CHINATOWN

Although Chinatown spreads into North Beach and Union Square, it boundaries are generally regarded as broadway, Taylor, Bush and Montgomery streets, a format tour of Chinatown starts at the Chinatown Gateway, a thoroughfare, originally known as Dupont Street, the road was notorious for its opiun dens and gambling halls today, Grant quenue is notorious for the number of shops selling Jade Jewelry Clay Budha States, electronics, kites and T - Shirts. To experience the hustle and bustle of Chinatown's daily life, take a walk down stockon street. The sights and smells of the herbalist shops and fish and produce markets are intriguing and make the make somewhat harrowing trek along stockon's overflowing sidewalks worthwhile.

GOLDEN GATE BRIDGE

The dream of spanning the Golden Gate Strait had been around for well over a century before the Golden Gate Bridge opened to traffic on may 28, 1937 on Sunday, May 24, 1987, this dream come true was celebrated as the Golden Gate turned fifty. With great fanfare, people from all over the world come to pay homage to the Bridge, become part of an historical celebration and create lifelong memories. The day began as Bridge walks 87 a reenactment of pedestrian day 37. It is estimated that nearly 300,000 people surged onto the roadway. By 11.00 a.m. the Bridge was cleared for a commemorative vintage automobile motorcade. As a token of appreciation to the thousands of motorists who use the bridge each day the Board of directors suspended toll collection for the day.

THE MENLO PARK

The Menlo Park midday shuttle is a free service connecting points in Menlo Park, the park Caltrain

Station, Stanford, shopping center, and stanford Medical Center, and operates Monday-Friday from 10.00 am to 2.30 PM. Tuesday through Friday the route is extended to include the Menlo Park Senior Center, Belle Haven Neighborhood and Oich Training Center.

Another Family of seminal pinot Noir comes from Frank Ostimi and Hartley and Gray Hartley and their stunning hitching post pinot Noir. A great bet with that turkey is the Santa Barbara County designation ($18) and the supple and elegant Santa Maria Valley designation ($20) a blend of grapes from River Bench Vineyard and Sierra Madre Vineyard.



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