Photography And Half-Thoughts By Mitchell Hegman

...because some of it is pretty and some of it is not.

Tuesday, May 14, 2024

The Mint Bar Versus the Golden Gate Bridge

Just as you can’t drive past a Mint Bar when you find one in any town in Montana without stopping for a drink (there are 13 of them in the state), you can’t visit San Francisco without walking through Chinatown. Similarly, you must find a relatively quiet place to stand near the Golden Gate Bridge so you can gawk at it. Yesterday, Helen, Desiree, and I accomplished both of these requisite tasks while confirming something Mark Twain is alleged to have said… you know, that thing about the coldest winter he ever spent being a summer in San Francisco. With a chill wind funneling in off the ocean, we had to bundle in layers to stay warm.

Chilly or not, we had a lovely time in San Francisco. This is a beautiful city. Even driving from place to place is interesting given the hilly nature of the place and the constantly twining and veering streets.

Posted today are the requisite photographs.

A Mural in a Chinatown Alley

Lanterns in Chinatown

Golden Gate Bridge

Desiree on the Bridge

Desiree and Helen on the Bridge

—Mitchell Hegman

No comments:

Post a Comment