My portable world of mixed farmers

Chapter 422 Playing in San Francisco

San Francisco, also translated as "San Francisco", "San Francisco", a port city on the Pacific coast of California, USA, is a world-famous tourist attraction and the fourth most populous city in California.San Francisco is close to Silicon Valley, a world-renowned high-tech industrial zone. It is the most important high-tech research and development base in the world and the most important financial center in the western United States. It is also the birthplace of the United Nations. The Charter of the United Nations was promulgated in San Francisco in 1945.

San Francisco has a subtropical Mediterranean climate. It has the world-renowned San Francisco Bay Area, the Golden Gate Bridge and Fisherman's Wharf. America's Favorite City".

The Spaniards discovered this place in 1769, so the original name of San Francisco, San Francisco, is a Spanish noun, and it joined the United States in 1848. In the middle of the 19th century, San Francisco developed rapidly during the gold rush. Overseas Chinese called it "Gold Mountain", and later changed its name to "San Francisco" to distinguish it from Australia's Melbourne.

The city's population is about 85, of which 18 are Chinese. It is one of the areas with the highest Chinese population density in the Western Hemisphere, and the total number of Chinese is second only to New York.

The San Francisco Bay Area is one of the most important scientific, educational and cultural centers in the world. It has world-renowned institutions of higher learning, including the public University of California, Berkeley? and the private Stanford University, as well as the world's top medical center, the University of California, San Francisco?, with more than 200 students Nobel Prize winners, Fields Medal winners and Turing Award winners work or study in the Bay Area; more than [-] Olympic champions come out of the San Francisco Bay Area.

The San Francisco Bay Area has been one of the centers of American hippie culture, modern liberalism and progressivism since the 20th century, as well as San Francisco Art University, the largest art school in the United States.

When Dong Shanhe and Liu Miaomiao came to San Francisco, it happened to be in the evening, and this time also happened to be dinner time.

"Let's go, I'll treat you to a big meal." San Francisco's reputation in California is not as good as that of Los Angeles, but it's not much better. At least Dong Shanhe likes here more than Los Angeles.

There are many delicious places in San Francisco, among which is the most famous Chinatown.

San Francisco's Chinatown is one of the earliest and largest Chinatowns in the United States. There is not only one street in Chinatown here.

San Francisco is rich in products. Fisherman’s Wharf’s rich seafood dishes have always been a reserved meal in San Francisco. San Francisco’s food tastes are also diverse, and Chinese restaurants are an important part of it. San Francisco claims to have the most authentic Chinese food in the United States. Of course, this so-called authentic From Dong Shanhe's point of view, it is not authentic. Chinatown has always been the world of diners.

Consistent with the ethnic distribution in San Francisco, places where various ethnicities gather always have their own food culture. The Italian community "North Beach" is naturally the best choice for tasting Italian meals.

Mexican cuisine is another major cuisine in San Francisco, and Japanese cuisine is also very common. When transplanted to San Francisco, these foreign cuisines inevitably encountered some "improvement", which formed the local characteristic Californian cuisine.

Coffee in San Francisco is a major part of its food culture. Street coffee shops are as ubiquitous as fast food restaurants, and the variety of coffee categories has once become the research object of those who are keen on this.

Because there are many immigrants in San Francisco, immigrants of different nationalities occupy one side, forming a small country like Chinatown, and restaurants full of exotic flavors were born.In addition to authentic California cuisine, there are many exotic dishes.Abundant local raw materials and references to foreign cooking, chefs in San Francisco use brand-new recipes to prepare delicious food that is delicious and in line with the laws of nutritional science. It is indeed a gourmet paradise.

To taste fresh seafood, go to Fisherman's Wharf, the treasure house of seafood. You can buy fast-food seafood, such as seafood sandwiches, boiled crabs, etc., at the stalls lined up near the sign of Fisherman's Wharf.

The most distinctive dishes in San Francisco are Dungeness Crab and Old Bread. The two most famous food streets in San Francisco are Chinatown and Italian Restaurant Street.

In the leading Chinatown in Europe and the United States, there are countless Chinese restaurants. In addition to dinner, the breakfast here is also quite rich and exquisite.

The Italian Dining Street is known as Little Italy. On Columbus Avenue in the center of North Beach, it is full of stylish Italian restaurants and cafes decorated with green, white and red colors represented by Italy.

In addition, Russian, Brazilian, Cambodian, Korean, Greek, and Swedish dishes can satisfy gourmets from all over the world.Local newspapers and the San Francisco Municipal Tourist Office's San Francisco Handbook also have sections for restaurant guides.

Since Dong Shanhe had eaten Chinatown food in the United States, he knew that these delicacies in Chinatown were all improved for Americans, and they were not suitable for him, an authentic Chinese.

Dong Shanhe really didn't like that kind of sweet food, so he had to take his wife and children to another food street, which was the Italian food street.

Dong Shanhe quickly took Liu Miaomiao to find a famous Italian restaurant, Cotogna Italian Restaurant.

Cotogna is an Italian restaurant located in Jackson Square in San Francisco, USA. It serves Italian country-style dishes. The menu changes daily. The specialties are grilled meat and fish, brick oven-style pizza and homemade pasta.

Dong Shanhe always wants to try the delicacies that he has never tried before, and he will only understand if they are delicious or not after eating them.

This time, Dong Shanhe tried this kind of brick kiln pizza, and he felt very good, much better than the scallion pancakes he made himself.

After dinner, the sky was already dark. After thinking about it, Dong Shanhe took his wife and children to the Golden Gate Bridge to have a look. At least he had to say that he had been to San Francisco.

The Golden Gate Bridge is to San Francisco what the Great Wall is to the imperial capital. If you don’t go to the Great Wall, you are not a hero. If you don’t go to the Golden Gate Bridge, you can’t say that you have been to the Golden Gate Bridge.

The Golden Gate Bridge is a landmark in San Francisco.It is also a miracle of modern bridge engineering.The Golden Gate Bridge is 2737.4 meters long, 27.5 meters wide, and 227.4 meters high. It spans the Golden Gate Strait connecting San Francisco Bay and the Pacific Ocean. It is an important transportation hub connecting San Francisco and northern cities.The bridge took 4 years and more than 10 tons of steel, costing 3550 million US dollars to build, and was designed by bridge engineer Joseph Strauss.Because of its historical value, it was co-produced by Britain and the United States into a documentary of the same name in 2007.The bright international orange makes it clearly visible to distant ships in foggy weather. It is a must-see for everyone who travels to San Francisco.

At the north and south ends of the Golden Gate Bridge, there are places for tourists to stop for sightseeing and take pictures, and the scenery seen on the south and north sides of the bridge is different.There is a toll for crossing the bridge from north to south, and the one-way toll is 7 US dollars; using the electronic toll FasTrak is 6 US dollars. , and there is no need to pay tolls from south to north.Bicycles and pedestrians are free and share a passage.

Dong Shanhe didn't care about the mere matter of a few dollars. After paying the money, he started to take his wife and children to play.

Dong Shanhe took a lot of photos with his mobile phone with great interest and posted them on his Weibo.

"Guess where I went?" Dong Shanhe's Weibo has just been posted, and he has received a lot of complaints. Almost everyone knows this kind of obvious building, so Dong Shanhe's Weibo is as follows Chances are the replies are teasing and sarcastic.

"Do bloggers think we are fools?"

"I think the blogger is just treating you as a fool. You need to ask such an obvious question. I think the blogger's words must have other meanings."

"I think so too. I don't think there are many people who don't know the Golden Gate Bridge. What does the blogger mean by this sentence?"

"By the way, isn't the blogger living well in Los Angeles? When did you go to San Francisco? Do you have friends in San Francisco looking for bloggers?"

"I'm in San Francisco, right next to the Golden Gate Bridge, and I'm going now."

There were several replies in a row, saying that he was in San Francisco, and he was going to find Dong Shanhe now, but he didn't know if it was true or not.

After a while, Dong Shanhe felt that the Golden Gate Bridge didn’t look very good, except that the people are people, and the scenery is not the one he particularly likes. This kind of modern architecture is not Dong Shanhe’s favorite, so he just hugged his son and wanted to change it. place.

Coincidentally, there is another place to play, Golden Gate Park, right next to the Golden Gate Bridge.

Golden Gate Park has the same function and nature as Central Park in New York. It is the lung of San Francisco and the

An iconic green space on the West Coast of the United States.There are three places in Golden Gate Park that are particularly suitable for visiting, that is, the Japanese Tea Garden, the California Academy of Sciences and the De Young Art Museum.

Golden Gate Park is located at the southwest corner of the Golden Gate Bridge. It is a large park. Like Central Park, it is also rectangular in shape.If you go there, you have to drive. If you don’t drive, you can’t play at all, because it’s too big. If you walk, you can’t play a full circle in three days.You can park wherever you want while driving. There are many small lakes and many water birds, and you are not afraid of people, so you can get close to them.Because the park is very large, it feels that there are very few people. If you have time to find a bench by the lake to enjoy the scenery quietly, it is very comfortable.

Dong Shanhe rented a car at the entrance of the park before taking his wife and children to play, especially to the lake. Since several museums were closed at night, Dong Shanhe could only go to see the scenery.

However, it is worth noting that Dong Shanhe saw a lot of homeless people along the way. They were basically lying on recliners, so Dong Shanhe didn't dare to get out of the car, for fear of getting into trouble.

It's not that Dong Shanhe is afraid of being robbed, it's mainly because he is afraid of getting into trouble, and as a Chinese, he will definitely be discriminated against when encountering things in the United States. Just take a look. If you have a chance, you can visit Golden Gate Park again during the day.

From the lakeside, Dong Shanhe drove directly to the botanical garden in Jinmen Park. After a long distance, Dong Shanhe saw some rare plants, but Dong Shanhe firmly believed that these plants also existed in his own space, but he did not find them.

To the north of the Golden Gate Park Botanical Garden is a huge rose garden with countless varieties of roses.It turns out that most roses have no fragrance, and only a few varieties have the unique sweet fragrance of roses.

When he came out of Jinmen Park, it was already more than ten o'clock in the evening, and the son in Dong Shanhe's arms had already fallen asleep. Originally, Dong Shanhe seemed to continue to go to Fisherman's Wharf to see his sleeping son and a The tired daughter-in-law, Dong Shanhe had no choice but to return the rented car to her, and then drove his own Raptor.

On the way back, Dong Shanhe wanted to visit Jiuquhua Street again, but thought that it was night, so he immediately dismissed the idea.

But Dong Shanhe always felt that something was missing, and he didn't seem to watch anything in the evening.

"Forget it, continue to go for a walk tomorrow during the day, I don't believe you can't take a walk in San Francisco?" After returning to the Hilton, Dong Shanhe thought while leaning on the sofa after taking a shower.

Liu Miaomiao had already washed up and hugged her son to sleep, only Dong Shanhe was still chatting with others on his mobile phone in high spirits

"Boss, Wood has already discussed with Old Moore. You can go to Montana to sign the contract next Monday, and I will accompany you there." Just as Dong Shanhe was chatting enthusiastically, Smith's email sent come over.

"I see, we will start from San Francisco." Today is Thursday, and there are three days left to play, and we will go to the small town of Dillon, Montana on the weekend.

Arriving one day earlier is also an expression of respect for people.

"Forget it, there are still three days, and I still have to think about where to go." Then Dong Shanhe opened the map to see where he would take his wife and children to play tomorrow or the day after tomorrow.

In addition to the Jiuquhua Street that Hong Kong Love Dong Shanhe thought of, Dong Shanhe also decided to go to Twin Peaks, Castro District, Japan Street, Alcatraz, Sequoia Forest, and of course Golden Gate Park that Dong Shanhe had just visited before.

By the way, go to Fisherman's Wharf to eat snacks. This is a paradise for gourmets. Dong Shanhe believes that this is definitely a paradise for Liu Miaomiao, but he is afraid that he will carry her back home.

In the end, apart from eating and drinking, Dong Shanhe also needs to take his wife and children shopping, otherwise Dong Shanhe feels that his wife will definitely run away.

There are not as many shopping places in San Francisco as there are in Los Angeles, but there are quite a few. For example, San Francisco Macy's, Chocolate Plaza, Ferry Building Plaza, Japan Center, Market Street, etc. are relatively famous shopping places.

Moreover, there are some very famous special places in San Francisco, such as Gay Street, but Dong Shanhe would not go to this place even if he was beaten to death.

After planning all this, Dong Shanhe felt that he seemed to need to spend these three days in a busy way.

"It's a busy life again, simple, happy and fulfilling."

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