Let's Get Fucking High

[vze422fs at verizon.net]

on 4/5/03 1:32 PM, bekalex at bekalex at ocsnet.net wrote:

> At 2:27 AM -0500 4/5/03, <vze422fs at verizon.net> wrote:
>> 
>> I travel for money, usually. I can't afford to be a tourist unless I have a
>> place to crash. As a result, I get to see things from the locals perspective
>> a bit. Ironically, this is usually less dangerous.
>> 
> 
> When my family from Finland was here in San Francisco they did not
> want to go to the out of the way little places that we knew and
> liked. They really wanted to see the cable cars, Fisherman's Wharf,
> Chinatown, Alcatraz, Golden Gate Park, etc. So that's where we went.
> They also wanted to see Disneyland, Yosemite, and Death Valley.
> 
> When I go anywhere I usually want to see the "sights" first, then the
> off track. I mean, what is France without the Eiffel Tower or the
> Louvre? These are cultural centers, not just pretty places. Yes, the
> tourists are numerous but if you let that little detail keep you from
> seeing the pyramids outside of Cairo you may end up with only a
> little coffee shop or barroom for a memory. Just be careful, don't be
> flashy, keep the valuables close and copies of stuff safe. Hotels
> usually provide secure keeps.
> 
> Becky

You're absolutely right. But we're talking about appropriate places to hoist
a brew with David Morris. He's not exactly featured in the guidebooks.

When I'm in San Francisco, I head straight to Mad Dog in the Fog on lower
Haight for a pint of Guinness or Anchor Steam.

Joe