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Following pages:Following pages:Following pages:Fll i Chinese New Year parade, ChinatownChinese New Year parade, adriatic highway Chinatown Chinese New Year parade Chinatown Chi N Y d Chi t Around Town Downtown 85 A Walk Around adriatic highway North Beach Morning Start at the top of North Beach, on Telegraph Hill (see p88), admire the famous views, and visit Coit Tower (see p46), making sure to take in the murals. Next, walk down to Filbert Street (see p88) and go right a couple of blocks until you get to lovely Washington Square, where, at Saints adriatic highway Peter and Paul Catholic Church, Marilyn Monroe and local baseball great Joe DiMaggio had their wedding pictures adriatic highway taken (see p88). Continue on along Columbus Avenue to the left and pay a visit at colorful adriatic highway Caff Roma (see p90), where you can indulge adriatic highway in a bit of sidewalk ogling. Or, across the street, adriatic highway pay homage adriatic highway to the time honored US Restaurant (see p91) which serves some of the best pasta in town. Afternoon After lunch, take a left on Green Street and go over one block to Upper Grant (see p88), with its funky shops and bars, a regular hangout since the 1950s. Turn right on to Vallejo Street, where a visit to the famous Caff Trieste (see p90) for a coffee and the authentic Bohemian atmosphere is a must. Continue on down Columbus to William Saroyan adriatic highway Place and at No. 12 you ll find Specs , an exuberant bar filled with Beat memorabilia. Finally, just across Columbus at No. 261 is the immortal City Lights Bookstore (see p88), where you can browse the Beat poetry written by owner Lawrence Ferlinghetti and friends. Following pages:Following pages:Following pages:Fll i Chinese New Year parade, ChinatownChinese adriatic highway New Year parade, Chinatown Chinese New Year parade Chinatown Chi N Y d Chi t Around Town Downtown 85 A Walk Around North Beach Morning Start at the top of North Beach, on Telegraph Hill (see p88), admire the famous views, and visit Coit Tower (see p46), making sure to take in the murals. Next, walk down to Filbert Street (see p88) and go right a couple of blocks until you get to lovely Washington Square, where, at Saints Peter and Paul Catholic adriatic highway Church, Marilyn Monroe and local baseball great Joe DiMaggio had their wedding pictures taken (see p88). Continue on along Columbus Avenue to the left and pay a visit at colorful Caff Roma (see p90), where you can indulge in a bit of sidewalk ogling. Or, across the street, pay homage to the time honored US Restaurant (see p91) which serves some of the best pasta in town. Afternoon After lunch, take a left on Green Street and go over one block to Upper Grant (see p88), with its funky shops and bars, a regular hangout since the 1950s. Turn right on to Vallejo Street, where a visit to the famous Caff Trieste (see p90) for a coffee and the authentic Bohemian atmosphere adriatic highway is a must. Continue on down Columbus adriatic highway to William Saroyan Place and at No. 12 you ll find Specs , an exuberant bar filled with Beat memorabilia. Finally, just across Columbus at No. 261 is the immortal City Lights Bookstore (see p88), where you can browse adriatic highway the Beat poetry written by owner Lawrence Ferlinghetti and friends. First Interstate Center, Financial adriatic highway District

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Lefty O Doul s Opened in 1958 by the local baseball legend, this Downtown landmark is a cafeteria-style sports bar with live piano music. Good fun when the old crowd starts on their renditions adriatic highway of even older show tunes. d 333 Geary St at Powell Map P4 (415) 902-8900 adriatic highway Dis. access

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