The first trip in our Around the Crafty World series is to… San Francisco! As you probably know, San Francisco is ripe with creative inspiration, from music to crafts to culture – definitely our kind of city! Here’s some pics from Spins & Needles visit to SF in May 2007.
The place we stayed at was Hotel des Arts, a hidden little hotel an elevator ride up located in the French Quarter near Union Square. Similar to hotels in other cities, each room was decorated by a local designer. Ours was decorated by Jeremy Fish, known for incorporating bunnies into his work, and who apparently completed the room on one foot due to his crutches.
Besides visiting the Golden Gate Bridge, SFMOMA and Chinatown, we spent a lot of time in the Mission District, including stumbling upon the amazing street art in and between the alleys. There were also some great crafty boutiques, music stores, thrift stores and bars in this area.
A trip to San Francisco is not a real trip without visiting Fisherman’s Wharf. We watched the seals while having a cup of coffee.
All around, San Francisco was full of colour!
Our reason for visiting San Francisco in May 2007: to participate in Maker Faire with our very own DJ and craft corner. There were lots of happy customers!
We were happy travellers too and loved our time in SF. We would definitely visit again!
Here are some SF city guides to check out:
Design*Sponge has a San Francisco city design guide, detailing stores, food and other boutiques by neighbourhood.
Kid Robot has a San Francisco city guide for urbanites, includes accomodation, shops and sites to see.
The Bay Area Video Coaliation hosts a Google map that shows you places to eat, places to park, and things to do when you’re in their neighborhood (the Mission/Potrero District).
SFist dishes out what events are going on in the city, as does SFStation.
Although I’ve listed the city guides here, they are just a starting point. The best parts of travelling to different cities for us is definitely stumbling upon places not in the guide books or what we’ve found off the beaten track (such as the SF street art in the Mission).
If you’ve got any recommendations for future trips to SF please let us know!
