Trip to USA - San Francisco Part II
Dragon Gate or ChinaTown gate has three portals, each covered with green tiles, is inspired by Chinese village architecture. The west and east (pedestrian) portal features a stone Chinese guardian lion. By tradition, the lion pair consists of one male and one female. The male lion, at the west portal, stands with his right fore paw atop a pearl or stone, symbolically guarding the structure or empire. The female lion, at the east portal, stands with her left fore paw atop a juvenile lion, symbolically guarding the occupants within. Union Square Dewey Monument is a memorial statue dedicated, in 1903, to Admiral George Dewey and commemorates his victory in the battle of Manila Bay during the Spanish-American war. Blue and White Ferry Ride - Sailor Sea Lions Ghirardelli Square - The Ghirardelli chocolate company is a United States division of Swiss company Lindt. The Ghirardelli chocolate company was incorporated in 1852, and is the third oldest chocolate comp