Lucht Ite na Lachan wrote:
Redwolf wrote:
Lucht Ite na Lachan wrote:
Cúmhaí wrote:
I think you are in for a wonderful surprise, a chara, when you see American sinks. The one thing I really remember from my one trip to Ireland was that the sinks there were just awful. The spigot was so close to the edge of the bowl that you couldn't hardly fit your hands under it. The bowls were so small the water would get all over you. It was torture plain and simple. Even today I recall them with horror. The other day I was at a church and went into the bathroom and groaned to see an "Irish sink." I have heard others call them "European sinks" but for me they will always be "Irish"
The taps on the sink in the hostel I'm in are huge, but the hot and cold water marks are worn off so it's hit or miss whether or not I scald myself. The toilet bowls are strange too, it's like they're halfway to overflowing. The electrical sockets are very delicate looking as well, not like the blocks we call plugs in Ireland.
I'm really enjoying it so far, even with the jet lag. The weather is perfect. It's a really nice city, I haven't seen any "dodgy" areas so far, and I'll eventually get used to the hills.
What part of the city are you living in? I used to live in the 700 block of Post, and my daughter lived in the 700 block of Geary...I know that area really well.
You're in a hostel...are you in the Ansonia by any chance? 711 Post? If so, that's where I used to live! (it used to be a "residence club," aka a boarding house)
Cold water should be the right tap and hot the left.
Redwolf
I'm in the Adelaide hostel on Geary and Taylor Street. I'm here until I find something more permanent. I'm slowly learning how to find my way around the city. The public transport is amazing compared to back home (although I still have to figure out when exactly to use the bus, metro or BART). The only snag so far is that the money all looks the same compared to euro, so it takes me a while to count it out.
That's not far from where my daughter lived. She was at 765 Geary, between Hyde and Leavenworth, in the Rossmoor apartment building. Decent neighborhood. The owners of the Crown Market across the street were wonderful...they got to know everyone in the neighborhood.
If you haven't already, I advise you to buy a transit map. A lot of visitors are reluctant to do so because they think it will make them look like a "tourist," but I can assure you that even long-term San Francisco residents use them. You can buy them in Walgreens and, as I'm sure you've already discovered, there's a Walgreens on virutally every street corner in downtown SF. Generally speaking, you want BART if you're going across the bay or to the airport. MUNI Metro is good for going to points along Market (Castro, Civic Center, etc.), to the ballpark, or to the outer districts. For most other trips, I'd advise the bus.
Redwolf
Just to add, San Francisco is also very walkable. You can easily walk to Chinatown, the Ferry Building, and Fisherman's Wharf from where you're staying (if you don't want to do steep hills, you can either walk along Grant through Chinatown or along Market). I'd advise staying out of the Tenderloin (which starts about a block downhill from where you're staying), the Western Addition, or the Fillmore district at night. Some parts of Soma and the Civic Center area can be dodgy too. But generally it's a good city for walkers.
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