En otro soleado día, decidimos visitar la zona del Presidio, un enorme parque construido como fuerte militar, que ahora forma parte de Golden Gate National Recreation Area.
In another sunny day, we decided to visit Presidio area, a huge park built as a military fort that nowadays belongs to Golden Gate National Recreation Area.
Desde el hotel nos dirigimos a Powell St, donde pillamos el cable car hasta Fisherman’s Wharf, y de allí pusimos rumbo a Crissy Field, pasando por el Aquatic Park y Fort Mason.
Form the hostel we went to Powell St, where we took the cable car to Fisherman's Wharf, from there we headed to Crissy Field, we passed through Aquatic Park and Fort Mason.
En torno a las 10:30 de la mañana llegamos a Crissy Field, un antiguo campo aéreo del Presidio que hoy en día ha sido reconvertido en un parque. Crissy Field está situado junto a la bahía, contiene una playa en la que los perros pueden estar sin correa, además de ofrecer una magnifica vista del puente Golden Gate y de la isla de Alcatraz.
At about 10:30 we reached to Crissy Field, an old U.S. Army airfield that nowadays has been restructured in a park. Crissy Field is located next to the bay, it has a beach where dogs can be without the lead, also there is an unbelievable view of Golden Gate Bridge and Alcatraz Island.
Tras Crissy Field nos dirigimos a Presidio, en nuestro camino pasamos junto al Palacio de Bellas Artes de San Francisco, un templo de planta circular rodeado de un lago. Tras ello subimos la cuesta que nos llevó al antiguo fuerte.
From Crissy Field, we went to Presidio passing next to the Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco, a circular temple surrounded by a lake. Once passed the temple we walk up the hill to Presidio.
En Presidio, pasamos junto al The Walt Disney Family Museum, un museo dedicado a los inicios y la trayectoria de Walt Disney, aunque no llegamos a entrar. Donde sí nos paramos fue en la fuente del maestro Yoda.
In Presidio, we went to The Walt Disney Family Museum, a museum devoted to the beginnings and trajectory of Walt Disney, but we did not get in. Where we did stopped was at Master Yoda's fountain.
Desde Presidio pillamos un autobús que nos llevó a Downtown, el centro de la ciudad, y desde allí nos dirigimos a Chinatown.
From Presidio we took the bus to Downtown, the city centre", from there we headed to Chinatown.
San Francisco contiene la comunidad china más grande fuera de Asia, y su Chinatown es el barrio chino más antiguo en América del Norte. Esta formado por varias manzanas atestadas de farolillos de colores, mercadillos de alimentación asiática y tiendas de souvenirs baratos.
San Francisco has the biggest Chinese community outside of Asia, and its Chinatown is the biggest one in the USA. It has a few blocks full of Chinese lanterns, Asian food markets and cheap gifts shops.
Tras Chinatown, visitamos Little Italy y Washington , la plaza donde se encuentra la iglesia de San Pedro y San Pablo.
After Chinatown, we visited Little Italy and Washington Square, where the Sts. Peter and Paul Church is located.
After Chinatown, we visited Little Italy and Washington Square, where the Sts. Peter and Paul Church is located.
El siguiente objetivo fue la Coit Tower, una torre cilíndrica con uno de los mejores miradores de San Francisco.
Our next goal was the Coit Tower, a cylindrical tower with one of the best viewpoints of the city.
Our next goal was the Coit Tower, a cylindrical tower with one of the best viewpoints of the city.
Una vez finalizamos la visita a la torre, bajamos por las escaleras de Filbert St, hasta el Ferry Building.
From the tower, we walked down the Filbert St stairs to Ferry Buiding.
Una vez en Ferry Building fuimos a comer a un sports bar.
Once in Ferry Building, we had lunch at a sports bar.
From the tower, we walked down the Filbert St stairs to Ferry Buiding.
Una vez en Ferry Building fuimos a comer a un sports bar.
Once in Ferry Building, we had lunch at a sports bar.
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