Places to see in San Francisco?

[winter]

Yo. General enquiry here:

Female Parental Unit is going to be in San Francisco in two weeks, with a day or two free. She doesn't drive, though cabs are a possibility, and her interests mostly mirror mine apart from manga/anime. What's there for her to see, visit and/or shop at?

(And if anyone can point out good comic stores there, I would very much like to prepare a shopping list for her ^_^)

Also, I may possibly have a kitten. 300 km away, stripey, undertermined sex, apparently very cute. Lestat for a boy, Esme for a girl?

Comments

[trixie-chick.livejournal.com]

mmrmfgh. my brother lives in san fran, and i've been there a few times. however, my info will be sketchy at best as my brain is a sieve...

- avoid eating at the touristy pier places. those places are totally geared toward trade that is not generally expected to return, and therefore, have poor service and aren't very good.

- she doesn't need a car to get around; in fact, having a car in san fran would be insane. the streets are incredibly hilly, curvy, and narrow, and it's not easy to find parking. also, san fran has cable cars, buses, and trains, which cover the city pretty well.

- there's Ghirredeli's (sp?) square, famous for ze chocolate. there's a GREAT science museum, near a beautiful chinese garden. golden gate park. haight and ashbury, famous for hippies, but there's a great mix of stores there, and a lot of good restuarants, from african to a brewery. (area i know bestish cuz my brother lives right near there). ah, and... the presido! which is where george lucas has some of his ILM peeps. i don't know if you can go near there, but the whole area is gorgeous.

- comic book store. the comic book shop that is owned by the guy who inspired matt groenig (sp??) to create Comic Shop Guy for the simpson's is in san fran. it's a cute little store, relatively small, all white. i don't know precisely where it is, though. >_> i know i walked down haight street from my brother's for a spell, and then turned up some side street, and it was there. ....i can investigate further, if need be.

good luck with the kitten!

please excuse my horrible spelling. =p can't spell worth a damn today...

[winter]

Thanks :) I'll try googling the comic shop. Would be a shame if the 30kg luggage allowance had to go to waste, after all ;)