The
2001 International Conference on Computational Science
About San Francisco
(The following information was adopted from the All About San Francisco and the California for Visitors websites.)
Blessed
with a viable fog-cooled and sun-kissed climate and a dramatic
landscape, the Bay Area is a visual feast where neither water nor
hills are ever too far away. Add to this the cultural medley:
within every neighborhood, from Santa Cruz to Oakland to Mill
Valley, a diversity of tastes and interest is thriving. You see it
in the cuisine, the bookstores, the arts, and the recreational
opportunities.
San Francisco hosts over 16 million people every year and San Francisco is the number one US city in Travel & Leisure's 1999 Poll. Many people think of California with sunny skies, warm weather and sandy beaches. Those images are not from San Francisco. Because it is often foggy, temperatures over 80°F are considered a heat wave, and the water is too cold for all but the heartiest souls at the beach. It rains in the winter, but seldom the rest of the year. April and October are two of the nicest months to visit. The average daily low and high temperatures for San Francisco are 48°F (9°C) to 73°F (23°C) from May to October, and 41°F (5°C) to 64°F (18°C) from November to April.
To
embrace all San Francisco has to offer you must get out and
explore. Walk the streets, drive across the Bay Bridge, go south
down the peninsula to Silicon Valley and cruise along the San
Mateo coast. The city seems big in most peoples' imaginations
because they've heard about so many things in it, but San
Francisco is really a small city (49 square miles) and most of the
tourist attractions are in a much smaller area than that. One may
be surprised in San Francisco when they discover that they can go
from Union Square through Chinatown and North Beach to Fisherman's
Wharf, all in about a mile and a half! Great sights, museums, art,
culture, and family fun attractions abound in the city. When you
come to the San Francisco Bay you will find a plethora of
attractions and activities to satisfy the desires of every one who
visits.
While
visiting San Francisco, you'll never go hungry for quality food or
shopping. San Francisco offers lots of great restaurants that will
please anyone's appetite ranging from Seafood to Steak to Oriental
and everything in between. And the shopping is unlimited. There
are lots of great places to shop Downtown or by the Bay. You'll
find malls, outlets, collector's shops, specialty shops, antique
shops, boutiques, high-end shops, low-end shops and the list keeps
going.
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