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Trip to USA - San Francisco Part II

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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 ...

Trip to USA - San Francisco Part - I

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San Francisco is famous for Silicon Valley and is considered as birth place of IT. All the major IT companies, including but not limited to Google, Facebook and Twitter, have their Headquarters here (check previous post ) One of the major factor for going to the US was visiting my client, that has office in San Francisco. Apart from IT hub, San Francisco has lot to offer that we will explore through the pics as they say - A picture is worth a thousand words :) With US office Team  With the CEO :) Let's start with other pics: Museum of Ice Cream - is an interactive art exhibit with ice cream and candy themed exhibits, all brightly colored, in a maze of rooms containing "among other things, a rock-candy cave, a unicorn, and a swimming pool of rainbow sprinkles". The exhibits are very often the backdrop for selfies, and the many selfies posted to Instagram, Flickr, Facebook, and other social media sites.   Pier 39  Fisherman's Wharf ...