Already in NY. Post SF.
Ok, Google! Navigate mr. Paing to Golden gate bridge!
I am approaching the point when everything starts to be said. Though, I promise to conclude this travel-/VIP-exploration blog with style and deerep reflection as I reach the end!! The 1,5 amazing weeks in the city of San Francisco shall be described trough photos.
So there am I. And there is part of the famous SF cablecar. For a long time i was avoiding this quite a touristic thing to do. But did it. First it felt just like an overcrowded tram (, i was hanging literally outside) but as it starrted to climb the hills it turned into a cool experience! Not really a Visually impaired friendly way to travel, but I asume that a white cane user Would have found a seat fast.
Speaking of canes, here are some for you! The photo is from local VIP support organisaation (also mentioned briefly in one of last week's posts) that had also a shop, similar to Aviris in Helsinki. The organisaation is called Lighthouse and it offeres various services of rehabilitation, training, recreation etc for the blind and shortsighted folks in SF Bay area. It was nice to notice that they were intereated in how similar things are done in Finland.
Social work for VIPs gives me another great akward transition! Here in pic is the City hall of SF. Beautiful significant building and all, but what's in front? These dudes lying on the grass are not having a relaxing picnic. They are people who spend every day there. Or maybe in a shady alley in a trashbin! In (Honolulu and) Francisco there are alot of homeless people that shocked me a bit. Without going too deep to this now I just ask if Ameica is the greatest country in the universe after all?
Back to travelling. This is pretty much what my Image of San Francisco was in advance. And it sure is a) hilly, b) beautiful and c) very nice!
On the day of leaving I visited the Rock! Former Alcatraz prison island and especially the cellhouse were really wirth going. Touristic of course, but full of amazing historic events and incidents. The audio guide took me quite a zigzag round the prison but was really excellent! For a VIP like a me the problem in museums etc is usually reading everything. Alcatraz was a brilliant exeption with its quality of sound! Stil, Despite that...the Oscar of VIP friendly detail goessss tooo....
A REALLy simple but excellent trick! In SF all the street names are carved in pavement allowing me just look down next to the crosswalk, instead of trying to read the street sign up high. And it can of course be read by touch even. What a wonderful world!
And yes, what would man's holiday be without some more sport events! This time a really insane rivalry baseball game between SF Giants and LA Dodgers. Pesis rocks and people really are crazy!
San Francisco bottom2: Biking up the hills & no bucket of water in Japanese sauna
San Francisco top2: Valencia street & Reunion with dear friends
Eivätkä ruuhkaan juutu perheautot vain.
Vaan linja-autot, limusiinit rinnakkain!
Timo
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