Month: May 2019
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The Wave Organ
The Wave Organ, photo by Frank Schulenburg via Wikipedia On Memorial Day I found myself in the Marina in the evening with a little spare […]
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Musée Mécanique
Musée Mécanique is a family run museum of coin operated amusements, many of which are antiques. It’s free to enter but you’ll have to bring […]
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Magowan’s Infinite Mirror Maze
If there’s one common trait among tourists, it’s a complete lack of spacial awareness. Everywhere I’ve been from Barcelona’s historic Gothic Quarter to Millennium Park […]
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Last of the Howard Street folding streetlights removed
For many years the section of Howard Street just outside Moscone Center featured some unusual French folding streetlights. During the day they stood straight up, […]
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Finding the Faery Door in Golden Gate Park
Do you believe in faeries? Also spelled “fairies,” these small human-like woodland creatures appear in numerous fantasy stories. Are they related to elves or hobbits? […]
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Riding Amtrak’s California Zephyr: Life on board the train
I assume most people have never ridden the California Zephyr route — if they’ve ever been on Amtrak at all. This post is for those […]
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Riding Amtrak’s California Zephyr: Tickets, scheduling, stations, and boarding
Let’s get the obvious out of the way first: the California Zephyr’s schedule is very inflexible. Each stop gets one train per day, per direction. […]
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Riding Amtrak’s California Zephyr: The trains
As I outlined in my first post about the trip, in spring 2019 I took a trip across America via train on the California Zephyr […]
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Reno wrap up and stray observations
Reno: it’s the city most of us think of either as a second-rate Las Vegas, or a spot you stop by on your way to […]
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Reno street art: Midtown
In the last post I went over some of the street art in Reno’s downtown. Now, onto the Midtown neighborhood. Not long ago Midtown was […]
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