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Originally Posted by subterranean
First off, excellent photos and beautiful landscapes. A truly beautiful city.
A few years ago I visited for the first time and I had hyped it up so much in my mind as an urbanist's dream that I eventually was disappointed by a couple of realizations when I arrived. So many incredible things to love, to be sure. But since I couldn't afford to stay in the city itself, I found getting around to be problematic without a car. What I wasn't expecting is that although the area is incredibly dense, the bay itself spreads things out far more than I'd ever imagined and makes it pretty hard to get anywhere quickly.I guess I never realized the bay was so large. Coming from the great lakes state, it looks puny on a map  |
It's a lot bigger than it looks and the metro area sprawls just like everywhere else.
Centrally located hotels are really expensive, that's the biggest down side. I could see it being extremely difficult to get around if you were staying further from downtown. I spent a lot of time trying to find a hotel deal and still spent more than I would have liked. I ended up bidding on priceline. No deals from airbnb either (at least if you have a kid traveling with you).
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