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One morning when I was staying in Marin County, we walked to breakfast at Hilda's in San Anselmo, followed by a ferry ride to San Francisco. The sky was open and clear, and a soft, humid breeze rode in from the bay.
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I'd wanted to go to San Francisco for so long, had heard so much about it from Beat Generation writers and my friends who live there, and also had such a fabled image in my mind of that Golden Gate Bridge. It did live up to its reputation. Despite the influx of tech, there is a certain casual vibe that permeates the city and makes it comfortable.
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