Little Cat Feet

Mark Twain has been incorrectly credited with the quote: "The coldest winter I ever spent was a summer in San Francisco." I never really appreciated this assertion until I spent a July weekend tooling around the City by the Bay. My previous trips had been in the spring and winter. Cool air, fog, and wind aside I took a great exploratory walk from the Mission to Golden Gate park to visit the de Young Museum.

While the museum was quite stimulating and comes with my personal recommendation, the surprisingly interesting part of the excursion was walking from the Mission to Golden Gate park. I got lost en route and had the chance to walk through two neighborhoods I may not have seen on foot otherwise. Luckily, I sincerely believe that a great way to see a city is to get lost in the middle of the day when it is not raining. The glaring exception would be Los Angeles. The City of Angels is a terrible pedestrian experience.