“SanFrancisco，openyourGoldenGate”，sangthegirlinthethea—tre.Sheneverfinishedhersong.Thedatewas18thApril，1906.Theearthshookandtheroofsuddenlydivided，buildingscrashedtothegroundandpeoplerushedoutintothestre~s.ThedreadfulearthquakedestroyedthecitythathadgrownupwhenmendiscoveredgoldinthedesertsofCali—fornia.ButtodaythestreetsofSanFranciscostretchovermorethanfortysteephills，risinglikehugecliffsabovethebluewatersofthePacificO—cean.Thebestwaytoseethissplendidcity，whereSpanishpeoplewerethefirsttomaketheirhomes，istotakeoneoftheoldcablecarswhichrunalongtheninemainavenues.Faresareche；theyhavenotrisen，I’
mtold，foralmostahundredyears.YouleavethepalmtreesinUnionSquare---'theheartofSanFrancis·-co——andfromtheshopsignsandthefacesaroundyou.youwillnoticethatinthecitylivepeoplefrommanynations一一Austrians，Italians，Chi—neseandothers--givingeachpartaspecialcharacter.MoreChineseliveinChinaTownthaninanyotherpartoftheworldoutsideChina.Here，withChineserestaurants，Chinesepost—boxes，andevenoddtelephone—boxesthatlooklikepagodas，itiseasytofeelyouareinChinaitself.Fisherman’SWharf，aplaceallforeigners、wanttosee，isattheendoftheride.Yougetout，pauseperhapstohelptheothertravellerstoblecaronitsturntable（acitycustom），andthensetouttoinoneofthegaylittlerestaurantsbesidetheharbourAsyoufindatableenjoythefreshPacificseafoodyoucanadmirethebrightredpaintoftheGoldenGateBridgeintheharbourandwatchthetrafficcrossingbeneaththetalltowersonitswaytotheprettyvillageofTiberon.Whenyou’vefinishedyourmeal，youmaydecidetotakeaboat—triparoundthebaytolookatthesights.Youcanstare，forexample，atthefamous，nowempty，prisonofAlcatraz.ThenwhynotgotothefishingvillageofSansalito--alittlelikeLondon’SChelseaorNewYork’SGreenwichVillage—tOseepeoplepaintingandtolookattheirpictures.YouwillbeabletoenjoyaviewofthecityfromtheseaandtakepleasureinthesoftredandblueSpanish——typehousesshininginthebrightPacificlight.IfyouhavetimeyoumightliketogobybustoCarmel，ahundredmilessouthofSanFrancisco，whereyouwilldiscoverawildandwonderfulcoastwithhighAlthoughthepeopleofSanFranciscopreferridingtowalking，youmayliketoclimbupthesteepstreets.HandrailsareprovidedSOthatyoucanpullyourselfup.Youcanenjoythesplendidshops，theviewfromTelegraphHill，thehouseswithfountainsandgarden.YouCanalsolookattheStageCoach，afamiliarsightfromWesternfilms，whichisinthewindowoftheWellsFargoBankinMontgomeryStreet，nearthebusinesscentreofthecity.Iexpectyou’11noticethatalloverthecitytheCarsareleftwiththeirwheelstumedtowardsthesidewalkSOthattheycan’trollaway.Wherev—eryouwalkyou’11findithardtoloseyourself.Atmostoftheimportantcrossingsthereisaplanofthestreets（LombardStreet；OhioStreet；canlookdownandseewhereyouare.AfterSOmuchwalkingyoumayfeeltiredandstickyandreadyf