Quirky San Francisco

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Bike to Angel Island (part 2)

More photos of Angel Island … you can get maps of the island usually as you get off the ferry boat. There’s also a snack bar, but don’t count on much in the way of great food. Remember, it’s a snack bar on an island owned by the government. Take your own goodies; so you’re [...]

Bike to Angel Island (part 1)

Rent a bike at Bike and Roll, pack a minimal lunch … a bottle of wine, some cheese and bread, check out the ferry schedule at San Francisco Ferry Boats aka Blue & Gold Fleet and off you go for a day on Angel Island. Angel Island has bike trails that are fun and don’t [...]

TV Was Invented Here. Kind Of …

Philo Farnsworth had a lot to do with the invention of television, but didn’t do it on his own. His workshop was located here in San Francisco and is often an overlooked spot because there’s not much to see there. Here’s the plaque marking the site, but now it’s a building rented to a video [...]


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