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• Bay To Breakers – The 99th Annual

  17May
  Categories: Event, Free Fun, Fun, Odd, Outdoor, People Watching, Photo Opp, Silly, Tourist Activity Comments: 2

  Well, some things never change and some things continue to change, like the Bay To Breakers annual run/walk/dance/crawl from Downtown San Francisco (a few blocks from the bay) to the Pacific Ocean. It’s a very doable distance for most people and I think everyone should do it at least once, in the name of tradition. There are serious runners, serious walkers, causes, corporate groups, people who just want to be crazy, people who just like to drink, naked people, and on and on. You will see EVERY type of person you can imagine. You’ll also see a collection of costuming – inventive, funny, tongue-in-cheek, stupid and non-existent. It’s a wild and crazy event that reflects the true diversity of our wonderful city. Watch and enjoy it all.
  Tags: 99th Annual Bay to Breakers Race, Bay to Breakers, Bay to Breakers Race, naked people, naked runners

• Bike and Roll

  10Mar
  Categories: Adventure, Cheap Fun, Event, Excursion, Fun, Kids, Outdoor, Tourist Activity, View Click Here to Leave a Comment

  

  

  

  Finally, the perfect place to rent a bike for your trip around the bay and across the Golden Gate Bridge. In my FREE eBook (look for the yellow and blue button in the column on the left), you can grab a copy of Bike the Bay in 1/2 a Day, Your Way, which is a document I put together with instructions of how to navigate your way along the Embarcadero, past Pier 39, Fisherman’s Wharf, through the Presidio, over the Golden Gate Bridge, down the big hill into Sausalito and back to San Francisco by ferry. It’s a great trip. I love doing it and I’m sure you will too. It also includes photos of what you’ll see, and access to FREE photos to supplement the ones you take on your trip.

  The problem has been that most of the bike rental spots are too far. But now, Bike and Roll (415/229.2000) just opened a spot at 5 Embardacero Center, across from the Ferry Building. It’s right at the best place to start your trek. They offer a variety of bikes and rates … AND, the people there seemed super friendly.

  For more bike trips on this blog: CLICK HERE.

  And for even more, CLICK HERE.

  
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• Lombard Street becomes Candy Land – San Francisco

  21Aug
  Categories: Event Comments: 1

  Hasbro’s board game, Candy Land had a birthday today (Aug. 21, 2009). To celebrate, they turned the world’s most famous crooked street, Lombard Street in San Francisco, into a board path with bright colors, markers and kids. What a great event to celebrate the game’s 60th year … and pull in a bit of publicity. Great idea!

  

  For more details about the event, click on this link (but come back to see me again … here at Quirky San Francisco).
  
  And, just for fun, here’s another link, but don’t forget to come back.
  Tags: Candy Land, Hasbro, Lombard Street, San Francisco