San Francisco

Environment, manifold architecture, lots of lovely parks you may sit on the grass in - free of poo and charge, advanced urban infrastructure, liberal society (just dress like a jester and you'll see people couldn't care less about)... in fact, the whole bay area makes up impression of a little fairytale kingdom.

Cisko is washed from three sides, the water is not very suitable for longer swimming if you don't wish to be hibernated untill fished out, nevertheless for fishermen (and seagulls) occupying numerous piers this means a rich source of diverse oceanic creatures - from sharks, crabs to tiny shrimps. If you don't mind coastal wind more than any common tourist you can have a luck and experience shark dissection right on the wooden pier floor, crabs chaotically fluttering about their collegues' mortal remains, seagull exhibition fight for food and for your attention, seals splashing around on the shallow sand beaches...and well-known inversion of clouds along the Golden Gate Bridge, of course. The bridge divides the bay from the Pacific Ocean and connects the city with the region of Marine County, which is one of the most tremendous natural localities on the western coast including well-known Muir redwoods, marvellous coastal ekosystem of Point Reyes National Seashore. People, you must see it! Another bridge, Bay Bridge spans the San Francisco Bay and leads to Alameda County - the area crammed by American navy craft, mostly retired. One of the hugest rusty dross - aircraft carrier Hornet - provided me with opportunity to roam its vast interior for several hours. If Minotaur lived today, he definitely would like the engine room.