ABOUT SAN FRANCISCO:

The City and County of San Francisco is the fourth most populous city in California and the 13th most populous city in the United States. It is the financial, cultural, and transportation center of the larger San Francisco Bay Area, a region of more than 7 million people. San Francisco is a popular international tourist destination renowned for its chilly summer fog, steep rolling hills, eclectic mix of Victorian and modern architecture and its famous landmarks, including the Golden Gate Bridge, the cable cars, and Chinatown. Many large financial institutions, multinational banks and venture capital firms are based in or have regional headquarters in the city. With over 30 international financial institutions, six Fortune 500 companies and a large support infrastructure of professional services, San Francisco is designated as one of the ten Beta World Cities. All these aspects have created a significant demand for cross-cultural communication and professional translation & interpreting services in San Francisco.

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INTERESTING FACTS ABOUT SAN FRANCISCO:

- San Francisco has been constructed on 43 hills.

- San Francisco boasts of being home to 215 historic landmark buildings, 10 historical districts and 14,000 Victorian homes.

- San Francisco is home to the largest Chinese community in the world, outside of China.

- Denim jeans were invented in San Francisco for the Gold Rush miners who needed tough, comfortable clothing.

- Francis Ford Coppola famously wrote large portions of The Godfather Trilogy in Caffe Trieste, the first San Francisco coffee shop, established in 1956.

- The original Spanish name for San Francisco was Yerba Buena, meaning “good herb” or”good grass”.

- Behind New York, Moscow and London, San Francisco is 4th in the world in terms of numbers of billionaires living within its city limits, while having less than 10% the population of the other three cities.

- On Mar. 21, 1963, Alcatraz federal prison island in San Francisco Bay was emptied of its last inmates at the order of Attorney General Robert F. Kennedy.

- San Francisco Bay is considered the world’s largest landlocked harbor.

THINGS TO DO, PLACES TO VISIT IN SAN FRANCISCO:

- Alcatraz: Alcatraz Island, located in the middle of San Francisco Bay, is a must-see attraction for any visitor to the area. One of the most infamous prisons in the country for housing notorious criminals.

- Golden Gate Bridge: Best way to see and enjoy the bridge is to drive to either side park your vehicle and then walk across.

- Angel Island State Park: the largest island in San Francisco Bay features magnificent views of Marin County and San Francisco, while offering a wide variety of recreation for outdoor enthusiasts.

- Pacific Heritage Museum of San Francisco: the Pacific Heritage Museum displays, on a rotating basis, exhibitions based on the broad theme of the artistic, cultural and economic achievements of the peoples of the Pacific Rim.

- Asian Art Museum: the Asian Art Museum is one of the best Asian art museums in the world so plan on spending several hours.

- City Lights Booksellers: famous bookstore founded and still owned by Beat Generation poet Lawrence Ferlinghetti.

- Japanese Tea Garden: located in Golden Gate Park , this garden is a marvel of the landscape architects art. This traditional Japanese garden covers five acres.

- Grace Cathedral: this impressive neo-Gothic structure crowning Nob Hill was built on the site of the Crocker Mansion after the 1906 earthquake and fire.

- Exploratorium: developed by physicist Frank Oppenheimer and opened in 1969, this innovative and interactive museum behind the Palace of Fine Arts is dedicated to art, science and human perception.

- Palace of Fine Arts: constructed as a temporary attraction for the 1915 Pan-Pacific International Exhibition, this Grecian temple of a monument continues to enchant and enhance the city.

- Ocean Beach and many other great places.