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Brussels – Geneva – New York – San Francisco (2)

March 18, 2010 By Guy St. Clair

So the connection here is a little stretched, since it has been three weeks
since I left Geneva (and a little more since I left Brussels) but I’ll do
what I can.Back to New York to work at the U.N., catch up with some friends (not too
many – too busy and the time too short), see a show (my favorite Sondheim –
“A Little Night Music” with Angela Lansbury and Catherina Zita-Jones – just
terrific), give a speech (see the SMR International blog), and head out to
San Francisco to work on the West Coast for a while. And to attend a family wedding (well, extended family, I suppose), which is
my real reason for being in America at this particular time.As with Brussels, couldn’t resist having a few days to play around in the
city, and since San Francisco is one of my favorite cities, capture a few
images to help me remember why I love this place so much. Interesting – as always – building decorations and of course a couple of
famous landmarks. Washington Square in North Beach is always fun to visit
and photograph and the Sts. Peter and Paul Church offers a uniquely San
Francisco-esque view. Naturally the two towers are fun, seen from everywhere
in the city. And I have to find my art nouveau wherever I go. In San Francisco it’s in
the lobby of my favorite hotel, the Galleria Park, right in the heart of the
city at Sutter and Kearny. Here it is, a mecca for lovers of art nouveau,
even if it is (probably) a modern adaptation. It’s still pleasant to look at
and, on a cool San Francisco afternoon, sit in front of and talk about how
lovely it is to be in one of the world’s great cities.

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Guy St. Clair is a writer and editor living in New York City. In his blog, Sharing Guy’s Journey, he  writes about any subject that crosses his mind (some friends refer to the blog as “Guy’s online journal”).  In his professional life, Guy is the Series Editor for Knowledge Services for De Gruyter Saur in Munich and Berlin. 

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