Planning for San Francisco

For a few months now, Candace and I have been talking about trying to make a trip out to San Francisco, especially considering that she now works for Hyatt and could get us a nice rate. The trip however didn't become a reality until we had sifted through the possibility of going to Washington D.C. and then decided we would rather take a trip somewhere both of us were more interested in seeing (mainly in terms of site-seeing), a decision we only made recently. We then quickly reserved four nights at a hotel downtown at the end of September, and Candace's dad was nice enough to let us use some of his Delta AirMiles to pay for our flights, which obviously helps a lot.

So, I recently ordered and received my typical Rough Guide guidebook, the kind I used almost exclusively on all my varied trips in Europe, to help me start planning our trip. Candace has never been to San Fran, and although I've been several times, I've never toured it either without a car (which we're planning on doing) or with my newly developed love for site-seeing that I acquired in Europe. We plan on hitting all the main spots, and if time permits, maybe a few minor ones. We also want to take advantage of the city's reputation for great cuisine and dance music, so it should be a trip packed to the brim with great stuff. Also, considering I haven't really made a real trip since Barcelona this time last year, this will be a REALLY nice change of pace.