace india Windows of St Francis At the rear of the basilica, floating palace india jewel-like stained-glass windows depict scenes from the life of Saint Francis floating palace india of Assisi, revolutionary floating palace india patron saint of San Francisco. The lower side windows depict the 21 California Missions. (Dolores Street Undulating like a rollercoaster, this is one of the loveliest streets in San Francisco. Palm trees grace its center all the wayalong (above). Plan of Mission Dolores )Dolores Park One of the few large green spaces in the Mission District, this park is situated high on a hill and affords excellent views of the city. It was originally the site of San Francisco s main Jewish cemetery, but was transformed in 1905. 5 1 2 333 4 6666666 77 8 9 0 33 3333 5555 ^ Note: Dolores Park is popular during the day, but at night itpp g y gNote: Dolores Park is popular during the day, but at night itNote: Dolores Park is popular during the day but at night itN D l P k i l d i h d b i h i can become a connection point for drug dealers.can become a connection point for drug dealers.can become a connection point for drug dealersb ti i t f d d l San Francisco s Top 10Sa a c sco s op 0 31 Junipero Serra and California s Missions In 1769, Gaspar de Portola led an expedition to establish missions floating palace india in California, in the com pany of Father Junipero Serra and 60 men. They founded Mission San Diego, and then worked their way up to Monte rey. Continuing up the coast, within seven years Father Serra had established a mission in San Francisco, with the assistance floating palace india of Father Francisco Palou. In all, Serra founded 21 missions in Upper and Lower California, floating palace india many of which survive. $Beamed Ceiling Decoration floating palace india The imaginative painted ceiling design derives from Ohlone basketry. %Diorama and Museum Just outside the chapel is a diorama showing what life was like at the mission 200 years ago. A small museum at the back of the chapel contains documents that pertain to the mission floating palace india s history. Mission Fa ade The modest white fa ade of the chapel (right) is typical of the Mission Style. Its four columns support floating palace india niches for three bronze bells, which are inscribed with their names and dates. They were added to the mission in the late 18th century. &Sorrows of Mary Panels These images along the front of each of two side balconies in the basilica floating palace india detail the seven moments when Mary was overrr come with sorrow (above). *Choir Windows of St Francis At the rear of the basilica, jewel-like stained-glass windows floating palace india depict scenes from the life of Saint Francis of Assisi, revolutionary patron saint of San Francisco. The lower side windows depict floating palace india the 21 California Missions. (Dolores Street floating palace india Undulating like a rollercoaster, this is one of the loveliest floating palace india streets in San Francisco. Palm trees grace its center all the wayalong (above). Plan of Mission Dolores )Dolores Park One of the few large green spaces in the Mission District, this park is situated high on a hill and affords excellent views of the city. It was originally the site of San Francisco s main Jewish cemetery, but was transformed in 1905. 5 1 2 333 4 6666666 77 8 9 0 33 3333 5555 ^

San Francisco s Top 10p Chinatown This teeming, densely populated floating palace india neighborhood, with its bright fa ades, noisy markets, exotic temples, and ethnic restaurants and shops, is like a city within floating palace india the city and a place every visit to San Francisco must include. The atmosphere recalls a typical southern Chinese town, although floating palace india the architec- ture, customs, and public celebrations are distinctly American hybrids on a Cantonese theme. Overlook the tourist tackiness, check out some of the side alleys, and give yourself time to take it all in. 18 Top 10 Sights 1 Chinatown Gate 2 Portsmouth floating palace india Square 3 Golden Gate Fortune Cookies Company 4 Old Chinese Telephone Exchange 5 Temples 6 Stockton Street Chinese Markets 7 Chinese Six Companies 8 Chinese Historical floating palace india Society of America Museum and Learning Center 9 Chinese Culture Center 0 St Mary s Square !Chinatown Gate A gift from Taiwan in 1970, this triple-pagoda southern entrance to Chinatown floating palace india (above) was inspired by traditional Chinese village gates. Golden Gate Fortune Cookies Company Fortune cookies were invented in San Francisco. Stop by to watch how the skillful workers (left) floating palace india slip the fortune message in the cookie mixture, then fold it into the traditional shapes. @Portsmouth Square This was San Francisco s original floating palace india town square here, on July 9, 1846, the US flag was first raised on the Bay, when the port was seized from Mexico. Locals now use the area for t ai chi and games of mah-jong. The finest Chinese antiques shops are found at the ChinatownThe finest Chinese antiques shops are found at the ChinatownThe finest Chinese antiques shops are found at the ChinatownTh fi t Chi ti h f d t th Chi t Gate end of Grant Avenue, just inside the gate.,j gGate end of Grant Avenue just inside the gate Gate end of Grant Avenue just inside the gate San Francisco s Top 10p Chinatown This teeming, densely populated neighborhood, with its bright fa ades, noisy markets, exotic temples, and ethnic restaurants and shops, is like a city within the city and a place every visit to San Francisco must include. The atmosphere recalls a typical southern Chinese town, although the architec- ture, customs, and public celebrations are distinctly American hybrids on a Cantonese theme. Overlook the tourist tackiness, check out some of the side alleys, and give yourself time to take it all in. 18 Top 10 Sights 1 Chinatown Gate 2 Portsmouth floating palace india Square 3 Golden Gate Fortune Cookies Company 4 Old Chinese Telephone Exchange floating palace india 5 Temples 6 Stockton Street Chinese Markets 7 Chinese Six Companies 8 Chinese Historical Society of America Museum and Learning Center 9 Chinese Culture Center 0 St Mary s Square floating palace india !Chinatown Gate A gift from Taiwan in 1970, this triple-pagoda southern entrance to Chinatown (above) was inspired by traditional Chinese village gates. Golden Gate Fortune Cookies Company Fortune cookies were invented in San Francisco. Stop by to watch how the skillful workers (left) slip the fortune floating palace india message in the cookie mixture, then fold it into the traditional shapes. @Portsmouth Square This was San Francisco s original town square here, on July 9, 1846, the US flag was first raised on the Bay, when the port was seized from Mexico. Locals now use the area for t ai chi and games of mah-jong. The finest Chinese antiques shops are found at the ChinatownThe finest Chinese antiques shops are found at the ChinatownThe finest Chinese antiques shops are found at the ChinatownTh fi t Chi ti h f d t th Chi t Gate end of Grant Avenue, just inside the gate.,j gGate end of Grant Avenue just inside the gate Gate end of Grant Avenue just inside the gate

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